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 and Share Now (Car2Go) 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.
Ceramics of the Extraordinary
Ceramics of the Extraordinary
Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art
Preserving What We Value
Daily public tours are held several times a day.
All public tours are free with museum admission.
Join MOA and Gamelan Gita Asmara for a unique night of classical and experimental gamelan—led by Indonesian composer, teacher and musician, I Putu Gede Sukaryana (Balot).
MOA's Haida House • $15 (includes museum admission) Performance Programs
British-Kenyan artist Grace Ndiritu has declared 2020 as the Year of Black Healing, to counterbalance the co-opting of Black Culture by politicians to promote their own agendas.
MOA • Free with museum admission Lecture Program
Bill Reid is one of Canada’s most distinguished sculptors. One of the greatest achievements in his illustrious career is the monumental sculpture, The Raven and the First Men. This story tells the story of how this masterpiece, beloved by Canadians and a favourite of MOA patrons the world over, came to be.
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Pinkies up! Can you guess the household source of the itsy-bitsy embellishments on this ivory tea set?
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Bill Reid is one of Canada’s most distinguished sculptors. One of the greatest achievements in his illustrious career is the monumental sculpture, The Raven and the First Men. This story tells the story of how this masterpiece, beloved by Canadians and a favourite of MOA patrons the world over, came to be.
Read MorePinkies up! Can you guess the household source of the itsy-bitsy embellishments on this ivory tea set?
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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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Museum of Anthropology at the
University of British Columbia
6393 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2
Email • info@moa.ubc.ca
Phone • 604.822.5087
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
1 pm: Guide’s Choice Tour (30 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
Closed Mondays
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
1 pm: Guide’s Choice Tour (30 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
1 pm: Guide’s Choice Tour (30 minutes)
1:30 pm: Cultures autochtones de la Côte Nord-Ouest (en français; 30 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
1 pm: Guide’s Choice Tour (30 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
1 pm: Guide’s Choice Tour (30 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
1 pm: Guide’s Choice Tour (30 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
11 am: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
1 pm: Guide’s Choice Tour (30 minutes)
2 pm: MOA Tour (60 minutes)
*Daily tour schedule is subject to change
MOA Tour (60 minutes)
This tour explores the highlights of the many galleries at MOA. The tour provides visitors with an introduction to MOA’s Northwest Coast collections, the Koerner European Ceramics collection and the Multiversity Galleries, as well as an in-depth look at Bill Reid’s The Raven and the First Men. You will also be introduced to the themes of any temporary exhibitions.
Guide’s Choice Tour (30 minutes)
Join MOA’s experienced Gallery Guides on a 30-minute tour of their choice, offering you a new perspective of the Museum and its collections. Each day the Gallery Guide will select one of the following tours to give: Clothing the World Tour, Northwest Coast Highlights Tour, Outside Tour or Potlatch Tour
Cultures autochtones de la Côte Nord-Ouest (30 minutes)
Cette visite guidée se concentre sur des pièces en bois de cèdre, représentatives de divers groupes culturels de la Côte Nord-Ouest : les Musqueam, les Kwakwaka’wakw et les Haïda. La visite donne priorité aux grands mâts sculptés, aux coffres en bois plié, (aux plats de festins cérémoniaux), aux canoës, à la vannerie et aux masques cérémoniaux, ainsi qu’à la sculpture de Bill Reid Le Grand Corbeau et les premiers hommes.
