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New Visiting Procedures

MOA is open and we have new COVID-19 procedures—including mandatory face masks—for your safety, and ours. Proof of full vaccination for all visitors ages 12 and up will be required for general museum admission, effective December 26, 2021. (Updated January 4, 2021)

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Hours

Museum

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday	10 am – 5 pm
Thursday	10 am – 5 pm
Last Thurs of the Month	10 am – 9 pm
Friday	10 am – 5 pm
Saturday	10 am – 5 pm
Sunday	10 am – 5 pm

MOA Shop (Visit online shop)

Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm

Café MOA

Café MOA is permanently closed as of Aug 30, 2021
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MOA Library + Archives

By appointment only

Contact library@moa.ubc.ca

Rates

$15	Adult
$13	Senior (65+)
$13	Student
$35	Family (2 adults, 4 children)
$10	Last Thursday of the month (5 – 9 pm)
Free	Children 6 or under
Free	UBC students, staff + faculty
Free	Indigenous people
Free	MOA Members
	Group + Private Visits
	Rates reflect a discount due to Great Hall seismic upgrades (effective Jan 4, 2021)

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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.

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 • 604.822.5087

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Annual Reports

Inside Collections + Research

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.

William McLennan: October 4, 1948 – July 3, 2020

Resolute in his scholarly and curatorial standards and his support of Indigenous artists and cultures, Bill McLennan was welcomed and embraced by First Nations and non-Indigenous friends alike up and down the coast of British Columbia.

MOA Minds

In this ongoing video series we share the different voices and perspectives that create an environment that simultaneously preserves the past, celebrates the present, and helps pave the path into the future.

In Conversation: Jill Baird Speaks with Mike Dangeli

Jill Baird, Curator, Education, shared a warm conversation with artist and dancer Mike Dangeli of the Nisga’a, Tlingit, Tsetsaut, and Tsimshian Nations. Recently, Mike gifted…

Ask MOA: What Is This Totem Pole?

Ask MOA: What Is It? is your opportunity to ask MOA Curators and Collections staff about an artwork or other mystery object at home that you’ve always wondered about. This featured Ask MOA case responds to an inquiry about This featured Ask MOA case is a totem pole inherited by the inquirer from her late father who originally bought it in Vancouver.

On the Artful Path: Chief’s Headdress

Discover MOA’s extensive contemporary art collection displayed in the Multiversity Galleries and explore Kuuyas 7waahlal Gidaak, Lisa Hageman Yahgulanaas’ elaborate woven headdress with a striking glass frontlet.

Visit MOA

New Visiting Procedures

Hours

Museum

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Last Thurs of the Month

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

MOA Shop (Visit online shop)

Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm

Café MOA

Café MOA is permanently closed as of Aug 30, 2021

See nearby food options

MOA Library + Archives

By appointment only

Contact library@moa.ubc.ca

Rates

$15

$13

$13

$35

$10

Free

Free

Free

Free

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

Sankofa

November 4, 2021 – March 27, 2022

Sankofa

November 4, 2021 – March 27, 2022

Shake Up

Ongoing

In a Different Light

Ongoing

More Exhibitions

Events + Tours See all

Events + Tours

Sankofa Artist Talks with Chase Keetley + Chantal Gibson

Saturday January 22, 2022 | 1 – 2:30 pm

CANCELLED—UBC Africa Awareness Initiative Conference at MOA

Thursday January 27, 2022 | 6:30 – 8 pm

Academic Programs: Visual + Material Culture Research Seminar Series

Select Thursdays, 4–5pm

Programs

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Native Youth Program

Indigenous Internship Program

MOA Stories See all

MOA Stories

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Welcome to MOA—We Are Open

Great Hall Seismic Upgrades + Renewal

UBC Appoints Dr. Susan Rowley as Director of Museum of Anthropology

MOA’s Statement on the Unmarked Burials of Indigenous Children at Indian Residential Schools

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