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W. Ruth Kozak
Ruth is a historical fiction writer and travel journalist who has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the West Coast of Canada most of her life. She has traveled to many places…
Ruth is a historical fiction writer and travel journalist who has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the West Coast of Canada most of her life. She has traveled to many places including Mexico, Central America, South America, Europe, Morocco and Malaysia and made her home in Greece for several years. Where ever she has been, she still considers her home, Vancouver B.C., one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Ruth teaches writing classes including novel and travel writing for the Vancouver School Board; she also instructs Memoir classes and is the editor/publisher of a travel website Travel Thru History
www.travelthruhistory.com
where she mentors new travel writers and receives contributions from all over the world. She is a member of the B.C. Association of Travel Writers and the Federation of B.C. Writers. Besides publications in many newspapers and on-line 'zines, Ruth wrote the "Trips & Tours" for the 1993 edition of the APA Insight Guide: Vancouver and Surroundings. She looks forward to sharing the beautiful sights and exciting events of her city with Planet Eye readers.
Born with a gypsy soul, Ruth is happiest when on the road going somewhere. "The great affair is to move."
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SEE THE MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY NOW!
If you haven’t visited the Museum of Anthropology at U.B.C. before, you’ve only got a couple of weeks left before it closes for a six month reno project. The Museum, which opened in 1976, is closing on September 1 to March 1, 2009 , while 75 per cent of its space is renovated, doubling its size.
The museum building, designed by Arthur Erickson, was inspired by the post-and-beam architecture of the Northwest Coast First Nations people and houses an impressive collection of sculptures, totem poles and cultural artefacts. Besides the First Nations collection there are more than 35,000 ethnological objects from all continents.
One of the most famous objects in the Museum is the yellow cedar sculpture The Raven and the First Men by Bill Reid, one of B.C.’s most renown First Nations artists. The museum also displays other notable works by Bill Reid including a prototype of the Haida dugout canoe he carved for Expo 86. The Haida houses outside the museum were built by Bill Reid who also carved, along with Douglas Cranmer, most of the totem poles surrounding them. The Respect to Bill Reid Pole was carved by Haida artist Jim Hart.
The newly renovated museum space will feature more collections and exhibits and larger research facilities plus a lounge for people who come to visit artefacts that belong to their family. The $55-million project is set to be fully completed by January 2010 in time for the Winter Olympics.
The MOA is open daily from 10 am - 5 pm. The museum will host a closing party on Sept 1 from 1 pm to 4 pm.
Admission: $9 adults; $7 students & seniors 65+; childrenunder 6 free; Family $25. On Tuesday from 5 - 9 there is a flat rate of $5.