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Big changes are underway in MOA's Great Hall, which is receiving seismic upgrades in order to augment its structural integrity. MOA is temporarily closed until late 2023 to accelerate the completion of this complex construction project.
Learn MoreFrom 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.
Join MOA for a behind-the-scenes tour with MOA Conservator Heidi Swierenga and Curator Karen Duffek.
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Join MOA for a rare opportunity to visit the Museum during our temporary closure in 2023.
MOA • $20 regular, $12 for MOA members, Indigenous peoples, UBC students/faculty/staff
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Seismic upgrades and rebuild of MOA’s Great Hall are now underway, in order to strengthen the Museum’s resiliency and protect its irreplaceable collection in the event of a major earthquake.
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Learn about the seismic upgrades currently underway at MOA and how they are critical in preserving and safeguarding objects and cultural heritage for the future.
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MOA is deeply saddened by the passing of Gloria Cranmer Webster last week, at age 91. We honour this remarkable ’Namgis (Kwakwaka’wakw) woman whose ties to the Museum of Anthropology date back to the 1960s. The legacy of her repatriation and heritage preservation work has guided MOA’s practices in the ensuing decades and has forever shifted the cultural landscape in BC.
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In this MOA Story learn about the newest feature in MOA’s Multimedia Guide: Indigenous Voices, a special listening experience created with the intent to feature and amplify the voices of Indigenous community members, their perspectives on artistic, healing and museum practices.
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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 engraved bones found in the communal items place in the inquirer’s building.
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It’s all in the details. These pocket-size snuff bottles, found in MOA’s Multiversity galleries, are miniature works of art.
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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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University of British Columbia
6393 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2
Email • info@moa.ubc.ca
Phone • 604.827.5932
Recently MOA’s Senior Conservator, Heidi Swierenga was a guest on Preservation Technology, a podcast series that explores the progressive applications of science and technology in…
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In this video, learn about a range of cultural textiles with MOA Volunteer Associates, Marilyn Bild and Arlee Gale, as they take us inside the collections at MOA.
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Do you think of lettuce fields, border crossings and murals when you think of American civil rights movements? We do. These were in fact integral…
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In this conversation, Jennifer Kramer, Curator, Pacific Northwest discusses her favourite installation from MOA’s collection with Karen Duffek, Curator, Contemporary Visual Art + Pacific Northwest (Department Head).
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Learn about Kkokdu (꼭두) – Korean funerary figures in this special Asian Heritage Month feature.
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April 6, 2022 marks UBC Giving Day—a 24-hour campus-wide fundraising event aimed at bringing together the community to maximize awareness, engagement, and fundraising for important…
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Today in honour of International Women’s Day we’re feature five Indigenous women artists that you should know who have works in the MOA Collections.
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February is Black History Month and to celebrate MOA is offering free museum admission all month-long for Black and African community members. Black community members…
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When the Museum of Anthropology opened in its current location in 1976, requests began to come in from Indigenous inmates, many of whom were members…
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Learn about the significance of First Nations Brass Bands in this MOA Story by Indigenous Internship Program member, Marc Williams (Squamish/Wet’suwet’en).
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