Catalogue
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Collections
The material in the museum is organised into a number of key areas: Archaeological collections Anthropological collections Photographic collections Modern and contemporary art Archival material
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Archaeological Collections
The Museum holds archaeological finds from every part of the inhabited world. They range from some of the very oldest – early hominid tools discovered by Louis Leakey in Olduvai Gorge, east Africa –...
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Anthropological Collections
MAA cares for works of art and artefacts from Asia, Africa, Oceania and native America, and those representing British and European folklore. Among the Museum’s most famous collections are those...
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Photographic Collections
The Museum holds over 220,000 photographic objects, one of the largest and most significant anthropology and archaeology collections in Britain. The Museum has always collected photographs, viewing...
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Modern and Contemporary Art
Since the 1990s the Museum has acquired works of modern and contemporary art, especially works that are from communities represented in our great historic collections, or that are otherwise relevant...
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Archival Material
The Museum’s archives are a rich resource that relates to MAA’s collections as well as to the history of the Museum itself and its role in the development of the disciplines of archaeology and...
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Highlights
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Arctic Collections
Museums Libraries and Archives Council of the UK Government. Their aim is to develop a new set of on-line tools to provide better access to the historical documentation of the important Arctic...
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