A Celebration of Mehregan with the Kereshmeh Ensemble
Celebrate the rich heritage of Persian culture and light, friendship and love at the end of the summer, known as Mehregan.
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December 25: closed
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$26 |
Adult (19–64) |
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Senior (65+) |
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Student (19+ with student ID) |
$13 |
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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.
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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 this special tour of Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images, with exhibition artists Kunsang Kyirong and Lodoe Laura and MOA Curator Fuyubi Nakamura.
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Visit Collections OnlineMOA’s ethnographic objects come from around world, including the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
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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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Celebrate the rich heritage of Persian culture and light, friendship and love at the end of the summer, known as Mehregan.
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MOA is thrilled to welcome the Coastal Dance Festival back to MOA for the popular Signature Performances.
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Join MOA for a series of events as part of the Coastal Dance Festival including signature dance performances, a multimedia art installation and an artist sharing series.
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Join Coastal Dance Festival and MOA for Ko Te Ākau, a visual arts installation and durational performance in MOA’s Haida House.
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Come on out to MOA’s Great Hall for an evening of soulful sounds with two unforgettable acts.
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Sound House this month welcomes JUNO-nominated world/Latin band Mazacote.
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Sound House this month welcomes DJ Mynxy and DJ Beer, two of Vancouvers top women DJs, for a spooktacular night of beats.
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Join MOA for an evening of healing and queer magic-making in celebration of Vancouver’s Pride weekend.
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Celebrate the women and femmes in our lives with an intimate evening of music in MOA’s Haida House.
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Join us at MOA’s exquisite Haida House for an intimate and inspirational evening of queer and feminist slam and spoken word with UBC Slam Poetry.
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