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Big changes are underway in MOA's Great Hall, which is receiving seismic upgrades in order to augment its structural integrity and help preserve the invaluable cultural significance and living heritage of the world-renowned Northwest Coast First Nations collection housed within it.
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From Vancouver: The westbound 4, 14, 25, 33, R4, 44, 49, 84, 99 B-Line, and 480 buses arrive at UBC. Get off at the last stop and walk northwest. See detailed directions.
Once at UBC Exchange, you can also transfer to the 68 Wesbrook Village bus instead of walking to MOA. Get off at NW Marine Dr at West Mall. Full transit information at the Translink website.
From Downtown Vancouver: Cross the Burrard or Granville Street bridges, and then head west on 4th Avenue, Broadway, 10th Avenue or 16th Avenue all the way to UBC.
From YVR Airport: Exit the Arthur Laing Bridge and head west onto Southwest Marine Drive, and follow this road to UBC.
Once at UBC, watch for signs guiding you to MOA. Paid parking can be purchased by cash or credit card. An Evo parking lot is located a 7-minute walk south of MOA.
From downtown Vancouver: Cross the Burrard Street Bridge and exit to the right onto Cornwall Street. Follow to Point Grey Road until NW Marine Drive all the way to UBC.
Please note that this route involves a significant hill, and that Mobi bike shares do not have stations at UBC.
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A Future for Memory /
記憶のための未来
Art and Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake /
東日本大震災後のアートと暮らし
February 11 – September 19, 2021 / 2021年2月11日〜9月19日
A Future for Memory /
記憶のための未来
Art and Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake /
東日本大震災後のアートと暮らし
February 11 – September 19, 2021 / 2021年2月11日〜9月19日
Shake Up
Preserving What We Value
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In a Different Light
Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art
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Love Intersections: Film Screenings
July 31 – August 1, 2021
Celebrate Vancouver Pride 2021 at MOA with an exploration of underrepresented queer stories from Indigenous, Black and people of colour through film.
MOA • Free with museum admission
VocalEye Almost Live Virtual Tour: A Future for Memory
Wednesday August 11, 2021 | 6:30 pm
MOA is partnering with VocalEye, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to making public programming accessible for the blind and partially sighted, to offer an online tour of A Future for Memory: Art and Life after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Online via Zoom • Free, registration required
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Welcome to MOA—We Are Open
Updated: July 16, 2021—MOA is open to the public with new COVID-19 protocols. We continue to work hard to adjust and implement a process to safely welcome our visitors and staff, in accordance with all provincial health directives.
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Great Hall Seismic Upgrades + Renewal
Seismic upgrades and rebuild of MOA’s Great Hall are now underway, in order to strengthen the Museum’s resiliency and protect its irreplaceable collection in the event of a major earthquake.
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MOA’s Statement on the Unmarked Burials of Indigenous Children at Indian Residential Schools
The Museum of Anthropology at UBC stands with all Indigenous peoples at this time of mourning and widespread sorrow, in light of the announcements of unmarked burials of more than one thousand Indigenous children on the grounds of Indian residential schools across the country.
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Responsive Dialogues: Racism in Canada
How should museums respond to current events or issues in the world? MOA’s new Responsive Dialogues series addresses pressing issues of the moment by making connections to what we do at MOA. The first dialogue in the series is about racism in Canada.
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Sitels (basketry vase) by Christine Hardie (Secwépemc)
c. 1930. Alice Falconer and Lorna Miles Collection. MOA collection: 1435/28. Photo by Derek Tan.
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Dancing Ninini: Learning About Earthquakes Through Culture
In 2018, Jennifer Kramer, MOA Curator of the Pacific Northwest, was invited at the Frank Nelson Memorial Potlatch in Alert Bay to witnessed the dancing of Ninini (Earthquake), a supernatural being with whom the Nelson family has connections since time immemorial.
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In this ongoing online event series we invite you to learn about the work we do at the Museum of Anthropology, the community members we work with, and the shared interests that bring us together.
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Museum of Anthropology at the
University of British Columbia
6393 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2
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Phone • 604.822.5087
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