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Subseries consists of records relating to the “Spirit of Islam: Experiencing Islam through Calligraphy” exhibit installed at the Museum of Anthropology. The exhibit is a collaborative work with local Muslim community members. The intent of the exhibition is to promote cultural diversity and to illustrate Islam as a way of life. The exhibition opened in October 2001, and continued until May 2002. In his capacity as Designer, Skooker Broome worked on the planning, designing, and installation of the exhibit. Not only did he work on the exhibit, he also participated in the launching of the “Spirit of Islam” educational website. Funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the website includes images, text, audio, and video from the original exhibition. Records in the subseries include: correspondence, contact lists, exhibition records, draft proposals and proposal, budgets, artifact lists, program planning worksheets, committee reports and drafts, agendas, grant applications, programming planning worksheets, minutes of meetings, loan condition and agreement forms, statements of agreements, exhibition diagrams and plans, exhibition design and art work, exhibit panel information and labeling designs, exhibit flyers and design layouts, photocopies of business cards and business cards, press releases, negatives, drafts of catalogue, notes, policy records, publications, exhibit sketches, letterhead samples, typeface samples, Islamic script samples, exhibition invitation cards, computer renderings of the exhibition layout and design, fundraising records, and product brochures and price lists. Textual records also include annotations on “Post-It Notes.” All records relate to aspects of planning, creating, or installing of the exhibit.

Subseries consists of records relating to the exhibit “Eulachon: A Fish to Cure Humanity.” The exhibit was installed in Gallery 5 at the Museum of Anthropology from February 5 to May 31, 1992, and explored traditions associated with the fishing of eulachon and technology used to render its oil. In his capacity as Designer, Skooker Broome worked on the planning, designing, and installation of the exhibit. Records include: memoranda, correspondence, negatives, color photographs, b&w photographs, thumbnail photographs, transparencies, French and English exhibition captions and didactic panels, travel receipts, pencil and ink drawings, published articles, artifact lists, project summaries, budgets, a fish stamp, conservation records, exhibit catalogue drafts, colored photocopies of photographic images, exhibit diagrams, exhibit instructions, exhibit layouts installations, and designs.

Subseries consists of records related to the graphic design for the Marvellous Real exhibit, on display at the Museum of Anthropology October 25, 2013 - March 30, 2014. The exhibit was curated by UBC Anthropology professor Nicola Levell.

Subseries consists of records related to the graphic design for the Without Masks exhibit, on display at the Museum of Anthropology May 2 - November 2, 2014. The exhibit was curated by Cuban poet, art critic and curator Orlando Hernández.

Subseries consists of records related to the graphic design for the c̓ əsnaʔəm exhibit, on display at the Museum of Anthropology January 25, 2015 - December 2015. The exhbit was curated by Susan Rowley and Jordan Wilson.

Subseries consists primarily of material from the exhibit Man and His World in Montreal 1969-1970. Predominantly, the files contain correspondence with Rudy Kovach regarding design of the exhibit, as well as with Dr. Walter Gage and various Montreal officials including Mayor Drapeau. The records in this subseries take the form of correspondence, newspaper clippings, ephemera, inventories, plans and insurance evaluations.

Series consists of material relating to the activities surrounding public programmes and events planned by the museum to engage the public. Also see audio tapes MOA 70 and 71 which consist of Audrey Hawthorn, accompanied by Elvi Whittaker, giving a tour of the museum. Record forms in this series include correspondence, newspaper clippings, memoranda, photographic negatives, ephemera, plans, budgets, financial statements, receipts, and a copy of the June 9, 1976 edition of UBC Reports, and a copy of Canadian Art Review VI/I/1979.

The series is arranged into three subseries:
Subseries A: Planning
Subseries B: Film and Video Screening
Subseries C: Special Events

Fonds consists of records generated by Watson while working as an exhibit designer at the Museum of Anthropology. Material includes records gernated during the preparation and documentation of exhibitions at the Museum, as well as records generated for two additional design projects undertaken by Watson during his tenure at MOA: the design of textile storage and display unit, 1980-1984; and the design of an extension to the west wing of MOA, 1988-1990.

Fonds is organized into two series:
1 - Museum design
2 - Exhibition design

See attached pdf document for series descriptions and file list.

Series consists of records generated by two projects undertaken by Herb Watson during his tenure at MOA: The design of textile storage and display unit, 1980-1984; and the design of an extension to the west wing of MOA, 1988-1990.

File includes materials related to the following student exhibitions on display at MOA in 1983-84: Krishna Worship at Nathdwara; Kwagiutl Watercolours and Drawings; The Magic of Masks in Sri Lanka; Show and Tell: The Story of a Big Mac Box; When Kings Were Heroes