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Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Bristol, RI

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Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

Brown University's teaching and research museum focused on anthropology and material culture.

Bristol, RI

About Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology is the teaching and research museum of Brown University. It serves the university and the wider public by encouraging thinking about culture through objects, drawing on several academic fields. Faculty and students work with its collections in classrooms, exhibits, and at the Collections Research Center. The museum is also announcing a move of its collections from Bristol to Providence.

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