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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 and help preserve the invaluable cultural significance and living heritage of the world-renowned Northwest Coast First Nations collection housed within it.
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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.
African Routes, Canadian Roots
African Routes, Canadian Roots
Preserving What We Value
Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art
Enjoy a day of documentary films at MOA that explore stories of the African diaspora.
MOA's Haida House • Free with museum admission; limited capacity—first come, first served
Join a selection of curators, artists and community leaders for special public tours of Sankofa: African Routes, Canadian Roots, with a focus on sharing perspectives about African and Black history, political affirmation and cultural identity.
MOA • Free with museum admission
In-person + Online • Free
Updated: January 4, 2022—MOA is open to the public with new COVID-19 protocols. We continue to work hard to adjust and implement a process to safely welcome our visitors and staff, in accordance with all provincial health directives.
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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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The Museum of Anthropology is delighted to announce that the University of British Columbia has appointed Dr. Susan Rowley to a three-year term as Director of MOA. Sue is a Curator at MOA and an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, two roles she has served in with passion and curiosity. Through her work at MOA, she collaborates regularly with Musqueam and other Indigenous communities in British Columbia on exhibitions, training initiatives, and research projects. “Sue is respected for her deeply held relationships and her collaborative style. She is a strong leader for MOA,” said Leona Sparrow, Musqueam liaison to MOA and UBC.
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The Museum of Anthropology at UBC stands with all Indigenous peoples at this time of mourning and widespread sorrow, in light of the announcements of unmarked burials of more than one thousand Indigenous children on the grounds of Indian residential schools across the country.
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If you were to stop by MOA’s digitization studio on any given day, you’d find me photographing objects from MOA’s vast collection. Those objects could…
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At the Museum of Anthropology, there are over 8,000 pieces of textile fibre arts in our collections, making it the largest such collection in Western…
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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
The primary role of MOA’s Volunteer Research Committee is to provide in-depth information about particular items in the MOA Collection, as directed by the curators….
Read MoreIn light of the death of George Floyd and the protests that have erupted in response to his murder and to other systemic forms of racism across the continent, MOA asserts our resolute support for peaceful, anti-racist action and education.
MOA reiterates our commitment in all our work to our fundamental values of respect, inclusiveness, engagement, care and service. We call on all of us—institutions, communities, governments and individuals—to act together in good faith to advance the causes of reform and reconciliation, to help create a better future.
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Read an excerpt of the book Divine Threads: The Visual and Material Culture of Cantonese Opera by April Liu.
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Seeing isn’t always believing. Learn about the history of this not-so-authentic flute in MOA’s collections.
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Discover MOA’s extensive contemporary art collection displayed in the Multiversity Galleries and explore Key-Sook Geum’s ethereal wire sculpture that fuses art and fashion.
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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 responds to an inquiry about wooden figures purchased in a market in London.
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In the summer of 2019, the University of British Columbia returned a mortuary pole to the Haida Nation. This repatriation is an act of paying respect. Through this and other actions, UBC and MOA are acknowledging past injustices and working to right the past.
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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 features a conversation about a button blanket between the inquirer and MOA Curator Jennifer Kramer.
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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 answers an inquiry about a carved wooden box.
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Read an excerpt of Robert D. Watt’s book, People Among the People: The Public Art of Susan Point, which celebrates the public art of one of Canada’s most accomplished artists and designers. It was the recipient of the 2019 City of Vancouver Book Award.
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