Museum of Anthropology at UBC
The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) campus in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada displays world arts and cultures, in particular works by First Nations of the Pacific Northwest. As well as being a major tourist destination, MOA is a research and teaching museum, where UBC courses in art, anthropology, archaeology, conservation, and museum studies are given. MOA houses close to 50,000 ethnographic objects, as well as 535,000 archaeological objects in its building alone.
The Museum of Anthropology at UBC from the west
Concrete exterior at the museum entrance. Concrete is the primary material used to build the museum.
In 2010, a reflecting pool was permanently added to the front entrance of the museum
Audain Gallery
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1908, it is the oldest university in British Columbia. With an annual research budget of $773 million, UBC funds over 10,000 projects a year.
Original 1914 plan of the UBC campus, by architects Sharp and Thompson
Henry Marshall Tory
Bill Reid's Raven and the First Men at the UBC Museum of Anthropology
Aerial view of the Vancouver Campus
