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.
MOA’s Great Hall is being prepared for important seismic upgrades in November and December 2018. During this time, visitors will see the iconic space in transition as poles located in the Great Hall are lowered and moved. The poles will be placed into temporary storage where visitors can watch them undergo conservation.
Learn MoreDaily public tours are held several times a day.
All public tours are free with museum admission. See tour schedule.
Join us for the opening celebrations of Shake Up: Preserving What We Value, MOA’s new exhibition that explores the convergence of earthquake science and technology with the rich traditional knowledge and oral history of the living cultures represented in MOA’s collections.
• By donation Exhibition Family friendly Performance
Express yourself, your history and your connection to the land through storyboarding in this hands-on, one-of-a-kind workshop led by Haida artist SGidGang.xaal, Shoshannah Greene, a graduate of Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
• General $40 | UBC Students/Staff/Faculty/MOA Members/Indigenous peoples $25 artist Programs Workshop
$8.8-million seismic upgrades are coming to the Great Hall, beginning in November 2018. MOA marks this groundbreaking renewal project with an earthquake awareness exhibition.
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When asked to make a new work for MOA, Gitxsan artist Eric Robertson sought to create something that linked all of the coastal nations.
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When asked to make a new work for MOA, Gitxsan artist Eric Robertson sought to create something that linked all of the coastal nations.
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We’re drumming up excitement for objects you can touch at MOA! A favourite among visitors of all ages, these 13 carved Indonesian drums produce a beautiful depth of tones.
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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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