The image is a yellow rectangle with black and white decorative specks around the outside. The text in the center yellow rectangle says, You are invited to a the Spring 2020 Exhibition Opening. Tuesday, April 26th 2:00-5:00 Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology Wichita State University Neff Hall - first floor Come and go reception.

Spring exhibits opening at Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology

The Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology will host an event featuring spring 2022 exhibits 2-5 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 at Neff Hall. Light refreshments will be served at the event.

Featured exhibits will include the following:

“The Power of Ritual Object” – By the Museum Exhibition Class

“Accessibility in Museums” – Master’s project by Gracie Tolley

“Below Wichita” – by Gracie Tolley and Angie Guevara

“Etzanoa Traveling Exhibit” – A master’s project from 2019 by Carissa Speck

“The Many Faces of China” – A photography exhibit

Picture of man walking toward city structures in Aleppo.

Department of Anthropology hosting Aleppo photo exhibit tour

Join Dr. Jens Kreinath at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 24 at Neff Hall on the second floor for an informative tour of “Remember Aleppo.” A discussion will follow at 7:30 p.m.

The tour and discussion will focus on the photo exhibit “Reimagining Aleppo Through Peace and Pain,” which opened at Neff Hall in 2019.

The images showes the exhibit "Crime Scene ICT" It is three different display cases with 2 glass shelves in each case with documents and photographs about the history of Forensic Science in Wichita. The backgound of each case is black with a large red "crime scene" related inmage in each. The first case on the black background is a red fingerprint. In the middle case on the black background is a red outline of a person. On the third case on the black background is a red microscope and vial. Each case has yellow crime scene tape that says "Crime Scene Do Not Cross."

New Exhibit at Ablah Library: Crime Scene ICT

Visit Wichita State’s Ablah Library to view it’s latest exhibit, “Crime Scene ICT,” located on the lower level of Ablah Library, outside of Special Collections. The exhibit was created by Sara Rue, WSU anthropology graduate student.

Crime Scene ICT is about the history of forensic science in Wichita and at Wichita State University.  It highlights O.W. Wilson’s creation of training schools, Dr. William Eckert’s International Organization for Forensic Medicine, and Dr. Peer Moore-Jansen’s current Skeleton Acres Research Facility (SARF).

Rue is pursuing her graduate certificate in museum studies and created the display as part of an independent study under the direction of her instructor, Rachelle Meinecke, WSU Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Anthropology museum director.

This photos shows part of an exhibit entitled "Journey Around the World" created by the 2019 Spring Exhibition Class. It shows traditional clothing from Asia.

Visit the Holmes Museum of Anthropology

This unique museum displays cultural objects from all over the world. All of the exhibits were created by students and new exhibits are installed every spring semester.  The collection is also available for research by students and faculty.

The Holmes Museum of Anthropology is located in Neff Hall. The main gallery is located on the first floor, and there are exhibit cases and photo exhibits throughout the building. The main gallery is  open Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment and is always free. For more information, you can explore our website www.wichita.edu/holmesmuseum or email holmes.museum@wichita.edu.