Access
Visitor
Access to the Collection:
The
Anthropology collection at the California Academy
of Sciences is available for research by advance appointment only to students
and scholars within Anthropological and related disciplines.
To determine if our collection contains any objects
which might prove useful to your research, please
visit our online collection
database which is searchable by culture, geography,
object type, and other selected criteria.
Borrowing
Items from the Collection:
Objects from the Anthropology collection at the California
Academy of Sciences are available for loan to accredited
institutions for public exhibitions and limited educational
use. Please visit our online
collection database to search for objects by culture,
geography, object type, and other selected criteria.
Donating
Items to the Collection:
The Department of Anthropology actively collects materials
from the indigenous cultures of western North America
(exclusive of Mexico) and the Pacific Rim, including
all Pacific islands and East Asia. Select items from
outside these areas may also be accessioned when they
complement and enhance current holdings. The Department
relies almost exclusively on donations to expand its
collection. Although our collection is primarily composed
of ethnographic materials, items from any time period
may be considered. Objects retaining good provenance
data are highly preferred.
Request
Forms:
Requests for permission to publish are required in writing. Downloadable forms are available in PDF form by clicking on the relevant link below. Please print out the appropriate page, fill in all requested data, and send it to the address listed at the bottom of the form. For further assistance, please contact Russell Hartman at rhartman @ calacademy. org or (415) 379-5385.
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For general inquiries about the Department of Anthropology please contact:
Anthropology Administrator
415-379-5378
anthropology@calacademy.org
