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
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Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art
Join MOA for a special tour led by curator Jordan Wilson in dialogue with Raymond Boisjoly of I Use My Haida Eyes.
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Join MOA for a series of special curator tours exploring the feature exhibition Tupananchiskama with guest curator, Luis Manuel González.
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Join us on the last Sunday of each month for MOA’s family program series, Culture Club at MOA.
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A look back at the return of the Sim’oogit Laay’ pole from MOA to its home in Nisga’a territory, and the role repatriation plays in the ongoing work of reconciliation.
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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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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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A look back at the return of the Sim’oogit Laay’ pole from MOA to its home in Nisga’a territory, and the role repatriation plays in the ongoing work of reconciliation.
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Hello MOA blog readers! I’m Michelle and I’ve just completed a collections practicum at MOA. Over the summer I have had the opportunity to work…
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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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Join us for the first curatorial tour of the powerful new show, Arts of Resistance: Politics and the Past in Latin America, by its curator, Laura Osorio Sunnucks.
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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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Celebrate the opening of MOA’s newest exhibition, Arts of Resistance: Politics and the Past in Latin America, with a remarkable evening exploring the political and social significance of artistic traditions in Latin American culture and folkloric arts.
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Join us for a celebration of the vibrancy and dynamism of Salish weaving with a fashion that features works done by contemporary Salish weavers.
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Join Tracy Williams and Sharon Kallis for a hands on conversation about the stinging nettle plant. They will share stories of working with nettle and introduce the thigh rolling technique traditionally used for net making.
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Join MOA Curator Sue Rowley for a special tour of The Fabric of Our Land, featuring early Salish weavings on loan from institutions in Europe and the United States.
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