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 three times throughout the day.
All public tours are free with museum admission. See tour schedule.
Join MOA on Halloween night for a unique and intimate conversation and screening with Indigenous filmmaker Ishmael Marika (Yolngu) from Australia’s Northern Territory.
MOA • Free and open to the public Exhibition Program
Join us for the opening of Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia, the first exhibition of all-women artists at MOA.
• Free Exhibition Family friendly Performance
Through MOA’s unique school programs, elementary and secondary students learn about world cultures.
$8.8-million seismic upgrades are coming to the Great Hall, beginning December 3. MOA marks this groundbreaking renewal project with an earthquake awareness exhibition.
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Last month the National Museum of Brazil was destroyed by fire. Read about MOA’s connection to the institution, the devastating cultural loss and the digital rebuilding already underway.
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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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Deer, turtles and bears, oh my! Painted on hide, this whimsical wall hanging was made by a boy who attended an Indian Residential School between 1932 and 1942.
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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
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
Closed on Mondays.
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
6 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
10:30 am: Culture at the Centre Tour (30 minutes)
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
1:30 pm: Culture at the Centre Tour (30 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
MOA Tour (60 minutes)
This tour explores the highlights of the many galleries at MOA. The tour provides visitors with an introduction to MOA’s Northwest Coast collections, the Koerner European Ceramics collection and the Multiversity Galleries, as well as an in-depth look at Bill Reid’s The Raven and the First Men. You will also be introduced to the themes of any temporary exhibitions.
Clothing the World Tour (30 minutes)
This tour offers a look at MOA’s extensive collection of textiles. It features the masterworks from the Northwest Coast First Nations collection. Visitors will see examples of clothing and textiles from other cultures and develop an appreciation for resources, tools and techniques used around the globe.
Koerner Ceramics Tour (30 minutes)
This 30-minute tour features a unique collection of European ceramics from the late 15th to early 19th centuries. The collection consists of nearly 600 pieces of lead and tin-glazed earthenware and some stoneware collected by Walter Koerner over 40 years of his life.
Northwest Coast Highlights Tour (30 minutes)
This tour focuses on iconic cedar pieces that represent the Musqueam, Kwakwaka’wakw and Haida First Nations of the Northwest Coast. The tour highlights poles, bentwood boxes, feast dishes, canoes and basketry, as well as the Bill Reid sculpture The Raven and the First Men.
Outside Tour (30 minutes)
This tour takes visitors outside to the Museum grounds to see Arthur Erickson’s inspirational architecture. Visitors will be introduced to the contemporary house posts by Musqueam artist Susan Point, and poles by artists Bill Reid, Jim Hart, Mungo Martin and others, as well as visit inside the Haida House.
Potlatch Tour (30 minutes)
This tour introduces the Kwakwaka’wakw Potlatch, a very important First Nations ceremony. Highlighting examples of the regalia worn and the masks and headdresses danced in such ceremonies, this tour provides visitors with the opportunity to handle masks carved by First Nations artists before watching a short video of Potlatch scenes.
Join MOA on Halloween night for a unique and intimate conversation and screening with Indigenous filmmaker Ishmael Marika (Yolngu) from Australia’s Northern Territory.
Get your thrill on with a screening of his short horror movie, Galka, inspired by Yolngu mythology. Plus, you’ll watch his film, Gupa Ga Gunda, about the art of Nonggirrnga Marawili, one of the nine women artists whose works will be displayed in MOA’s new exhibition, Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia, opening November 1.
FREE and open to the public
Halloween candy provided
MOA • Free and open to the public Exhibition Program
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Join us for the opening of Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia, the first exhibition of all-women artists at MOA.
Opening remarks | 7:15 pm
Free admission | 6 pm
Join us on November 1 Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia makes its Canadian premiere and marks the first exhibition of all-women artists at MOA. This breathtaking exhibition features works by nine Aboriginal women, celebrated artists and community leaders from remote regions of Australia. From the vast to the minute, the subjects of their works range from distant celestial bodies to the tiny flowers of the native bush plum.
Guests will be welcomed into the exhibition with a special traditional performance by Yolngu artists from Australian’s Northern Territory, Wukun Wanambi and Ishmael Marika.
• Free Exhibition Family friendly Performance
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