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 and Share Now (Car2Go) 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.
Ceramics of the Extraordinary
Ceramics of the Extraordinary
Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art
Preserving What We Value
Daily public tours are held several times a day.
All public tours are free with museum admission.
Join MOA and Gamelan Gita Asmara for a unique night of classical and experimental gamelan—led by Indonesian composer, teacher and musician, I Putu Gede Sukaryana (Balot).
MOA's Haida House • $15 (includes museum admission) Performance Programs
British-Kenyan artist Grace Ndiritu has declared 2020 as the Year of Black Healing, to counterbalance the co-opting of Black Culture by politicians to promote their own agendas.
MOA • Free with museum admission Lecture Program
Bill Reid is one of Canada’s most distinguished sculptors. One of the greatest achievements in his illustrious career is the monumental sculpture, The Raven and the First Men. This story tells the story of how this masterpiece, beloved by Canadians and a favourite of MOA patrons the world over, came to be.
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Pinkies up! Can you guess the household source of the itsy-bitsy embellishments on this ivory tea set?
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Bill Reid is one of Canada’s most distinguished sculptors. One of the greatest achievements in his illustrious career is the monumental sculpture, The Raven and the First Men. This story tells the story of how this masterpiece, beloved by Canadians and a favourite of MOA patrons the world over, came to be.
Read MorePinkies up! Can you guess the household source of the itsy-bitsy embellishments on this ivory tea set?
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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 MOA for an open house for the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) project—”Decolonizing the African Collections and Displays at MOA.”
As the first term is approaching its end, join Abigail White, Dannielle Olusanya, Diana Kamau, Melanie Ligale, Nabila Basri, Saleh Ismail, Sam Klein Laufer and Savannah Sutherland as they share their research on the museum’s African collections. Meet the group, learn about their work and join the informal get-together over coffee and cookies.
The Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) is aimed at broadening access to, and enhancing, undergraduate research experience as a central priority in UBC’s new strategic plan.
Open to all.
MOA Community Lounge • Free (does not include museum admission) Collections Research
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