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From Vancouver: The westbound 4, 14, 25, 33, R4, 44, 49, 84, 99 B-Line, and 480 buses arrive at UBC. Get off at the last stop and walk northwest. See detailed directions.
Once at UBC Exchange, you can also transfer to the 68 Wesbrook Village bus instead of walking to MOA. Get off at NW Marine Dr at West Mall. Full transit information at the Translink website.
From Downtown Vancouver: Cross the Burrard or Granville Street bridges, and then head west on 4th Avenue, Broadway, 10th Avenue or 16th Avenue all the way to UBC.
From YVR Airport: Exit the Arthur Laing Bridge and head west onto Southwest Marine Drive, and follow this road to UBC.
Once at UBC, watch for signs guiding you to MOA. Paid parking can be purchased by cash or credit card. An Evo parking lot is located a 7-minute walk south of MOA.
From downtown Vancouver: Cross the Burrard Street Bridge and exit to the right onto Cornwall Street. Follow to Point Grey Road until NW Marine Drive all the way to UBC.
Please note that this route involves a significant hill, and that Mobi bike shares do not have stations at UBC.
Make your own wallet or purse in this drop-in workshop using old MOA exhibition materials.
MOA • Free with museum admission Workshop
Come to MOA for a day of word play exercises and creative development in rhythm and rhyme with local spoken word artist and activist Jillian Christmas, as part of National Poetry Month celebrations. Take inspiration from the MOA’s worldwide collections and bring them to life through words.
MOA • General $30 | UBC Students, Staff, Faculty / MOA Members / Indigenous peoples $25 Workshop
Here are some online MOA resources for you to enjoy online, from home. In these difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever to keep culture in your daily life.
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In light of the evolving COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, MOA is temporarily closed to the public (effective Tuesday, March 17). This includes all public and private tours, public programs and events, and school programs.
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Bill Reid is one of Canada’s most distinguished sculptors. This story tells the story of how his masterpiece, The Raven and the First Men, beloved by Canadians and a favourite of MOA patrons the world over, came to be.
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Pinkies up! Can you guess the household source of the itsy-bitsy embellishments on this ivory tea set?
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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
Celebrate National Poetry Month at MOA this year with poetry and sound installations featuring celebrated Vancouver-based poet and activist, Jillian Christmas.
Experience a powerful and passionate response by local poets of African descent to the African objects in the Museum’s care, as part of an initiative to decolonize MOA’s African collection—led by MOA’s Curator of Africa and South America, Nuno Porto and the UBC Africa Awareness Initiative.
The opening event on April 2 will feature live readings of poetry and spoken word by Jillian Christmas and other poets. Following this live showcase night, the recording from the event will be transformed into a sound installation to be played every Thursday evening in MOA’s Multiversity Galleries throughout the month of April.
Schedule
April 2 | Live poetry with Jillian Christmas and guests, 6 – 7:30 pm (reception to follow)
April 9 | Poetry Sound Installation, 5 – 9 pm
April 16 | Poetry Sound Installation, 5 – 9 pm
April 23 | Poetry Sound Installation, 5 – 9 pm
April 30 | Poetry Sound Installation, 5 – 9 pm
Jillian Christmas will also be offering a poetry workshop on Sunday, April 19. Learn more here.
Jillian Christmas
Born and raised in Markham, Ontario, Jillian Christmas serves as Artistic Director of Versəs Festival of Words. An enthusiastic organizer and activist in the Canadian arts community, Jillian’s focus is to increase anti-oppression initiatives in spoken word. Jillian’s work has been featured in numerous publications including The Huffington Post, and published in a number of collections, including Matrix New Queer Writing (issue 98), The Post Feminist Post, Plenitude Magazine, Room Magazine and celebrated anthology, The Great Black North. She has participated in, developed and executed programs in partnership with Toronto Poetry Project, Wordplay, Brendan McLeod’s Travelling Slam, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Opera, and the CULTCH Mentorship, and facilitated spoken word workshops for youth and adults across the country. Learn more here.
MOA • Free with museum admission Programs
