Museum of Anthropology at UBC
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Holiday Hours
Dec 24: 10–2
Dec 25: Closed
Dec 26: 10–5
Dec 31: 10–2
Jan 1: 10–9 • 50% off after 5
#VisitMOA. xʷməθkʷəy̓əm | Musqueam Territory. https://moa.ubc.ca/
Dec 24: 10–2
Dec 25: Closed
Dec 26: 10–5
Dec 31: 10–2
Jan 1: 10–9 • 50% off after 5
#VisitMOA. xʷməθkʷəy̓əm | Musqueam Territory. https://moa.ubc.ca/
MOA will be closing early today, Saturday, December 24, at 2 pm and will be closed on December 25. We will reopen at 10 am on Friday, December 26. Wishing you a peaceful holiday! ❄️
Plan your visit: https://f.mtr.cool/wczjgvtidq
📷: Issaku Inami
Plan your visit: https://f.mtr.cool/wczjgvtidq
📷: Issaku Inami
December 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
MOA will be closing early today, Saturday, December 24, at 2 pm and will be closed on December 25. We will reopen at 10 am on Friday, December 26. Wishing you a peaceful holiday! ❄️
Plan your visit: https://f.mtr.cool/wczjgvtidq
📷: Issaku Inami
Plan your visit: https://f.mtr.cool/wczjgvtidq
📷: Issaku Inami
Get creative over the holidays with MOA's textile colouring cards! Each card portrays some of the patterns and designs found in textiles in MOA's collections. Fun for kids and adults alike. Download here: https://f.mtr.cool/dmjnekolsc
December 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Get creative over the holidays with MOA's textile colouring cards! Each card portrays some of the patterns and designs found in textiles in MOA's collections. Fun for kids and adults alike. Download here: https://f.mtr.cool/dmjnekolsc
Season's Greetings from MOA! Stop by the Museum this holiday season and enjoy our feature exhibits and permanent collection.
⌛ Holiday Hours
December 24: 10 am – 2 pm
December 25: closed
December 26: 10 am – 5 pm
December 31: 10 am – 2 pm
January 1: 10 am – 9 pm
https://f.mtr.cool/ritdimvwgd
⌛ Holiday Hours
December 24: 10 am – 2 pm
December 25: closed
December 26: 10 am – 5 pm
December 31: 10 am – 2 pm
January 1: 10 am – 9 pm
https://f.mtr.cool/ritdimvwgd
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Season's Greetings from MOA! Stop by the Museum this holiday season and enjoy our feature exhibits and permanent collection.
⌛ Holiday Hours
December 24: 10 am – 2 pm
December 25: closed
December 26: 10 am – 5 pm
December 31: 10 am – 2 pm
January 1: 10 am – 9 pm
https://f.mtr.cool/ritdimvwgd
⌛ Holiday Hours
December 24: 10 am – 2 pm
December 25: closed
December 26: 10 am – 5 pm
December 31: 10 am – 2 pm
January 1: 10 am – 9 pm
https://f.mtr.cool/ritdimvwgd
Looking for a unique gift idea this holiday? Give the gift of a MOA Membership! Members enjoy other exclusive benefits including unlimited free museum admission, 50% off admission for guests and 10% MOA Shop discount throughout the year. Buy now: https://f.mtr.cool/urnklndkuk
December 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Looking for a unique gift idea this holiday? Give the gift of a MOA Membership! Members enjoy other exclusive benefits including unlimited free museum admission, 50% off admission for guests and 10% MOA Shop discount throughout the year. Buy now: https://f.mtr.cool/urnklndkuk
Closing soon on January 4! Don't miss the final days of Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun at MOA. In this powerful display of healing and sovereignty, Nuxalk ways of knowing are shared with the world. Plan your visit: https://moa.ubc.ca/exhibition/nuxalk-strong/
December 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Closing soon on January 4! Don't miss the final days of Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun at MOA. In this powerful display of healing and sovereignty, Nuxalk ways of knowing are shared with the world. Plan your visit: https://moa.ubc.ca/exhibition/nuxalk-strong/
Join artist Jaad Kuujus–Meghann O’Brien and guest co-curator Kate Hennessy this Saturday December 6 for a special guided tour of MOA’s new feature exhibition, Jaad Kuujus: Everyone Says I Look Like My Mother. Join us: https://moa.ubc.ca/event/everyone-says-i-look-like-my-mother-curator-tours
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Join artist Jaad Kuujus–Meghann O’Brien and guest co-curator Kate Hennessy this Saturday December 6 for a special guided tour of MOA’s new feature exhibition, Jaad Kuujus: Everyone Says I Look Like My Mother. Join us: https://moa.ubc.ca/event/everyone-says-i-look-like-my-mother-curator-tours
Join MOA for the final Culture Club of the year on Sunday, Nov 30! Welcome the harvest season by decorating a centerpiece for your “harvest” flowers—a reminder of your family’s accomplishments and future goals. Drop in 11 am–2 pm. https://moa.ubc.ca/event/culture-club-at-moa-harvest-centrepieces/
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Join MOA for the final Culture Club of the year on Sunday, Nov 30! Welcome the harvest season by decorating a centerpiece for your “harvest” flowers—a reminder of your family’s accomplishments and future goals. Drop in 11 am–2 pm. https://moa.ubc.ca/event/culture-club-at-moa-harvest-centrepieces/
Join MOA tomorrow Saturday, November 22 for a talk and tour connected to Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images.
