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Explore traditional and contemporary art from Northwest Coast First Nations and other cultures across the world. Just 20 minutes from downtown Vancouver and the Vancouver International Airport, the Museum of Anthropology at UBC houses one of the world’s finest displays of Northwest Coast First Nations arts in a spectacular Arthur Erikson designed building overlooking mountains and sea.
See magnificent carvings, weavings and contemporary artworks inside the soaring glass and concrete structure of the Museum’s Great Hall.
Admire the world’s largest collection of works by acclaimed Haida artist Bill Reid, including his famous cedar sculpture The Raven and the First Men.
Explore the Museum’s Multiversity Galleries where more than 16,000 objects from around the world are displayed.
Visit the award-winning Koerner Ceramics Gallery, displaying a collection of European ceramics unique to North America.
Stroll the Museum’s grounds, where monumental Haida houses, poles and Musqueam house posts capture the dramatic beauty of traditional Northwest Coast architecture and design.
Enjoy a wide range of special exhibitions and public programs, including free guided gallery walks.
Visit the MOA shop and relax in Café MOA.
We acknowledge that MOA is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people.
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Join UBC Professor Saygin Salgirli next Thursday at 4 p.m. for a talk on the concepts of flow, progression and rest as part of our Visual and Material Culture Research Seminar Series.
Missed our Traces of Words exhibit? A mini exhibit exploring the social and political role of writing and calligraphy in Asian traditions is still on!
Join University of Oxford's Professor of European Archaeology, Chris Gosden, on Thursday November 16 at MOA as part of Green College's "Living With The Dead" lecture series.
Check out CBC News's awesome piece on "The Edge of the Knife," the first feature length film made using Haida dialects that seeks to encourage others to learn the language.
Thinking about coming to Night Shift: Day of the Dead? Read this great blog post by The Ubyssey on the meaning of the day and what MOA has in store for you tonight.
We would like to thank everyone who came to our Day of the Dead (Día De Los Muertos) painting workshops last Saturday! Special thanks to the artists, Kalsang Dawa and Ari De La Mora. If you want to continue the fun we will see you at our Night Shift celebration tonight!
Check out The Georgia Straight's article on why Night Shift: Day of the Dead is an unmissable event. We can't wait to see you tomorrow!
The painting at our workshops last Saturday was mesmerizing! Come to Night Shift tomorrow night to see some of these creations on display or make your own!
Join us on Sunday November 19 for a journey through more than 200 years of Salish weaving. Admission is free after 12 p.m.!
Check out our footage of Experimental Ink, a special Spotlight Taiwan/Traces of Words event! Video by Jamil Mawani.
c̓əsnaʔəm was first occupied almost 5,000 years ago. Today we call this region Marpole. See "c̓əsnaʔəm: The City Before The City" this year at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
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