Events
Guided Gallery Tours
Free with regular admission. All tours meet at Info Desk inside MOA (near crossroads)
Gallery Walks Indoors (55 min): Thru Sun May 20: daily (except Mon): 11:30 am & 2:00 pm, plus 6:00 pm Tuesdays; Starting Mon May 21: daily, 11:30 am & 2:00 pm, plus 6:00 pm Tuesdays; Starting Sat June 23: daily, 10:30 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00, plus 6:00 pm Tuesdays
Kesu’ Exhibit Tours (20 min): Thru Sun May 20: 1:00 daily except Mon and Sat; Starting Mon May 21: 1:00 daily except Sat; Starting Sat June 23: 12:30 daily except Sat
Gallery Walks Outdoors (55 min): Starting Sat June 23: daily 11:45 am & 2:15 pm
Lecture: Dr. B.J. Terweil
Friday, May 18, 4:00 pm, Michael M. Ames Theatre
This talk by well-known Buddhist scholar Dr. B.J. Terweil focuses on three features of Thai Buddhism: temporary male ordination, the resistance to the ordination of women, and the quest for magical power through ritual, sacralised objects, and tattoos. Dr. Terweil taught at the Australian National University for 25 years, and authored the recently-revised classic Monks and Magic and Siam: Ten Ways to Look at Thailand's Past. His lecture is co-sponsored by Buddhism and Contemporary Society, and Canadian Society for Asian Arts.
Lecture: Robert Thurman
Sunday, May 27, 2:00 pm, Frederic Wood Theatre, UBC (ticketed)
Scholar, author, and former Tibetan Buddhist monk, Robert Thurman is the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University in New York. He has authored and/or co-authored over 20 books on Buddhist philosophy and practice, art, and culture, and numerous translations. A charismatic and enthusiastic speaker, Thurman lectures world-wide. His talk is sponsored by the Canadian Society for Asian Arts, in cooperation with MOA.
Tickets $15 (all ages; includes lecture at Frederic Wood Theatre and admission to MOA); MOA members $5. Buy tickets at www.moa.ubc.ca/eventtickets
Vancouver Draw Down
Saturday, June 9, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Come on out to MOA and participate in this year’s Draw Down, a unique and exciting city-wide art extravaganza! Art educator Damara Jacobs-Morris will be in the galleries inspiring you and your friends and family to pick up a pencil, and draw what you see. For details, visit http://www.vancouverdrawdown.com/
Icons of Impermanence: Keynote Speech
Friday July 6, 7:00 pm, Michael M. Ames Theatre
MOA is pleased to host the keynote speech by Dr. Cynthea Bogel for the Icons of Impermanence conference, presented by the UBC Buddhism in Contemporary Society Program and the Canadian Society for Asian Arts. For details, visit www.ubcbuddhism.wordpress.com.
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'A Matter of Taste' Ceramics Gallery Culinary Tour
This tour explores the links between food and our exceptional collection of 16th-19th c. ceramics in the Koerner European Ceramics Gallery. A guided tour of the gallery and a sampling of old-world foods is included. The cost is $12 per person, which includes admission to all Museum galleries. Book clubs, seniors, community groups, cooking classes, history buffs, artists' groups: call 604.822.3825 to reserve a time. Available for adults in groups of 8-25.
Film screenings in MOA Presentation Circle
MOA's fabulous new Multiversity Galleries bring more than 10,000 objects from around the world to public view. Embedded in the Galleries is a Presentation Circle, where you can view videos anytime on topics such as the Kwakwaka'wakw Potlatch, the carving of a magnificent canoe (used to carry the torch in the 2010 Olympics) by artist Calvin Hunt, the history of the Native Youth Program at MOA, and a documentary - Killer Whale and Crocodile - on Salish artist John Marsden's visit to Papua New Guinea as part of an international cultural exchange. All films are family-friendly, so bring the kids and enjoy!
Photo Credit: Renaissance salt container, Italy, 1600-1650. Koerner Collection, MOA Ce291
