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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Join Artist Ayana V. Jackson at UBC’s Green College for a panel discussion exploring From the Deep.
Green College, UBC • Free
Join us for the opening of MOA’s new feature exhibition, From the Deep: In the Wake of Drexciya with Ayana V. Jackson.
MOA • Free
For one day only, join Artist Ayana V. Jackson for a special artist tour of From the Deep: In the Wake of Drexciya.
MOA • Included with museum admission
Guest curator Luis Manuel González reflects on the cultural and personal significance of Tupananchiskama: Ancient Andean Cosmovision during Latin American History Month, and the importance of sharing Andean perspectives on culture, nature, time and the cosmos with audiences in Vancouver.
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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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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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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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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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