The 4, 14, 25, 33, 41, 43, 44, 49, 84, 99 B-Line, 480 buses arrive at UBC Exchange Bay 2—a 15 minute walk to MOA. Get off at the last stop and walk northwest. See detailed directions.
The 68 UBC Exchange/Lower Mall shuttle bus departs from UBC Exchange 1. Get off at SB West Mall at NW Marine Dr.
Full transit information at the Translink website.
From Downtown: Take 4th Avenue, Broadway (9th Avenue), 10th Avenue, or 16th Avenue west all the way to UBC.
From YVR Airport: Exit the Arthur Laing Bridge onto Southwest Marine Drive, and follow this road to UBC.
Once in UBC, watch for signs guiding you to MOA. Paid parking can be purchased by cash or credit card.
An Evo and Car2Go parking lot is located a 7-minute walk south of MOA.
From downtown, cross the Burrard Street Bridge and exit to the right onto Cornwall. Follow to Point Grey Road until NW Marine Drive all the way to UBC. Note this ride involves a significant hill, and Mobi bike shares do not have stations at UBC.
The Enchanting Theatre of Puppets
The Enchanting Theatre of Puppets
Preserving What We Value
Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art
Daily public tours are held several times a day.
All public tours are free with museum admission. See tour schedule.
When the sun sets at MOA, the shadows take over, transforming the museum into a dark and delightful world of living puppets. In this two-part evening of puppetry and playfulness, submerge yourself in a fantastical dance-circus performance and an immersive, interactive shadow installation.
MOA • General $25 | UBC Students, Staff, Faculty / MOA Members / Indigenous peoples $22 Performance Program
MOA’s popular Sound House series returns for its second season. The season launches with a powerful and playful night of hip hop, beatboxing and poetry, guest curated and MC’d by Chelsea D.E Johnson, East Van’s high priestess of soulful sound. Gather outside by the heat of the bonfire, then gather in MOA’s Haida House for words to set the world on fire.
MOA's Haida House • $15 (includes museum admission) Performance Program
Although beating a lali traditionally signalled a ceremonial event in Fujian culture, it doesn’t have to be a special occasion to tap this drum in the Multiversity Galleries.
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Congratulations to not one, but two winners of the 2019 MOA Shop Emerging Indigenous Artist Contest: Maka Monture Päki for Not Invisible and John Velten for Hummingbird.
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Although beating a lali traditionally signalled a ceremonial event in Fujian culture, it doesn’t have to be a special occasion to tap this drum in the Multiversity Galleries.
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Brush up on what’s in the MOA drawers. While you’re combing through the objects in the Multiversity Galleries, check out this intriguing Chokwe piece from Angola.
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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
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