UBC Museum of Anthropology Re-Opens, well most of it at least.

On Sunday, March 8 the UBC Museum of Anthropology reopened after undergoing it's Renewal Project for the past six-months. Nearly 3,000 people attended the re-opening. The renovation comes complete with a new 41,000 sq ft wing dubbed, the "Centre for Cultural Research." Much of this new wing will not be opened until later in the year. The $55.5 million renovation was funded by a national grant that was then matched by the province for the proposal of the Reciprocal Research Network in combination with other funding by the University and a $5 million dollar gift from the Koerner Foundation. By the time of its grand re-launch of the space in entirety, the Museum of Anthropology will have increased it's size by 50%, renovated the famed Bill Reid Rotunda, and add a Multiversity Gallery, a technological evolution of the dated visible storage. The museum is featuring the exhibit, "TATAU: Samoan Tattooing and Global Culture", a 40 photograph series profiling the culture and tradition. The Museum of Anthropology opens at 10 a.m. daily, with the exception of Mondays when it is closed through May 15.