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.
The Enchanting Theatre of Puppets
The Enchanting Theatre of Puppets
Preserving What We Value
Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art
Daily public tours are held several times a day.
All public tours are free with museum admission.
It’s a night for the grownups to play at MOA’s first-ever puppet slam. There’s nothing kid-friendly about this gut-splitting night of raunchy and raucous puppets.
MOA's Haida House • Free with museum admission Performance Program
MOA’s popular Sound House series returns for its second season. For the October edition, Ezra Kwizera and his band offer a zesty yet soulful mix of reggae, soca, East African bongo, and pop.
MOA • $15 (includes museum admission) Performance Programs
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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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
Women take the stage in MOA’s Great Hall for an electrifying night of music at this special edition of Sound House, MOA’s new monthly music series.
Bring your friends and dancing shoes for this fantastic line-up of local women musicians who will wow you with jazz, funk-soul and hip hop. The artists of this blow-out night, who hail from all over the world, bring diverse traditions and inspirations to create vibrant, inclusive artistic communities right here in Vancouver.
The night features a powerhouse lineup of incredible women artists, activists and community builders: jazz trio Fines Triddum featuring multi-instrumentalist Feven Kidane, jazz drummer KeAloha Noelani and jazz pianist Suin Park; Old Soul Rebel featuring Lola Whyte on vocals and electric banjo and Chelsea Johnson on vocals and electric guitar; rapper Missy D; emcee Kimmortal; hip hop, spoken word, beat-box artist and cultural dancer JB the First Lady (Nuxalk/Onondaga); plus a street-dance performance produced by the emcee for the evening, Char Loro of ShapeShifterStudio with Kosi, Momo, Leah McFly and Marisa Gold —in the styles of breaking, hip-hop, house, contemporary, waacking and spoken word poetry.
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
This edition of Sound House kicks off Turn It Up & Disrupt (https://www.arts.ubc.ca/artsandculture/arts-and-culture-events/turn-it-up-and-disrupt/), a three-day International Women’s Day festival at UBC to inspire, educate and mobilize our community to creatively tackle gender-based inequities, and bring about positive change.
March 7
Doors open| 7 pm
Performances | 7:30 pm
MOA • FREE with museum admission Performance Program
