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Press start and join the CE Smith Museum of Anthropology for the grand opening of Level Up: The Evolution of Video Games, a new interactive exhibit that explores how video games have evolved over time and how they shape culture, creativity, and social connection.

 Level Up: The Evolution of Video Games 

Exhibit Grand Opening | March 5 | 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
CE Smith Museum of Anthropology, Meiklejohn Hall
In collaboration with Associated Students Inc. (ASI)

From early pixel-based games to immersive modern experiences, this exhibit invites visitors to think about video games as more than entertainment. The exhibit features interactive gaming stations that allow visitors to play, explore, and engage directly with different eras of gaming while learning about the technology and ideas behind them.

The grand opening event is designed especially for CSU East Bay students as a fun and engaging way to discover the CE Smith Museum of Anthropology and learn how it serves as a campus resource. In collaboration with Associated Students Inc. (ASI), the event will include tabling from student organizations and campus partners, giving students the opportunity to connect with support services, learn about involvement opportunities, and engage with the broader campus community.

In addition to exploring the exhibit, attendees can enjoy free snacks and take part in a gaming tournament with prizes, creating a lively and welcoming atmosphere that celebrates the museum as a space for learning, connection, and student engagement.

Whether you are a gamer, a student looking to get involved, or someone curious about the cultural impact of video games, this event offers a fun way to learn, play, and level up.

Please join us at a special reception to not only celebrate the latest student-created exhibitions, but also the museum’s 50^th anniversary!

The C. E. Smith Museum is turning 50! Please join us for a reception to celebrate this milestone and honor the legacy and ongoing impact of Dr. Lowell Bean (1931-2023), the first Museum Director. His dedication laid the foundation for this museum to flourish as a space to connect people with cultures around the world. Over the years, student exhibits have explored places from the American Southwest to Machu Picchu, and topics as diverse as shamanism and toy train collecting!

See the current exhibits featuring topics on restoring indigenous burning practices, and rebellion in the old Southwest – each offering a window into a different part of the human experience.

We invite you to bring your memories and stories of the museum to share a special moment or favorite exhibit! Don't forget to mark your calendars for an evening of celebration, reflection, and exploration.

California CRM Job Fair & The Foodways Experience: A Student-Constructed Pop Up

In conjunction with 2024 Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) conference, these two events are being held at Cal State East Bay’s Oakland Center on March 18, from 12-  5. The conference is being held in the Marriott Hotel,

More information about the events can be found here.

April 2023 Talk

Join us to learn about the Karuk Tribe's approach to fire and cultural resource management in the Klamath mountains of northern California. The Karuk Tribe has been leading efforts to transform fire suppression policies and incorporate prescribed cultural burning to maintain key Indigenous cultural resources on the landscape. The Tribe has also developed a unique cultural resource management program to exercise their sovereignty and to transform archaeological practice.

• Ron Reed is a traditional Karuk dipnet fisherman, spiritual leader, and cultural practitioner.
• Alex Watts-Tobin is the Karuk Tribe's Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and Archaeologist.

Sponsored by the C.E. Smith Museum of Anthropology, A2E2 funds, AGES Dept.

California CRM Job Fair & Foodways Pop-Up Exhibition - events

In conjunction with 2023 Society for California Archaeology (SCA) conference, these two events are being held at Cal State East Bay’s Oakland Center on March 18, from 12- 5. The conference is being held in the Marriott Hotel, a 1-minute walk away from the Oakland Center.

More information about the events can be found here.

 Fire Walk - tour

In collaboration with the C. E Smith Museum of Anthropology. the LSSC will be hosing a guided exhibit tour and reception of the latest exhibition - Fire without Fear: Restoring Indigenous Burning in California.

Hear from professors and experts about how indigenous people intentionally set fires to maintain critical foods, fibers, and connections to place, while reducing wildfire severity and spread. 

Joanna Keane Lopez: The Art of Mud - talk

(Recording coming soon)

The C.E. Smith Museum of Anthropology is pleased to host adobe (mud brick) artist and traditional construction specialist  as she serves as foreperson of the construction for two experimental adobe ovens, one of which will be constructed at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Concord campus and the other at UC Berkeley.  She's taking a break from that work to do a talk for ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ and UC-Berkeley students and faculty at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Oakland Center campus on Wednesday, March 2 at 4:15 pm.  There she will discuss the various facets of her work in the context of contemporary and historical Southwestern art, architecture, and environment.  We hope you'll join us on the 2nd for what promises to be a very exciting event. 

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