UBC’s Museum of Anthropology is a stunning Erickson-designed modernist gem showcasing towering totems, Indigenous art, and global cultures in a serene campus setting.
"A museum that houses artifacts from Coast Salish Nations, showcasing a vast collection of Indigenous art and history. It reopened in 2024 after renovations."
"Housed in a large Arthur Erickson-designed structure, the MOA is home to artifacts of world culture, but is especially renowned for its collection of west coast Native art." - Jonathan Wood
"As far as it is from downtown (about 25 minutes on the #4 bus), the University of British Columbia (UBC) does have very cool things to offer visitors, including the Museum of Anthropology (MOA). The MOA houses ethnographic objects including carvings, tools, ceremonial masks, and the like from the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas with a focus on the First Nations peoples and other cultural communities of British Columbia. You can fish through the archived collections, hidden in drawers but open to the public, but the most remarkable feature of the museum is Bill Reid’s “The Raven and the First Men.” The MOA also displays some totem poles out of doors, where you can also enjoy the view north toward Stanley Park, downtown, and the mountains. Nearby is one of Vancouver’s favorite subculture scenes: clothing-optional, party-friendly Wreck Beach." - MATADOR_NETWORK
"UBC Museum of Anthropology Part of the University of British Columbia, this museum houses one of the finest collections of Northwest Coast Aboriginal art, including bentwood boxes, feast dishes, totem poles, and canoes from the Haida and Coast Salish people. Some of these artifacts are displayed in a soaring grand hall with views of the Point Grey cliffs. Visitors can also look forward to a respectable European ceramics collection, with earthenware and stoneware from the 16th to 19th centuries, and a rotunda with works from Haida artist Bill Reid, including the massive Raven and the First Men, made out of laminated yellow cedar."
"UBC Museum of Anthropology Part of the University of British Columbia, this museum houses one of the finest collections of Northwest Coast Aboriginal art, including bentwood boxes, feast dishes, totem poles, and canoes from the Haida and Coast Salish people. Some of these artifacts are displayed in a soaring grand hall with views of the Point Grey cliffs. Visitors can also look forward to a respectable European ceramics collection, with earthenware and stoneware from the 16th to 19th centuries, and a rotunda with works from Haida artist Bill Reid, including the massive Raven and the First Men, made out of laminated yellow cedar."
