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.
This year’s International Women’s Day at MOA is a unique intergenerational, intercultural celebration of women supporting women.
MOA • Free with museum admission Performance Programs
Make your own earthquake-proof museum at a special drop-in workshop for all ages.
MOA • Free with museum admission Exhibition Family friendly Workshop
In addition to its extensive object collection, the Museum of Anthropology also houses a valuable collection of archival material. MOA’s Archives is part of the…
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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.
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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.
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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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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
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), aka Zhang Ailing, shot to stardom in 1940s wartime Shanghai and won a cult status in modern Chinese literature. This talk situates…
This interdisciplinary seminar series is for anyone with interests in visual and material culture across different departments at UBC and beyond. The seminar provides an…
Coastal First Nations Dance Festival – School Performances February 25, 2020 MOA’s Haida House The Museum of Anthropology is delighted to announce that the Coastal…
2019 marks a milestone at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC as we celebrate 70 years of making our collections available to the public. In…
Madeline Rowan and Brenda Taylor knew in 1978 that their collaboration was the start of an important and vital initiative, but they couldn’t have predicted…
Sculpt your own clay cup, mould your personal story into this every day object, and create a unique and meaningful work of art. Participants will…
The 16-person gamelan ensemble of Gamelan Gita Asmara will take us on a journey down the many paths of gamelan. The evening will begin with…
The exhibition Playing with Fire: Ceramics of the Extraordinary consists of a series of installation works by 11 ceramic artists who have lived and worked…
As the first term is approaching its end, join Abigail White, Dannielle Olusanya, Diana Kamau, Melanie Ligale, Nabila Basri, Saleh Ismail, Sam Klein Laufer and…
The Museum of Anthropology’s conservators know firsthand that the process of caring for museum objects has ethical, political and emotional dimensions. As MOA’s first conservator, serving from…
