
Celebrate Black History Month at MOA
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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Monday |
10 am – 5 pm |
Tuesday |
10 am – 5 pm |
Wednesday |
10 am – 5 pm |
Thursday |
10 am – 9 pm |
Friday |
10 am – 5 pm |
Saturday |
10 am – 5 pm |
Sunday |
10 am – 5 pm |
$26 |
Adult (19–64) |
$23 |
Senior (65+) |
$23 |
Student (19+ with student ID) |
$13 |
Youth (6–18) |
Half-price |
Thursday evening (after 5 pm) |
Free |
Child (0–5) |
Free |
Indigenous people |
Free |
UBC student/staff/faculty |
Free |
MOA Members |
Free |
UNA + UTown members |
$35 |
Access Pass (unlimited admission for one year) |
Tickets available at the door.
Open regular museum hours for in-person shopping, Monday to Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm, and until 9 pm on Thursdays. Shop online—at anytime, from anywhere.
Join the community of MOA Members to enjoy free museum admission and exclusive benefits.
Join TodayOpen Monday to Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm (Thursdays until 7 pm). Located up the ramp from the admission desk.
MOA offers special rates for groups, as well as some options for private tours.
Book Your GroupThe Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library + Archives is open by appointment.
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.
Spaces at MOA can be rented for weddings, corporate and community events.
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Rebecca Belmore at the Museum of Anthropology
Ḵaḵaso’las—Ellen Neel and the Totem Carvers
Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun
Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art
On September 4, the Kakaso’las pole, carved by celebrated Kwakwaka’wakw artist Kakaso’las—Ellen Neel, will be returning to MOA after 40 years at Stanley Park.
Read MoreExplore stories and articles from around the web that reflect the values, research, communities and activities related to MOA and museums around the world.
Read MoreExplore MOA’s nearly 50,000 objects now on the Collections Online (MOA-CAT) system.
Visit Collections OnlineMOA’s ethnographic objects come from around world, including the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
Learn MoreThe Conservation department is responsible for the care, use and preservation of the collections that are housed at MOA.
Learn MoreThe Curatorial department supports initiatives — including research, exhibitions and publishing — that help to build respectful relationships and mutual understanding with cultural communities represented through MOA’s collections.
Learn MoreThe Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives Department at MOA includes a library, an archive, and an oral history and language lab.
Learn MoreThe new MOA Publication, Sea of Islands brings together knowledge holders, scholars, and artists from across the Pacific with Western scholars working with Pacific collections—as well as members of diasporic Oceanic communities—to share the stories and journeys of the objects that comprise Canada’s largest Oceanic collection, housed at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.
Read MoreIn MOA’s Drawers — these beautiful textiles feature vivid geometric designs and were made in the artistic tradition of the Wixáritari (or Huichol) people of western Mexico.
Read MoreMOA 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.
Learn MoreJoin the community of MOA Members to enjoy free museum admission and exclusive benefits.
Learn MoreLearn more about MOA’s Volunteer Associates program, and how to join our dedicated team of volunteers.
Learn MoreThe Museum of Anthropology at UBC is a dynamic and challenging work environment that offers a range of roles for professionals and students.
Work at MOAMOA supports the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including originating communities’ right to “maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expression.”
Learn MoreMuseum of Anthropology at the
University of British Columbia
6393 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2
Email • info@moa.ubc.ca
Phone • 604.827.5932
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