Enjoy free museum admission (starting at 6 pm) for the opening night of Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun. The exhibition, co-curated by Snxakila–Clyde Tallio (Nuxalk Nation, Director of Culture and Language) and Jennifer Kramer (MOA Curator, Pacific Northwest), is an important assertion of the Nuxalk people today of their ongoing self-determination and sovereignty, by honouring the teachings of their Ancestors and laying the path for putl’lt—those not yet born. Nuxalk Strong brings together over 60 Nuxalk historic treasures drawn from the MOA collections, other museums, private and family collections. The display of these belongings expresses the importance of Nuxalk reconnection with their material heritage, made by the hands of their Ancestors.

Free museum admission | 6 pm onwards
Program | 7 – 9 pm

As part of Kids Take Over UBC happening across campus, enjoy a full-day of family-friendly activities at MOA! As you take a cultural journey through the Museum, collect stamps in your memory passport. Join the dancers of the Nisga’a Ts’amiks Vancouver Society in the Great Hall where the whole family can participate in dances establishing connections with body and roots. Visit with the Cultural Interpreters throughout the Museum to learn about their personal connections to cultural belongings and art making. Try your hand at being a conservator by practicing the care and repair of materials found in the Museum, prompting you to think about preserving your own family treasures. Stop by the Kids Library for story time to explore diverse cultural experiences and identities, plus get your hands into some craft and art-making activities.

The event is open to children of all ages. Kids under 12 should be accompanied by an adult.

The event is free with museum admission, or with Kids Take Over UBC pre-registration.

Program Schedule at MOA

Dance performances by Nisga’a Ts’amiks Vancouver Society
Great Hall | 11 am + 1 pm

Cultural Interpreters Sharing
MOA Galleries | 11:30 am – 3 pm

Kids Conservation Lab
Borden Research Room | 11:30am – 3 pm

Story Time + Kids Library
Presentation Circle | 11:30 am – 3 pm

Memory Booklet Making
Learning Lab | 11:30 am – 3 pm

Storytelling is a powerful tool that can help us understand and shape the world around us. Through narrative catharsis, we can see characters who look like us knock down barriers we feel restricted by, and empower us to break those down in our own lives. Imagination and belief are the starting point for marginalized people to build the kind of futures we want to see. Atlanthos, featured in the MOA display Atlanthos: Youth-Driven Innovation Through Afrofuturistic Storytelling, reimagines the future by blending innovation and narrative.

The evening includes a panel of experts discussing Ethọ́s Lab’s impact on transforming innovation through Afrofuturism, storytelling, and youth-led creativity. Experience artifacts from Atlanthos, including 3D-printed helmets, banners, and multimedia narratives.

This project was made possible with support from UBC’s Community University Engagement Support Fund. Ethọ́s Lab is an after-school innovation academy empowering youth in Grades 5 to 12 to explore S.T.E.A.M through culture-based experiences.

This month, we’re diving into the world of moving images with hands-on activities inspired by simple animation techniques. Explore how classic devices like phenakistoscopes and thaumatropes create illusions of movement and bring your own animations to life. Families and kids of all ages are welcome to get creative and connect with the history of animation in an engaging, interactive way.

Limited supplies; first come, first served.

About Culture Club at MOA

Join MOA on the last Sunday of each month for Culture Club! Drop in and enjoy engaging art-making activities designed for families. Get creative and connect with MOA’s diverse collections and exhibitions. See the full schedule.

Culture Club at MOA is made possible by the generous support of UBC Campus + Community Planning

Drop in and enjoy meaningful artmaking and intergenerational learning. Delve into the captivating world of Islamic geometric art with local guest artist and geometer Farah Kalaff. Discover the patterns and shapes that have inspired mosques, palaces, and manuscripts through the ages. Learn to create your own designs using traditional techniques with tools such the compass and straightedge. Perfect for all ages, this workshop offers a unique blend of history, creativity, and artistic expression.

Limited supplies; first come, first served.

Bio

Farah Kalaff is a Vancouver-based artist of Sri Lankan heritage, whose artistic journey is deeply influenced by the natural splendor of Sri Lanka and the intricate traditions of Islamic Geometry Design and Arabesque. She seamlessly weaves these elements into her work, creating pieces that are both captivating and reflective of her rich Eastern heritage. Her portfolio showcases a diverse range of projects, each characterized by a meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to innovation. Farah’s creations are more than just visual experiences; they are thoughtful explorations of space, form, and cultural identity. Follow her on Instagram.

About Culture Club at MOA

Join MOA on the last Sunday of each month for Culture Club! Drop in and enjoy engaging art-making activities designed for families. Get creative and connect with MOA’s diverse collections and exhibitions. See the full schedule.

Culture Club at MOA is made possible by the generous support of UBC Campus + Community Planning

This popular sale for MOA Members-only runs Tuesday, November 19 to Sunday, November 24 at the MOA Shop, in-person and online. For one week only, MOA Members receive 20% off their purchase (some exceptions apply). Find holiday gifts for everyone on your list—and even treat yourself!

MOA Shop hours during the Holiday Sale are Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm, and until 9pm on Thursday.

MOA Members can also shop the Holiday Sale from the comfort of home, by visiting the MOA Shop Online. Unlock your online member discount by entering your valid MOA Membership number and the promo code sent to you in your members-only newsletter.

