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.
MOA’s Great Hall is being prepared for important seismic upgrades in November and December 2018. During this time, visitors will see the iconic space in transition as poles located in the Great Hall are lowered and moved. The poles will be placed into temporary storage where visitors can watch them undergo conservation.
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Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia
Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia
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. See tour schedule.
Join exhibition organizer Carol E. Mayer, MOA’s Curator of the Pacific for a special tour of Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia.
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Discover the hidden stories of Cantonese Opera in Vancouver through a trail of shimmering costumes, feathered headdresses and magical talismans. Art historian April Liu will share the behind-the-scenes stories of Cantonese Opera as it travelled the world during the early 20th century, transforming Vancouver’s Chinatown into a major hub of operatic activity.
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You might be surprised to learn what this robe from Siberia is made out of.
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In this second of three posts, learn more about the artists featured in the exhibition Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia as she reflects on her work: how she learned to paint, what subjects she has painted, and why.
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You might be surprised to learn what this robe from Siberia is made out of.
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Discover MOA’s extensive contemporary art collection displayed in the Multiversity Galleries, starting with Tania Willard’s woodblock print that depicts the gendered labour symptomatic of Canada’s colonial history.
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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
By Nicole Brabant This summer at the UBC Museum of Anthropology (MOA), public tours commenced for a bold new exhibition called Claiming Space: Voices of Urban Aboriginal…
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Here is a photo of over 1920 spoons from “Barbara Robertson Gitxsan Donation.” The spoons had been stored for many decades in 2 trunks, along with…
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Claiming Space: Voices of Urban Aboriginal Youth looks at the diverse ways urban Aboriginal youth are asserting their identity and affirming their relationship to both…
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I hope you enjoyed reading my last post about generating a digital copy of the ‘Ksan Doors found in the MOA Photographic Collection. I would…
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James W. Davidson was a journalist, adventurer, and businessman who spent many years in Asia, and later moved to Calgary. While in Asia, Davidson collected…
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I’m a library volunteer at MOA with a particular enthusiasm for the archaeology of B.C. This summer, my daughter Jo recommended a book about the…
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In April of 2013, I completed my first year as a Masters of Archival Studies candidate at the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies…
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Hello MOA fans, we are Ida and Stephanie, two summer interns in the conservation and collections labs, respectively, here at MOA. Ida is an objects…
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Birch-bark basketry is a fascinating cultural practice! Prior to my research of MOA’s collection, I didn’t realize the high level of skill and ingenuity that…
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The Museum of Anthropology (UBC) is very pleased to welcome Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole carver: Jaalen Edenshaw. Jaalen will facilitate a rich, visual presentation regarding his work…
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On November 14-15 the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) hosted a Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Workshop on Wet Basketry. Participants in the workshop included representatives from…
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It has been almost three months since I started my internship at MOA and so far it has been a great experience. From my very…
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