Lowell D Holmes Museum of Anthropology

08/24/2026

08/19/2026

The Holmes Museum of Anthropology is a teaching museum. We offer applied learning experiences that help students prepare for careers in museums or related fields. We also love to collaborate with other departments, so when the opportunity was presented to offer an applied learning experience to graphic design students, we jumped at the chance. The museum has never had a logo or really any professional graphics package. We've had some talented students throughout the years help to create some nice newsletters and flyers, but nothing consistent. Thank you to senior Cassie Brown, and recent graduate Kayla Black, and with the help of their professor Joshua Smith, they were able to create a professional graphics package for us that we can use as we "start fresh" in our new space. The students also gained valuable real-world experience they can present to future employers. We're proud to be a part of their journey. The image below is one of the logos they created. The design is inspired by geometric patterns commonly used on pottery in the American Southwest and other cultures around the world.

08/17/2026

MUSEUM UPDATE:

Happy first day of the semester. We are officially in our new space! We won’t be open for a while because we are still setting up our storage area but we’re almost done and can begin working on exhibits. We hope to have a grand opening later this fall.

08/12/2026

Museums for the win!

08/07/2026

Student staff members, Kali Moon, Kiera Snodgrass, and Lilith Samples have been working hard getting the storage area set up!

07/20/2026

We have a sign!

07/09/2026

After weeks of setbacks and delays we’re finally starting to move things into the new museum space!

06/24/2026

We have front doors!

06/16/2026

The Asmat masks are safely in their new storage space. The Asmat people of southwest New Guinea create and use elaborate woven masks for ritual feasts that celebrate the passage of the recently deceased from the world of the living to the ancestral realm known as “Safan”.

06/11/2026

Setting up a new storage space is no easy task especially when the artifacts are large, heavy and awkwardly shaped. My rock star student staff have been amazing at helping navigate this process.