Peter Macnair

Who is Peter Macnair?

Peter Livesay Macnair, Canadian Anthropologist

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Dorothy Livesay and Duncan Macnair.

From 1965 until 1996 Macnair was the Curator of Ethnology at the Royal British Columbia Museum. During this time he was responsible for ground-breaking work in museum anthropology and the participation of aboriginal peoples in the creation of museum exhibits.

Since his retirement from the Royal British Columbia Museum, Macnair has been as active as ever and has curated exhibits for the Vancouver Art Gallery, The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and the National Museum of the American Indian.