The 4, 14, 25, 33, 41, 43, 44, 49, 84, 99 B-Line, 480 buses arrive at UBC Exchange Bay 2—a 15 minute walk to MOA. Get off at the last stop and walk northwest. See detailed directions.
The 68 UBC Exchange/Lower Mall shuttle bus departs from UBC Exchange 1. Get off at SB West Mall at NW Marine Dr.
Full transit information at the Translink website.
From Downtown: Take 4th Avenue, Broadway (9th Avenue), 10th Avenue, or 16th Avenue west all the way to UBC.
From YVR Airport: Exit the Arthur Laing Bridge onto Southwest Marine Drive, and follow this road to UBC.
Once in UBC, watch for signs guiding you to MOA. Paid parking can be purchased by cash or credit card.
An Evo and Car2Go parking lot is located a 7 minute walk south of MOA.
From downtown, cross the Burrard Street Bridge and exit to the right onto Cornwall. Follow to Point Grey Road until NW Marine Drive all the way to UBC. Note this ride involves a significant hill, and Mobi bike shares do not have stations at UBC.
Politics and the Past in Latin America
Politics and the Past in Latin America
Honouring Indigenous Culture, History and Language
Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art
Daily public tours are held three times throughout the day.
All public tours are free with museum admission. See tour schedule.
Join MOA for a special evening of literature, poetry and hip hop by Indigenous artists. Dive into a night with Eden Robinson, Christie Charles and Snotty Nose Rez Kids.
MOA • Free with museum admission Performance Programs
Join master weaver Jessica Silvey for a one-day cedar basket weaving workshop and learn about the cultural significance and traditional techniques of Coast Salish weaving.
MOA • $115 – 140 Programs Workshop
Through MOA's unique school programs, elementary and secondary students learn about world cultures.
Deer, turtles and bears, oh my! Painted on hide, this whimsical wall hanging was made by a boy who attended an Indian Residential School between 1932 and 1942.
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Shipibo-Konibo artisans of Peru create dazzling kené artworks, such as beadwork, embroidery and painting—available at the MOA Shop.
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Deer, turtles and bears, oh my! Painted on hide, this whimsical wall hanging was made by a boy who attended an Indian Residential School between 1932 and 1942.
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MOA is now home to a diverse new collection of Northwest Coast art, including early works by renowned Haida artist Bill Reid.
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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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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
Join Coast Salish spinning specialist Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa in learning about traditional Coast Salish fibres such as mountain goat wool, wool from the Coast Salish Wolley dog, Indian hemp/dogbane, stinging nettles and fireweed fluff.
Participants will discuss how these fibres were prepared and the tools used to spin them. Samples of all these fibres in addition to a few more will be there to look at closely and handle to get an appreciation of the skills and mastery in spinning them into magnificent robes and blankets. A slideshow covering some of the history of Coast Salish spinning and its evolution will highlight some of the spinning characteristics to look for in the yarns in the blankets and robes on display.
Participants will learn to spin starting with the age-old method of thigh spinning and then use hand spindles and also the traditional large spindles often with ornately carved whorls. You will spin with sheep wool, feathers, stinging nettle and some dog wool. Limited to 12 participants only.
At the end of the workshop, you will have more understanding of Coast Salish textiles and especially the yarns used to make them. You will take home some samples yarns you have made and a spindle to keep on learning.
MOA • Adult $100 | Youth + Student + Senior $90 | Indigenous peoples + MOA Members + UBC Students/Staff/Faculty $80 Exhibition presentation Workshop
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