
MOA’s Pride Reading Guide
Did you know that the MOA Library + Archives has a variety of 2SLGBTQ+ books, many of which centre Indigenous voices and experiences? In celebration of…
Read MoreWelcome to MOA! Face masks are required inside the Museum, until further notice (updated April 21, 2022). Read full COVID-19 safety protocols →
COVID-19 policies are in effect, until further notice—including mandatory face masks while inside the Museum. (Updated April 21, 2022).
Learn MoreMonday |
Closed |
Tuesday |
10 am – 5 pm |
Wednesday |
10 am – 5 pm |
Thursday |
10 am – 5 pm |
Friday |
10 am – 5 pm |
Saturday |
10 am – 5 pm |
Sunday |
10 am – 5 pm |
Summer hours take effect May 20, 2022:
Open Mondays
Open Thursdays until 9 pm
Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm
By appointment only, contact library@moa.ubc.ca
Permanently closed, see nearby food options
$15 |
Adult |
$13 |
Student & Senior (65+) |
$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 |
New seasonal rates take effect May 20, 2022.
Tickets available at the door or online.
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.
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.
Find unique items from around the world at the MOA Shop.
Visit the ShopSpaces at MOA can be rented for weddings, corporate and community events.
Learn MoreDreamers + Changemakers /
Soñadores + creadores del cambio
Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art
Preserving What We Value
Building for a New Era
Join us on the last Sunday of May for the second edition of an exciting new family program series: Culture Club at MOA.
MOA • Free with museum admission
MOA is honoured to welcome Sdahl Ḵ’awaas, Lucy Bell of the Haida Nation, who will reflect on the issues surrounding repatriation and museum practices, as well as the decisions and actions that led to successful repatriations and the ethical issues museums must face along the path to reconciliation.
In-person at MOA's Haida House + Online via Zoom • Free
Updated: April 21, 2022—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.
Read MoreSeismic 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.
Read MoreHere are some online MOA resources for you to enjoy online, from home. In these difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever to keep culture in your daily life.
Read MoreExplore MOA’s nearly 50,000 objects now on the Collections Online (MOA-CAT) system.
Visit Collections OnlineMOA’s ethnographic objects come from around world, including the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
Learn MoreThe Conservation department is responsible for the care, use and preservation of the collections that are housed at MOA.
Learn MoreThe Curatorial department supports initiatives — including research, exhibitions and publishing — that help to build respectful relationships and mutual understanding with cultural communities represented through MOA’s collections.
Learn MoreThe Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives Department at MOA includes a library, an archive, and an oral history and language lab.
Learn MoreIn 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).
Read MoreLearn about Kkokdu (꼭두) – Korean funerary figures in this special Asian Heritage Month feature.
Read MoreMOA 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.
Learn MoreMOA supports the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including originating communities’ right to “maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expression.”
Learn MoreJoin the community of MOA Members to enjoy free museum admission and exclusive benefits.
Learn MoreLearn more about MOA’s Volunteer Associates program, and how to join our team.
Learn MoreWelcome to the Museum of Anthropology, a place of world arts and cultures with a special emphasis on the First Nations peoples and other cultural communities of British Columbia, Canada.
Read MoreMuseum 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
Did you know that the MOA Library + Archives has a variety of 2SLGBTQ+ books, many of which centre Indigenous voices and experiences? In celebration of…
Read MoreIn addition to its extensive object collection, the Museum of Anthropology also houses a valuable collection of archival material, including the journals of the late artist and award-winning author, Hilary Stewart. Here we see the sketches and notes from a 1972 trip to ’Ksan in Gitxsan territory.
Read MoreMOA Library + Archives Assistant Clara Gimenez-Delgado articulates the challenging emotional dimensions that can come with archival work.
Read MoreAfter being inspired by MOA’s collection in Art of the Kwakiutl Indians, the Museum’s first catalogue, Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau invited MOA to present a major exhibition of its First Nations collection in Montreal.
Read MoreIn addition to its extensive object collection, the Museum of Anthropology also houses a valuable collection of archival material. MOA’s Archives is part of the…
Read MoreAs we look forward to renovated spaces and innovative new initiatives, it is important to look back and consider the long, winding path of the past 70-plus years—and to envision new possibilities for the future.
Read MoreWe are proud to announce that the book The Transforming Image by MOA curators Bill McLennan and Karen Duffek has made the top 25 list of American…
Read MoreDr. Charles (Carl) E. Borden, late Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at the University of British Columbia and widely recognized as the Father of Archaeology in…
Read MoreI hope you enjoyed reading my last post about generating a digital copy of the ‘Ksan Doors found in the MOA Photographic Collection. I would…
Read MoreJames W. Davidson was a journalist, adventurer, and businessman who spent many years in Asia, and later moved to Calgary. While in Asia, Davidson collected…
Read MoreMOA acknowledges that it is built on the traditional, ancestral and unceded land of the Musqueam people.