Artist talk | 2 pm
Artist + curator tour | 3:15 pm
Featuring artists Kunsang Kyirong & Lodoe Laura and curator Fuyubi Nakamura.
Free with admission
https://moa.ubc.ca/events/
Artist talk | 2 pm
Artist + curator tour | 3:15 pm
Featuring artists Kunsang Kyirong & Lodoe Laura and curator Fuyubi Nakamura.
Free with admission
https://moa.ubc.ca/events/
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Join MOA tomorrow Saturday, November 22 for a talk and tour connected to Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images.
Artist talk | 2 pm
Artist + curator tour | 3:15 pm
Featuring artists Kunsang Kyirong & Lodoe Laura and curator Fuyubi Nakamura.
Free with admission
https://moa.ubc.ca/events/
Artist talk | 2 pm
Artist + curator tour | 3:15 pm
Featuring artists Kunsang Kyirong & Lodoe Laura and curator Fuyubi Nakamura.
Free with admission
https://moa.ubc.ca/events/
Enjoy FREE admission to MOA on Thursday November 20 from 6 pm on for the opening of Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images! 🎉Program at 7 pm. Join us: https://moa.ubc.ca/event/opening-celebrations-of-entangled-territories-tibet-through-images/
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Enjoy FREE admission to MOA on Thursday November 20 from 6 pm on for the opening of Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images! 🎉Program at 7 pm. Join us: https://moa.ubc.ca/event/opening-celebrations-of-entangled-territories-tibet-through-images/
🌟This week — the MOA Members Holiday Sale is on from November 18 – 23. MOA Members enjoy 20% off select merchandise at the MOA Shop. Not a MOA Member? Join today and enjoy this special sale as well as many more benefits of membership. https://moa.ubc.ca/event/moa-members-holiday-sale-2025/
November 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🌟This week — the MOA Members Holiday Sale is on from November 18 – 23. MOA Members enjoy 20% off select merchandise at the MOA Shop. Not a MOA Member? Join today and enjoy this special sale as well as many more benefits of membership. https://moa.ubc.ca/event/moa-members-holiday-sale-2025/
✨ Opening December 4 at MOA —Jaad Kuujus: Everyone Says I Look Like My Mother. Tracing Northwest Coast weaving through today’s technologies, Jaad Kuujus creates digital and material works that honour kinship, ancestors, and tradition. Learn more: https://moa.ubc.ca/exhibition/jaad-kuujus/
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
✨ Opening December 4 at MOA —Jaad Kuujus: Everyone Says I Look Like My Mother. Tracing Northwest Coast weaving through today’s technologies, Jaad Kuujus creates digital and material works that honour kinship, ancestors, and tradition. Learn more: https://moa.ubc.ca/exhibition/jaad-kuujus/
🎬 The Prop Master’s Dream premieres tomorrow Nov 8 at 2:30 pm! A moving documentary short on Cantonese opera, a legendary mixed-heritage prop master, and cultural identity—directed by former MOA Curator of Public Programs April Liu.
More info: https://2025festival.vaff.org/events/program6-bemindful
More info: https://2025festival.vaff.org/events/program6-bemindful
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🎬 The Prop Master’s Dream premieres tomorrow Nov 8 at 2:30 pm! A moving documentary short on Cantonese opera, a legendary mixed-heritage prop master, and cultural identity—directed by former MOA Curator of Public Programs April Liu.
