Current Exhibits
The Lam Museum’s intimate and immersive exhibits discuss peoples and cultures as well as other anthropological themes through ancient and modern artifacts drawn from the Museum’s collections.
The Museum rotates exhibits several times a year. These featured exhibits are curated by Museum staff or Wake Forest students.
Exhibits include hands-on activities for all ages.
Explore the Exhibits on Display Now
![Boy carving wood](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2024/01/Ivory-Coast-Sm.jpg)
To Be Seen: Documenting the Art of the Ivory Coast
March 26 – August 16, 2024
![Wood headrest](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2024/01/Headrest-1-SQ-300.jpg)
Headrests: The Exhibit
January 16 – September 21, 2023
![Ceremonial Axe](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2023/12/African-Power-3-SQ-scaled.jpg)
All the King’s Men: Status and Power in Africa
January 23, 2024 – January 25, 2025
![gourd shaker](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2023/12/African-Music-2-SQ-1024x1024.jpg)
Beyond Drumming: African Musical Instruments
January 23, 2024 – January 25, 2025
![NC Archaeology Site](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/88/2018/03/SOH-web-Thumb.jpg)
Stories of Humanity: Anthropology in North Carolina
Permanent