Hearst Museum in Berkeley, San Francisco Bay, United States | Museum

Welcome to the Heart Museum, Berkeley, United States. The Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, was founded in 1901 by Phoebe Apperson Hearst who envisioned the Museum as the cultural cornerstone of one of the world’s leading research institutions — a great educator of the people of California

Phoebe Hearst

Today, the Hearst Museum houses the oldest and largest anthropological collection in the West. The Hearst Museum preserves and interprets a global record of material culture through its more than 3.8 million objects. It also promotes the history and diversity of human cultures through research, exhibitions, and programs.  The Hearst collections were formed through the efforts of well-known researchers including Alfred Kroeber, George Reisner, Max Uhle and William R. Bascom. Major collections include Egypt, Africa, Peru, North America — especially California — the Mediterranean, and Oceania.  Your generous support of the Hearst Museum ensures that the campus community, Bay Area students, and the general public have access to the Museum’s world-class collections through exhibitions, educational programs, preservation activities, and research opportunities that promote understanding of the history and diversity of human cultures. Please click here to make an online donation to the Hearst Museum!

The Hearst Museum is located in Kroeber Hall on Bancroft Way at College Avenue on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley. The Hearst Museum entrance is through the Museum Store.