Feature Galleries
The feature galleries make up the core structure of the Spurlock Museum. The galleries feature exhibits on the ancient Mediterranean, Africa, East and Southeast Asia, Oceania, Europe, and the indigenous cultures of the Americas.
- Workman Gallery of Ancient Mediterranean Cultures
- Workman Gallery of Asian Cultures
- Faletti Gallery of African Cultures
- Laubin Gallery of American Indian Cultures
- Leavitt Gallery of Middle Eastern Cultures
- Simonds Pyatt Gallery of European Cultures
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A private letter on papyrus from Oxyrhynchus, written in a Greek hand of the second century CE (Oxyrhynchus papyrus 932, (1914.21.0010)
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Ancient Egyptian statue of the pharaoh Khafre (reproduction)
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Cloth from Indonesia
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A collection of artifacts representing ancient Greek religion
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This barong ket figure is featured during temple festivals on the Island of Bali in Indonesia
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An assortment of household items from Southeast Asia
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Jousting armor from the Gallery of European Cultures
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