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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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Museum of Anthropology at the
University of British Columbia

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

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Phone • 604.827.5932

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Inside Collections + Research

On the Artful Path: Susan Point’s Spindle Whorls

Learn about three contemporary works by renowned Musqueam artist, Susan Point from the collections featuring the spindle whorl motif.

Excerpt from “Where the Power Is: Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art”—A Basket and a Poem

Where the Power Is: Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art brings together contemporary Indigenous knowledge holders with extraordinary works of historical Northwest Coast art that transcend…

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…

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.

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Culture Club at MOA: Moving Images

Sunday January 26 | 11 am – 2 pm

Atlanthos: Youth-Driven Innovation Through Afrofuturistic Storytelling

Thursday February 6 | 7 – 8:30 pm

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Kakaso’las—Ellen Neel Pole Returns to MOA

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Kakaso’las—Ellen Neel Pole Returns to MOA

The Image Recovery Project: Building Cultural Knowledge