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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 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.
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Join MOA for a series of special curator tours exploring the feature exhibition Tupananchiskama with guest curator, Luis Manuel González.
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Join us on the last Sunday of each month for MOA’s family program series, Culture Club at MOA.
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Maestro Mokhtabad in concert at MOA will be a night not to be forgotten: beauty, poetry, and timeless traditions of Iranian classical music.
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Guest curator Luis Manuel González reflects on the cultural and personal significance of Tupananchiskama: Ancient Andean Cosmovision during Latin American History Month, and the importance of sharing Andean perspectives on culture, nature, time and the cosmos with audiences in Vancouver.
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A look back at the return of the Sim’oogit Laay’ pole from MOA to its home in Nisga’a territory, and the role repatriation plays in the ongoing work of reconciliation.
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“This will become one of the most talked about institutions in North America.” When Michael Ames, the Museum’s director at the time, spoke those words…
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A look back at the return of the Sim’oogit Laay’ pole from MOA to its home in Nisga’a territory, and the role repatriation plays in the ongoing work of reconciliation.
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Ask MOA: What Is It? is your opportunity to ask MOA Curators and Collections staff about an artwork or other mystery object at home that you’ve always wondered about. This featured Ask MOA case is about stone tools found in Saskatchewan.
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Ask MOA: What Is It? is your opportunity to ask MOA Curators and Collections staff about an artwork or other mystery object at home that you’ve always wondered about. This featured Ask MOA case is about a 19th-century beaver dish owned by the inquirer’s grandfather.
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How can legends and stories connect people across the globe in difficult times? Amabie, a Japanese spirit figure, is being used as an awareness symbol during the pandemic and inspiring a bevy of artistic interpretations—including one by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas.
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In 2016 MOA Curator Carol E. Mayer received a call from Robert Stallworthy, the great-great-grandson of the Reverend George Stallworthy, who collected 61 artifacts during his work in the South Pacific over 150 years ago. Now Robert was inquiring whether MOA might be interested in receiving this collection.
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When studying clothing and textiles, it is easy to overlook the urgent contemporary issue of sustainability. MOA Volunteer Associates Marilyn Bild and Arlee Galewe hope to inspire visitors to make positive changes for our global future.
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With her keen eye and commitment to expanding the public’s knowledge, MOA Volunteer Associate Marcie Powell has woven together both research and passion to help MOA document an extraordinary collection of textiles from around the globe.
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What impact does the museum environment have on its collections? Using objects you already have at home, this experiment will teach you how to and test out the impacts of a damp and salty micro-environment.
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Ask MOA: What Is It? is your opportunity to ask MOA curators and collections staff about an artwork or other mystery object at home that you’ve always wondered about. This featured Ask MOA case is about two carved lamps made in BC that the inquirer inherited.
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After being inspired by MOA’s collection in Art of the Kwakiutl Indians, the Museum’s first catalogue, Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau invited MOA to present a major exhibition of its First Nations collection in Montreal.
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Learn about the “detective work” that Curatorial Intern Anya Maves did to research a set of 19th-century British ceramic tiles.
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