Live at Lunch: Wilson Duff, Visionary Provincial Anthropologist

Live at Lunch is a monthly series where you can hear directly from curators, archivists, staff and researchers at the Royal BC Museum as well as fascinating community members and guests. 

Wilson Duff: Visionary Provincial Anthropologist

Author, Robin Fisher shares the compelling origin story of Wilson Duff, who worked for a time at the Provincial Museum of British Columbia (now known as the Royal BC Museum). Duff is remembered for his groundbreaking contributions to research on the First Nations cultures of the Northwest Coast and contributions to museum practice. Following the talk Robin will be available to sign copies of his book Wilson Duff: Coming Back, a Life by Harbour Publishing. 

 

 

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Photograph Citation: 

Mungo Martin and Wilson Duff in Thunderbird Park. 1954 BC Archives I-26989