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A very special building Barnes, Bianca

Description

Item is a digitized copy of a film produced by Bianca Barnes in 1980 in which she examines the construction and opening of UBC's Museum of Anthropology. The film features interviews with architect Arthur Erickson and carver Bill Reid. The footage includes construction shots, the moving of the totem poles and the opening of the Museum.

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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International