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Collections

Reaching back to prehistoric times and spanning the globe, the 35 collections of Museums and Collections represent an exceptional range of disciplines, including both human history and natural history. More specifically, the collections include:

Human History

• Art, Culture, and History
  • Archaeology Collection
  • Centre for Ethnomusicology
  • Clothing and Textiles Collection
  • Ethnographic Collection - Department of Anthropology
  • Fossil Hominid Cast Collection
  • Osteology Collection
  • Ukrainian Folklore Archives
  • University of Alberta Art Collection
  • W.G. Hardy Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Classical Antiquities
  • Zooarchaeology Reference Collection
• Medicine and Technology
  • Dentistry Museum Collection
  • Engineering Collection
  • Pathology Gross Teaching Collection

Natural History

• The Animal Kingdom
  • E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
  • Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
  • Jim van Es Marine Invertebrate and Malacology Collection
  • Museum of Zoology, Amphibian, and Reptile Collection
  • Museum of Zoology, Ichthyology Collection
  • Museum of Zoology, Mammal Collection
  • Museum of Zoology, Ornithology Collection
  • Parasitology Collection
  • Wildlife Collection
• Earth Sciences
  • Meteorite Collection
  • Petrology Collection
  • Mineralogy Collection
  • Soil Science Monolith Collections
• Fossils
  • Biostratigraphic Reference Collection
  • Laboratory for Vertebrate Paleontology
  • Paleobotanical Collection
  • Paleontology Collections
• Plants and Fungi
  • Cryptogamic Herbarium
  • Dendrology Collection
  • Herbarium of Cultivated Plants
  • Vascular Plant Herbarium

Art Collection

From the earliest days of academia, collections have been an essential part of learning and discovery in the realm of art and culture. To this end, since the early years of the twentieth century, the University of Alberta has acquired works of art and artefacts for teaching, research, and exhibition. The early acquisitions were the seed for what is now the University of Alberta Art Collection, an extraordinary collection of over 5,000 works of art, ethnographic artefacts, and objects significant to the history of the University. This rich and diverse collection, which includes a vast compilation of paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures by national and international artists, plays a valuable role in the life of the University as an active source of knowledge, inspiration, and innovation. Noteworthy acquisitions include portraits and landscape paintings by members of the Canadian Group of Seven; contemporary prints from eastern Europe, Japan, and Canada; works by the Canadian Group of Painters; and an array of pieces by University of Alberta Master of Fine Arts students. The Collection is used as a teaching, research, and exhibition resource.

Art from the Collection can be seen throughout the University of Alberta campus, both inside and outside buildings, at the Print Study Centre, and as part of annual programs.