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.
Daily public tours are held several times a day.
All public tours are free with museum admission.
Join MOA for an open house for the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) project—”Decolonizing the African Collections and Displays at MOA.”
MOA Community Lounge • Free (does not include museum admission) Collections Research
We invite you to the opening of our stunning new group exhibition featuring 11 BC-based artists who have created a series of extraordinary ceramic works that express opinions and offer commentary on the state of the world around us.
MOA • Free Exhibition Opening
Learn about the continuing life of objects in this dialogue with MOA’s past and present conservators, Miriam Clavir and Heidi Swierenga.
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Learn how a Cantonese Opera headdress is restored with Conservation Intern, Sally G. Kim.
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Learn about the continuing life of objects in this dialogue with MOA’s past and present conservators, Miriam Clavir and Heidi Swierenga.
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Although beating a lali traditionally signalled a ceremonial event in Fujian culture, it doesn’t have to be a special occasion to tap this drum in the Multiversity Galleries.
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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
Discover the hidden stories of Cantonese Opera in Vancouver through a trail of shimmering costumes, feathered headdresses and magical talismans. Art historian April Liu will share the behind-the-scenes stories of Cantonese Opera as it travelled the world during the early 20th century, transforming Vancouver’s Chinatown into a major hub of operatic activity.
Learn more about this fascinating side of Vancouver’s past at the book launch of MOA’s latest publication, Divine Threads: The Visual and Material Culture of Cantonese Opera. The stories are woven into the world’s most comprehensive and well-preserved collection of Cantonese opera treasures held in MOA’s permanent collection.
Come early to watch a live demonstration of traditional make-up and costuming practices, and opera singing presented by Vancouver Cantonese Opera’s star performer and artistic director, Rosa Cheng. Light refreshments and an interactive pop-up exhibit of the emperor’s court will be on view for this special book launch event.
Divine Threads is available for sale at the MOA Shop.
《 粵劇的視覺文化和戲服道具歷史》新書發佈會
歡迎參加在人類學博物館舉行的《 粵劇的視覺文化和戲服道具歷史》新書發佈會。美術史家作者劉詩源將在發佈會上介紹二十世紀初粵劇團體到世界各地的演出、以及溫哥華華埠成為戲劇活動中心的故事。發佈會會有粵劇的傳統化妝和戲服演示。粵劇表演明星、溫哥華燕鳳鳴粵劇團創辦人應國鳳將登台演出。發佈會活動的語言是英文。
MOA • Free with museum admission Programs