More info: https://2025festival.vaff.org/events/program6-bemindful
More info: https://2025festival.vaff.org/events/program6-bemindful
Rainy November evenings are perfect for cozy visits to MOA. Stop by after 5 pm every Thursday night for 50% off regular admission. The Museum is open until 9 pm. Plan your visit: https://moa.ubc.ca/<a href="/hashtag/menu-visit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#menu-visit
Bill Reid's The Raven and the First Men. 📷: Stephen Tam
Bill Reid's The Raven and the First Men. 📷: Stephen Tam
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Rainy November evenings are perfect for cozy visits to MOA. Stop by after 5 pm every Thursday night for 50% off regular admission. The Museum is open until 9 pm. Plan your visit: https://moa.ubc.ca/<a href="/hashtag/menu-visit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#menu-visit
Bill Reid's The Raven and the First Men. 📷: Stephen Tam
Bill Reid's The Raven and the First Men. 📷: Stephen Tam
The MOA Members Holiday Sale is back November 18–23. Members receive 20% off select items in the MOA Shop + online. Not a member yet? Join and take part. No museum admission required to shop. Save the dates: https://moa.ubc.ca/event/moa-members-holiday-sale-2025
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The MOA Members Holiday Sale is back November 18–23. Members receive 20% off select items in the MOA Shop + online. Not a member yet? Join and take part. No museum admission required to shop. Save the dates: https://moa.ubc.ca/event/moa-members-holiday-sale-2025
Today MOA honours #MusqueamDay and celebrates Elder Larry Grant’s new book, Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong. His teachings continue to guide MOA’s relationship with land and community.
Read more → https://moa.ubc.ca/2025/10/elder-larry-grant-and-reconciling-a-lifelong-struggle-to-belong/
Read more → https://moa.ubc.ca/2025/10/elder-larry-grant-and-reconciling-a-lifelong-struggle-to-belong/
November 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Today MOA honours #MusqueamDay and celebrates Elder Larry Grant’s new book, Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong. His teachings continue to guide MOA’s relationship with land and community.
Read more → https://moa.ubc.ca/2025/10/elder-larry-grant-and-reconciling-a-lifelong-struggle-to-belong/
Read more → https://moa.ubc.ca/2025/10/elder-larry-grant-and-reconciling-a-lifelong-struggle-to-belong/
Join MOA on November 4 for a special #AskAConservatorDay pop-up! Drop by to chat with conservation staff + students and learn how MOA cares for the belongings in its collections.
✨ Ask a Conservator Day: Drop-In at MOA
Tue, Nov 4 | 11am–2pm
Free with admission
Join us: https://f.mtr.cool/rzgtrmtnai
✨ Ask a Conservator Day: Drop-In at MOA
Tue, Nov 4 | 11am–2pm
Free with admission
Join us: https://f.mtr.cool/rzgtrmtnai
October 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Join MOA on November 4 for a special #AskAConservatorDay pop-up! Drop by to chat with conservation staff + students and learn how MOA cares for the belongings in its collections.
