Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

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Resources for University Faculty and Students.

Please Note

HMA's CultureLab, guided group tours, individual student research projects, and other types of curricular support will be on hiatus through the end of 2026 due to the demands of packing and moving our museum. We apologize and appreciate your understanding. Visit https://hma.brown.edu/connect/support-museum to learn more and donate to our move effort.

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Discover how the Museum can accommodate your teaching and research needs or learn about our student employment and internship opportunities.

The hands-on approach to highly meaningful objects allowed the students to overcome the traditional framing of the museum experience... The class proved to be extraordinarily enriching to all the participants, and to raise several issues that will stay with us throughout the semester.

Pedro Lopes de Almeida Ph.D. Student, Portuguese and Brazilian Studies - POBS 0620: Mapping the Portuguese-Speaking Cultures: Portugal and Africa
 
Close-up of hands holding neolithic stone tool in a lab setting.