The Museum staff is very excited to formally introduce our new name and logo. The logo of the Timothy S.Y. Lam Museum of Anthropology is representative of both the Museum’s global outlook and specific story. For an anthropology museum, the staff thought about visual elements […]
In 2012, Wake Forest alumnus Timothy S. Y. Lam (’60) donated his collection of more than 500 pieces of Tang Dynasty Chinese ceramics to the Museum of Anthropology shortly before he passed away. The collection is the largest and most comprehensive group of artifacts in […]
In 2005, hundreds of earthenware pots and other pre-Columbian artifacts from ancient West Mexico became part of the collections of Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology. The objects donated to the collection included 162 complete ceramic vessels, ceramic figurines, greenstone beads and necklaces, an obsidian […]
The Museum is excited to launch a new Virtual Lunch & Learn series this spring. At noon on the last Thursday of the month, February through April, the Museum staff will discuss various topics relating to anthropology and museums. Our first installment, Artifact Roadshow, on […]
Dear Students and Anthropology Community members, Over the past few days, people across the country have taken to the streets in reaction to the death of George Floyd and the violent racism that has taken the lives of too many Black Americans and people of […]
The Museum of Anthropology is excited to announce the launch of Cultures Up Close, a new online educational initiative. Cultures Up Close offers opportunities to learn about people, traditions, and celebrations around the world through crafts and activities that can be done at home. […]
