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Hours

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday	10 am – 5 pm
Thursday	10 am – 9 pm
Friday	10 am – 5 pm
Saturday	10 am – 5 pm
Sunday	10 am – 5 pm

Closed Monday: October 15 – May 15

Open December 24 + 31, 10 am – 2 pm
Closed December 25 + 26, 2023

MOA Shop

Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm

Thursday, 10 am – 9 pm

Closed Monday: October 15 – May 15

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MOA Library + Archives

Tuesday – Friday, 10 am – 4 pm

Café MOA

Permanently closed, see nearby food options

Heures d’ouverture

Lundi	Fermé
Mardi	10 h à 17 h
Mercredi	10 h à 17 h
Jeudi	10 h à 21 h
Vendredi	10 h à 17 h
Samedi	10 h à 17 h
Dimanche	10 h à 17 h

博物馆与礼品店开放时间

星期一	关闭
星期二	上午10点－下午 5点
星期三	上午10点－下午 5点
星期四	上午10点－晚上9点
星期五	上午10点－下午 5点
星期六	上午10点－下午 5点
星期日	上午10点－下午 5点

Rates

$18	Adult
$16	Student + Senior (65+)
$47	Family (2 adults, 4 children)
$10	Thursday evenings (5 – 9 pm)
Free	Children 6 or under
Free	UBC students, staff + faculty
Free	Indigenous people
Free	MOA Members

Tickets available at the door or online.

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Tarifs

$18	Adulte
$16	Etudiant
$16	Aîné (65+)
$47	Famille (2 adultes, 4 enfants)
$10	Jeudi soir (17h à 21h)
Gratuit	Enfant de 6 ans et moins
Gratuit	Employé, étudiant, faculté de UBC
Gratuit	Membres de MOA
	Tarifs réduits pour les groupes de 10+. Appelez 604.822.3825 pour faire une réservation.

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门票价格

$18	成人
$16	学生和老人 (65+)
$47	家庭 (2位成人，至多4位孩子，18岁及以下)
$10	每周四晚上 5点到9点
	请参看以下门票价格：人类学博物馆的注册成员无需购买门票；英属哥伦比亚大学的员工、学生和教职人员凭员工卡或者学生卡免费参观；6岁及以下的孩童免费参观。以下的门票价格已经包含税款。
$16	成人团队
$13	学生和老人团队
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Great Hall Closed for Seismic Upgrades

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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.

Please note: There will be ongoing construction from May to September 2022 for the UBC Wesbrook Mall Upgrades that may slow or divert your route to the Museum of Anthropology. Visit UBC Campus + Community Planning site to plan your route before your visit.

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.

Map of MOA's surrounding area, showing bus stops.

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Museum of Anthropology at the
University of British Columbia

6393 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2

Email • info@moa.ubc.ca

Phone • 604.827.5932

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Annual Reports

Inside Collections + Research

From the Archives: Designing a Museum

Here are a few images to provide a snapshot of the different ways that MOA’s famous and much-loved building was conceptualized in the early 1970s.

Preservation Technology: A Conversation with Heidi Swierenga

Recently MOA’s Senior Conservator, Heidi Swierenga was a guest on Preservation Technology, a podcast series that explores the progressive applications of science and technology in…

MOA’s Textile Collection: Textiles and World Trade with Marilyn Bild

In this video, learn about a range of cultural textiles with MOA Volunteer Associates, Marilyn Bild and Arlee Gale, as they take us inside the collections at MOA.

Curator Spotlight: Marianne Nicolson’s Even Though I am the Last, I Still Count

In this conversation, Jennifer Kramer, Curator, Pacific Northwest discusses her favourite installation from MOA’s collection with Karen Duffek, Curator, Contemporary Visual Art + Pacific Northwest (Department Head).

Asian Heritage Month Feature: Kkokdu (꼭두)—Korean Funerary Figures

Learn about Kkokdu (꼭두) – Korean funerary figures in this special Asian Heritage Month feature.

Capturing the Collections: Photography for MOA’s Catalogue and Publications

If you were to stop by MOA’s digitization studio on any given day, you’d find me photographing objects from MOA’s vast collection. Those objects could…

In MOA’s Drawers: Cowichan Sweater (Unfinished)

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…

A person wearing a Kwakwaka'wakw earthquake mask dances. Behind is a totem pole on the left, and an audience on the right.

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.

The Work We Do

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.

A blue, white and yellow woven Chilkat robe, with Northwest Coast style motifs. A white fringe hangs down.

Insights into MOA’s Textile Collections

In this video, learn about a range of cultural textiles with MOA Volunteer Associates, Marilyn Bild and Arlee Gale, as they take us inside the collections at MOA.

Visit MOA

Hours

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

MOA Shop

MOA Library + Archives

Café MOA

Heures d’ouverture

Lundi

Mardi

Mercredi

Jeudi

Vendredi

Samedi

Dimanche

博物馆与礼品店开放时间

星期一

星期二

星期三

星期四

星期五

星期六

星期日

Rates

$18

$16

$47

$10

Free

Free

Free

Free

Tarifs

$18

$16

$16

$47

$10

Gratuit

Gratuit

Gratuit

门票价格

$18

$16

$47

$10

$16

$13

Great Hall Closed for Seismic Upgrades

Getting Here Learn more

Getting Here

Transit

Car

Bike

Shop

Venue Rentals

Visitor FAQ

What's On

Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Xicanx

May 12, 2022 – January 1, 2023 | Mayo 12, 2022 – Enero 1, 2023

In a Different Light

Ongoing

Shake Up

Ongoing

The Great Hall Renewal Project

Ongoing

More Exhibitions

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Academic Programs: Visual + Material Culture Research Seminar Series

Select Thursdays, 4–5pm

Programs

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