✨ Ask a Conservator Day: Drop-In at MOA
Tue, Nov 4 | 11am–2pm
Free with admission
Join us: https://f.mtr.cool/rzgtrmtnai
✨ Ask a Conservator Day: Drop-In at MOA
Tue, Nov 4 | 11am–2pm
Free with admission
Join us: https://f.mtr.cool/rzgtrmtnai
Join us this Sunday, October 26 for Culture Club at MOA: Lighting Our Path Together, a celebration of the Festival of Lights. Learn how to make your own diya using airdry clay, and bring your lights home. Free with admission: https://f.mtr.cool/yafaakfcko
October 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Join us this Sunday, October 26 for Culture Club at MOA: Lighting Our Path Together, a celebration of the Festival of Lights. Learn how to make your own diya using airdry clay, and bring your lights home. Free with admission: https://f.mtr.cool/yafaakfcko
The Great Trek will be happening at UBC on Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 8:30 am – 1:30 pm. Road closures may effect your trip to MOA. Please plan your route to MOA in advance by checking the UBC Campus + Community Planning website for full details: https://planning.ubc.ca/roadwork
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Great Trek will be happening at UBC on Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 8:30 am – 1:30 pm. Road closures may effect your trip to MOA. Please plan your route to MOA in advance by checking the UBC Campus + Community Planning website for full details: https://planning.ubc.ca/roadwork
Teachers receive 50% off regular admission at MOA tomorrow, Friday October 24 as part of the Provincial Professional Development Day. Present valid educator ID at the admissions desk. We look forward to seeing you at MOA! Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/azkpqyblij
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Teachers receive 50% off regular admission at MOA tomorrow, Friday October 24 as part of the Provincial Professional Development Day. Present valid educator ID at the admissions desk. We look forward to seeing you at MOA! Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/azkpqyblij
Opening November 20 at MOA → Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images. 🖼️✨ This feature exhibition reimagines Tibet by showing how it has been represented historically by outsiders, and how Tibetans themselves now present and talk about Tibet. https://f.mtr.cool/gaseegniwd
October 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Opening November 20 at MOA → Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images. 🖼️✨ This feature exhibition reimagines Tibet by showing how it has been represented historically by outsiders, and how Tibetans themselves now present and talk about Tibet. https://f.mtr.cool/gaseegniwd
Join MOA on October 24 for Beyond Fires + Floods: Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes — a powerful conversation on re-storying climate change through Indigenous voices and knowledge. Free. Join us: https://moa.ubc.ca/event/beyond-fires-floods-indigenous-narratives-in-an-era-of-extremes/
October 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Join MOA on October 24 for Beyond Fires + Floods: Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes — a powerful conversation on re-storying climate change through Indigenous voices and knowledge. Free. Join us: https://moa.ubc.ca/event/beyond-fires-floods-indigenous-narratives-in-an-era-of-extremes/
Get ready to #ShakeOutBC on October 16 at 10:16 am. 🚨 As part of ShakeOut, #UBC Vancouver will be testing its emergency notification system, UBC Alert. Learn more: https://srs.ubc.ca/2025/10/02/are-you-prepared-for-an-earthquake-3/
October 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Get ready to #ShakeOutBC on October 16 at 10:16 am. 🚨 As part of ShakeOut, #UBC Vancouver will be testing its emergency notification system, UBC Alert. Learn more: https://srs.ubc.ca/2025/10/02/are-you-prepared-for-an-earthquake-3/
Join MOA’s Cultural Interpreters this fall for a guided museum tour and discover the collections from an Indigenous perspective.
🍂 Fall Tour Schedule (starting October 14)
🕚 Tuesday–Thursday | 11:15 am
🎟️ Free with museum admission
Take a tour: https://f.mtr.cool/qcsgdlklkd
🍂 Fall Tour Schedule (starting October 14)
🕚 Tuesday–Thursday | 11:15 am
🎟️ Free with museum admission
Take a tour: https://f.mtr.cool/qcsgdlklkd
October 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Join MOA’s Cultural Interpreters this fall for a guided museum tour and discover the collections from an Indigenous perspective.
🍂 Fall Tour Schedule (starting October 14)
🕚 Tuesday–Thursday | 11:15 am
🎟️ Free with museum admission
Take a tour: https://f.mtr.cool/qcsgdlklkd
🍂 Fall Tour Schedule (starting October 14)
🕚 Tuesday–Thursday | 11:15 am
🎟️ Free with museum admission
Take a tour: https://f.mtr.cool/qcsgdlklkd
Enjoy MOA's last open Monday of the season! We are open all weekend long including Monday, October 13 from 10 am–5 pm. Beginning on October 15 — MOA will be open from Tuesday to Sunday, with late night closures on Thursdays until 9 pm. Plan your visit: https://f.mtr.cool/dkyllrmqpu
October 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Enjoy MOA's last open Monday of the season! We are open all weekend long including Monday, October 13 from 10 am–5 pm. Beginning on October 15 — MOA will be open from Tuesday to Sunday, with late night closures on Thursdays until 9 pm. Plan your visit: https://f.mtr.cool/dkyllrmqpu
In the latest MOA story, Indigenous Internship Program member Sarah Jacobs (Kanien’keha:ka/Mohawk) talks about the importance of beadwork in her community. Read now: https://f.mtr.cool/ztfxzkwuiy
October 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In the latest MOA story, Indigenous Internship Program member Sarah Jacobs (Kanien’keha:ka/Mohawk) talks about the importance of beadwork in her community. Read now: https://f.mtr.cool/ztfxzkwuiy