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.
Sound House this month offers a night of poetry, music and truth in the intimate setting of MOA’s Haida House.
MOA • $15 (includes museum admission) Performance Programs
MOA welcomes ceramics artist Sharon Reay as an Artist-in-Residence, from April to December 2019. During her residency at MOA, Sharon will be creating ceramic works in the Judy Cranmer Ceramics Laboratory (located in the Multiversity Galleries), and studying MOA’s extensive ceramics collection in the Koerner European Ceramics Gallery.
MOA's Judy Cranmer Ceramics Laboratory artist
Learn how a Cantonese Opera headdress is restored with Conservation Intern, Sally G. Kim.
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MOA’s retail space was established in 1977, just one year after MOA opened its doors of its current home. Over the past 42 years, the MOA Shop has continually found new ways to instill a sense of curiosity, discovery and learning in its visitors.
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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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Brush up on what’s in the MOA drawers. While you’re combing through the objects in the Multiversity Galleries, check out this intriguing Chokwe piece from Angola.
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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 us for Night Shift: Magnetic Threads for an evening of music, dance and interactive art that explores our bodies relationship with woven materials. Don’t miss this final Night Shift of the season, guest-curated by contemporary dance group CoERASGA.
Learn from Rebecca Graham, acclaimed weaver and winner of the Vancouver Mayor’s Art Award, as she demonstrates the elaborate process of weaving, starting from the seed to fiber to spinning. Then weave the night away with CoERASGA dance company, noted for their hybrid, trans-cultural productions, and Kasandra Flamenco Ensemble who will present an explosive flamenco performance.
artist Family friendly Night Shift Performance
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