The museum, with a splendid collection of Maya and other indigenous artifacts, will remain open during the renovation.

The ethnology collection at the Royal BC Museum contains over 14 000 indigenous artifacts.

This sale included the furniture, personal effects and indigenous aboriginal artifacts collected by the Layman family since 1829.

Contemporary fossils with indigenous artifacts and introduced rat fossils indicate survival into the colonial era, possibly until the 16th century.

Accompanying this was a separate folio atlas containing 61 engravings of landscapes, portraits, and indigenous artifacts.

All rooms are decorated with antiques from France and Spain and indigenous Chilean artifacts.

There is some exception when it comes to tropical climates since the indigenous artifacts are acclimated to RH levels higher than the "museum norm".

First excavated in 1932 and later in 1963, the cave art and indigenous artifacts are believed to be some of the oldest in North America.

Immediately above it is a layer of indigenous artifacts and architectural remains mingled with clear evidence of a Mesopotamian presence.

The museology department has collections of indigenous artifacts including early indigenous ceramics as well as Mapuche silver objects and textiles.