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.
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The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson
The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson
Ancient Andean Cosmovision
Cosmovisión Ancestral Andina
Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art
Join us for a unique and intimate tour of MOA’s new feature exhibition I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson.
MOA • Free with museum admission
Join MOA each month for our new art-making series for adults, Art Club at MOA.
Cedar Café at MOA • Free (museum admission not required)
Join MOA for a series of special public tours of the feature exhibition Tupananchiskama: Ancient Andean Cosmovision.
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“This will become one of the most talked about institutions in North America.” When Michael Ames, the Museum’s director at the time, spoke those words…
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April 8, 2026 marks UBC Giving Day—a 24-hour campus-wide fundraising event aimed at bringing together the community to maximize awareness, engagement, and fundraising for important causes…
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For more than three decades, Elder Larry Grant has been a guiding presence at MOA. A respected Musqueam Elder, educator, and knowledge keeper, he has…
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Learn about MOA’s newest touchable object, Qap’u’luq-John Marston’s Harbour Canoe, now on view in the Great Hall.
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The new MOA Publication, Sea of Islands brings together knowledge holders, scholars, and artists from across the Pacific with Western scholars working with Pacific collections—as well as members of diasporic Oceanic communities—to share the stories and journeys of the objects that comprise Canada’s largest Oceanic collection, housed at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.
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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
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We invite you to the opening of our dramatic new exhibition that displays over 250 exquisite puppets, old and new, from 15 countries around the world.
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In celebration of International Women’s Day, MOA is offering special tours of Marking the Infinite.
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Dive deep into the art of Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists From Aboriginal Australia with a unique night of musical experimentation and art appreciation at MOA.
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Join us for the opening celebrations of Shake Up: Preserving What We Value, MOA’s new exhibition that explores the convergence of earthquake science and technology with the rich traditional knowledge and oral history of the living cultures represented in MOA’s collections.
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Join exhibition organizer Carol E. Mayer, MOA’s Curator of the Pacific for special tours on opening weekend of Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia.
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Join MOA on Halloween night for a unique and intimate conversation and screening with Indigenous filmmaker Ishmael Marika (Yolngu) from Australia’s Northern Territory.
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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.
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This 30-minute tour explores Culture at the Centre from an Indigenous perspective. Take a deeper look into this exhibition with members of MOA’s Native Youth Program (NYP), a summer leadership program for urban Indigenous youth. Let them take you through the exhibition’s themes of honouring and supporting culture, history and language—and what those themes mean to them in their own lives.
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Join MOA for a unique full-day experience to celebrate Indigenous knowledge of the land and sea, co-hosted by Terry Point from the Musqueam First Nation and representatives from the Maya in Exile Garden at UBC Farm.
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Join us for a special tour of the unprecedented exhibition Culture at the Centre, led by visiting curators Alison Pascal, from the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, and Stephanie Halapija, from the Nisga’a Museum.
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