Make the most of your MOA Member special 20% discount, which only applies during the MOA Members Holiday Sale!

Not yet a MOA Member? Join today and enjoy this special sale as well as many more benefits of membership.

Drop in and enjoy meaningful artmaking and intergenerational learning. Facilitated by local Vancouver printmaker and comic artist Tajliya Jamal, this workshop explores the connections between our individual and collective pasts, presents, and futures. Contribute your own designed story block to a larger, shared narrative through a mix of comic-inspired drawing and storytelling. Participants can drop in at any time to respond to the stories of others or start their own unique thread.

Limited supplies; first come, first served.

Bio

Tajliya Jamal is a printmaker and comics artist based in Vancouver, BC. With an emphasis on storytelling and pattern, their work often uses iconography from their Cantonese and Muslim-Indian background in tandem with images and texts that queery bodies. Taj graduated from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in 2019, and has since had their illustrations and comics featured in festivals and publications, led workshops for youth and adults, painted large murals, and produced screen prints for artists both collaboratively and on demand. Follow them on Instagram.

About Culture Club at MOA

Join MOA on the last Sunday of each month for Culture Club! Drop in and enjoy engaging art-making activities designed for families. Get creative and connect with MOA’s diverse collections and exhibitions. See the full schedule.

Culture Club at MOA is made possible by the generous support of UBC Campus + Community Planning

For this special evening, visiting artist Lisa Reihana joins MOA’s Curator of Indigenous Engagement, Damara Jacobs-Petersen for a discussion on Reihana’s artistic practice and the making of the feature exhibition, in Pursuit of Venus [infected]. Integrating hand-painted landscapes with live-action figures and a densely layered soundtrack, this monumental installation invites viewers to observe a series of restaged historical events, real and imagined, of the first contact between British and Pacific peoples.

Lisa Reihana is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice spans film, sculpture, costume and body adornment, text and photography. Since the 1990s she has significantly influenced the development of contemporary art and contemporary Māori art in Aotearoa New Zealand. Reihana represented New Zealand at the Venice Biennale in 2017 with the large-scale video installation in Pursuit of Venus [infected] (2015-17).

in Pursuit of Venus [infected] is currently on view at MOA and closes on January 5, 2025.

Join xʷmәθkʷәy̓әm artist Rita Kompst for a hands-on cedar weaving workshop in advance of National Truth and Reconciliation Day. In this workshop, participants will practice traditional cedar bark weaving techniques while reflecting on their personal role in advancing reconciliation.

Tickets on sale September 3 at noon.

Bio

Rita Kompst was born and raised in Musqueam. Her late Father, Joe Becker, a former Musqueam Chief, was mainly a carver and a fisherman. Rita started cedar weaving once her father passed as per her cultural teachings. She experienced several personal losses over the next 7 years and continued weaving on her healing journey. Her mentor Todd Devries, a Haida Weaver, encouraged her to begin teaching cedar weaving several years ago. Now she teaches cedar weaving full-time. Rita and her daughter Zoe started teaching cedar weaving, wool weaving and natural dyeing full-time together in early 2023. Follow Rita Kompst on Instagram.

About Culture Club at MOA

Join MOA on the last Sunday of each month for Culture Club! Drop in and enjoy engaging art-making activities designed for families. Get creative and connect with MOA’s diverse collections and exhibitions. See the full schedule.

Culture Club at MOA is made possible by the generous support of UBC Campus + Community Planning

This event is now SOLD OUT. 

For the 2024 Vancouver Institute Dal Grauer Memorial Lecture, Robin Wall Kimmerer draws on Indigenous and scientific wisdom to offer lessons on how we can heal our relationships with the natural world.

In her lecture, titled “Restoration and Reciprocity: Healing Relationships with the Natural World,” Dr. Kimmerer discusses how ecological restoration can be understood as an act of reciprocity, in return for the gifts of the earth. In this thought-provoking discussion and Q&A, Dr. Kimmerer explores the ecological and ethical imperatives of healing the damage we have inflicted on our land and waters. She traces the evolution of restoration philosophy and practice, and considers how the integration of Indigenous knowledge can expand our understanding of restoration from the biophysical to the biocultural. Reciprocal restoration includes not only healing the land, but our relationship to the land. In healing the land, we heal ourselves.

Book signing to follow presentation.

If you have already secured tickets to the event and can no longer attend, please return your tickets by emailing chan.tickets@ubc.ca. If you do not have tickets to the event, we encourage you to join the standby line at the venue on the day of the event.

“A profound perspective of history, restoration, reciprocity, responsibility and hope.” ~Forbes

This event is presented by the Museum of Anthropology at UBC in partnership with the Chan Centre at UBC, Critical Indigenous Studies at UBC,  and the Vancouver Institute.

Bio

Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling collection of essays Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants. As a writer and a scientist, her interests in restoration include not only restoration of ecological communities, but restoration of our relationships to land. She holds a BS in Botany from SUNY ESF, an MS and PhD in Botany from the University of Wisconsin and is the author of numerous scientific papers on plant ecology, bryophyte ecology, traditional knowledge and restoration ecology. As a writer and a scientist, her interests in restoration include not only restoration of ecological communities, but restoration of our relationships to land. She lives on an old farm in upstate New York, tending gardens both cultivated and wild.