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Big changes are underway in MOA's Great Hall, which is receiving seismic upgrades in order to augment its structural integrity. MOA is temporarily closed until late 2023 to accelerate the completion of this complex construction project.
Learn MoreFrom 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.
Join MOA for a rare opportunity to visit the Museum during our temporary closure in 2023.
MOA • $20 regular, $12 for MOA members, Indigenous peoples, UBC students/faculty/staff
In-person • Free
Seismic upgrades and rebuild of MOA’s Great Hall are now underway, in order to strengthen the Museum’s resiliency and protect its irreplaceable collection in the event of a major earthquake.
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Learn about the seismic upgrades currently underway at MOA and how they are critical in preserving and safeguarding objects and cultural heritage for the future.
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The upcoming winter holidays present a final opportunity for visitors to explore the Museum of Anthropology at UBC before it temporarily closes. Starting January 16, MOA will be temporarily closed until late 2023 to accelerate the completion of the Great Hall seismic upgrades.
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Here are a few images to provide a snapshot of the different ways that MOA’s famous and much-loved building was conceptualized in the early 1970s.
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Recently MOA’s Senior Conservator, Heidi Swierenga was a guest on Preservation Technology, a podcast series that explores the progressive applications of science and technology in…
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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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University of British Columbia
6393 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2
Email • info@moa.ubc.ca
Phone • 604.827.5932
In recognition of Indigenous History Month, MOA invites you to listen and learn with Musqueam knowledge keeper Richard Campbell.
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Join cultural knowledge keeper and Indigenous plant diva T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss for an afternoon of hands-on learning about Indigenous plants.
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Join writer Njamba Koffi in MOA’s Presentation Circle for an interactive session exploring stories from the African diaspora.
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MOA is thrilled to welcome Tsimshian weaver Willy White as an Artist-in-Residence, from February 8 to 20, 2022.
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To mark Indigenous History month, we are featuring three Indigenous women who shaped the Native hip hop world for the next Artists Unscripted event.
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MOA welcomes ceramics artist Holly Ratcliffe as an Artist-in-Residence, from January to March 2020. During her residency at MOA, Holly will be creating ceramic works in the Judy Cranmer Ceramics Laboratory (located in the Multiversity Galleries).
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Join MOA for a special book signing with Musqueam artist Susan Point and author Robert D. Watt for the launch of People Among the People: The Public Art of Susan Point, published by Figure 1 in collaboration with MOA.
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Express yourself, your history and your connection to the land through storyboarding in this hands-on, one-of-a-kind workshop led by Haida artist SGidGang.xaal, Shoshannah Greene, a graduate of Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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Express yourself, your history and your connection to the land through storyboarding in this hands-on workshop, led by Haida artist SGidGang.xaal, Shoshannah Greene.
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This workshop will introduce participants to the possibilities of using stencils as a tool, in the context of street art, to engage with social issues. The workshop is produced in conjunction with MOA’s newest exhibition, Arts of Resistance: Politics and the Past in Latin America, which explores the role of creativity during times of political turmoil.
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