Arthur Erickson’s 1976 masterpiece went through a $40-million transformation to make it safe, with special care to honour the architect’s original vision
One hundred years after Arthur Erickson’s birth, an Erickson masterpiece is beginning its new life. The Museum of Anthropology, the Canadian architect’s 1976 stunner on the campus of the University of British Columbia, reopens Thursday after groundbreaking seismic upgrades. The $40-million transformation was born out of safety concerns – but allowed museum officials to conceive a meaningful reimagining.
The project saw cutting-edge seismic upgrades to the museum's Great Hall, coupled with the revitalization and reinterpretation of displays of Northwest Coast Indigenous carvings, poles, weavings and other works from the past and present.The plan was to do just that: rebuild Erickson’s design, with upgraded technology to protect its precious artifacts – and the people who visit them – from earthquakes.
During drilling to test the Hall’s concrete columns, they found that they were hollow – a sobering shock, and a turning point. To fix the building, and have it look the same, they would have to knock it down. Museum of Anthropology director, Susan Rowley, shows the seismic upgrades after renovations.The Hall’s signature glass curtain wall was replaced with far superior glass. It is water white – therefore clear, with no green tinge like its predecessor – and UV-protected.
The museum took that as an opportunity to reimagine and reframe the space, working with an Indigenous advisory committee, Indigenous communities and families, and artists.asked that blindfolds be placed over the eyes of the figure and the frog in his belly so that they wouldn’t bear witness to the deconstruction of their home, an upsetting scene.
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