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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. MOA is temporarily closed until June 2024 to accelerate the completion of this complex construction project.
Learn MoreFrom 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.
Join MOA for a behind-the-scenes tour with MOA Conservator Heidi Swierenga and Curator Karen Duffek.
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Join MOA for a rare opportunity to visit the Museum during our temporary closure in 2023.
MOA • $20 regular, $12 for MOA members, Indigenous peoples, UBC students/faculty/staff
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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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Learn about the seismic upgrades currently underway at MOA and how they are critical in preserving and safeguarding objects and cultural heritage for the future.
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This MOA video series features experts discussing earthquake science and technology and Indigenous knowledge and oral history about earthquakes, represented in MOA’s Northwest Coast collection.
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In this MOA Story learn about the newest feature in MOA’s Multimedia Guide: Indigenous Voices, a special listening experience created with the intent to feature and amplify the voices of Indigenous community members, their perspectives on artistic, healing and museum practices.
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Excerpts from Theatrum Mundi: Masks + Masquerades in Mexico + the Andes with Former MOA Director, Anthony Alan Shelton.
Read MoreThis MOA video series features experts discussing earthquake science and technology and Indigenous knowledge and oral history about earthquakes, represented in MOA’s Northwest Coast collection.
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MOA is committed to promoting awareness and understanding of culturally diverse ways of knowing the world through challenging and innovative programs and partnerships with Indigenous, local and global communities.
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University of British Columbia
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Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2
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When the Museum of Anthropology opened in its current location in 1976, requests began to come in from Indigenous inmates, many of whom were members…
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At the Museum of Anthropology, there are over 8,000 pieces of textile fibre arts in our collections, making it the largest such collection in Western…
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This dialogue is part of MOA series Responsive Dialogues: Racism in Canada, sparked by recent anti-Black and anti-Asian violence in communities across North America, and…
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This dialogue is part of MOA series Responsive Dialogues: Racism in Canada, sparked by recent anti-Black and anti-Asian violence in communities across North America, and…
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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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Artists Unscripted is a new MOA online informal conversation series with Canadian artists of diverse backgrounds, practices and outlooks.
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This dialogue is part of MOA series Responsive Dialogues: Racism in Canada, sparked by recent anti-Black and anti-Asian violence in communities across North America, and…
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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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Announcing the 2021 contest! Are you an emerging Indigenous artist, between 15 and 25 years old, with a story to tell? Submit a design that expresses your identity, and the MOA Shop will help share it with the world.
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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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