MOA is temporarily closed — from January 2023 until June 2024 — for Great Hall seismic upgrades.
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NEW – Enrich your visit of MOA with this new self-guided tour! Explore the Museum and its worldwide collections through rich, multimedia content. Move through the different gallery spaces—at your own pace, in your own order—to discover collection highlights, brought to life through the perspectives and voices of Indigenous artists and knowledge holders, museum curators, and other experts.
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Academic Programs
Visual + Material Culture Research Seminar Series
An interdisciplinary seminar series on visual and material culture. Free and open to all. Select Thursdays. See full details
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Responsive Dialogues: Anti-Colonial Urban Histories of Palestine
Monday December 4, 11 am – 12:30 pm
MOA Shop Pop-Up Holiday Sale
Tuesday November 28 to Friday December 1 | 11 am – 4 pm
MOA Unmasked: Belonging and Belongings
Thursday November 16 at 11 am + 7 pm | Friday November 17 at 4:30 pm
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MOA offers a full range of private tours and educational programs, led by a guide or MOA curator.
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MOA Shop Pop-Up Holiday Sale
Tuesday November 28 to Friday December 1 | 11 am – 4 pm
Come on out for a special MOA Shop Pop-Up Holiday Sale at the UBC Welcome Centre.
Just in time for the holidays, the MOA Shop Pop-Up Holiday Sale offers a unique collection of gifts, made by Indigenous, local and international artists and artisans. During MOA’s temporary closure for seismic upgrades, we’re bringing our popular gift shop to the UBC Welcome Centre for your shopping pleasure.
Find special and one-of-a-kind handcrafted gifts for everyone on your list. It’s the perfect time to start (or finish) your holiday shopping! Proceeds from your purchase support MOA’s acquisitions, publications and public programs.
MOA Members receive 20% off their purchase and UBC Alumni receive 10% off at the Pop-Up Holiday Sale (some exceptions apply; valid MOA or UBC ID required).
Location: UBC Welcome Centre in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre | 6163 University Blvd
Parking: See full list of parking lots near UBC Welcome Centre
Can’t make it in-person to the MOA Shop Pop-Up Holiday Sale? The MOA Shop online is open throughout the museum’s temporary closure.
UBC Welcome Centre in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre (6163 University Blvd) • Everyone welcome