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MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY (MOA)

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UBC, 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, Canada
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2024
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2024

Museum known for its collections of objects made by Aboriginal peoples of the province of British Columbia.

Reopened at the end of 2023 following a major reorganization, the museum is known for its collections of objects made by British Columbia's Aboriginal peoples. The architecture of the museum, signed by Vancouver architect Arthur Erickson, is magnificent with the Great Hall as its centerpiece, a spectacular space composed of a 15-meter high glass wall. Its vast expanses of glass face the Pacific Ocean and allow the light to skim over the immense totem poles of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest region; the serene strength that emanates from their massive forms seems to fill the space. These include a magnificent Wuikinuxv house entrance totem, a Haisla canoe, Welcome Figure by Nuu-chah-nulth artist Joe David, Bone Box by Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas and Yaahl Kingnganggang (Raven Calling) by Haida artist Robert Davidson. Some of Bill Reid's sculptures, such as The Raven and the First Men, on display in the Bill Reid Rotunda, are impressive.

Other permanent exhibits at the museum include the Multiversity Galleries exhibit with thousands of objects, the Koerner European Ceramics Gallery (with over 600 ceramics!), the Museum Grounds (with a Haida house), and the Welcome Plaza.

After your visit, continue to the University to see the Long House and the Totem of Reconciliation.


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Michel 64
Visited in may 2018
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Une mine pour qui s’intéresse à l’art amérindien du nord est du Canada, mais aussi aux arts premiers en général. La salle des totems est magique. L’un des musées « arts premiers » les plus fournis que je connaisse …mais la présentation des œuvres fait parfois plus penser à une réserve des pièces de l’Université de British Columbia, ce qui nuit à la qualité muséographique.
Ladygaby
Visited in july 2017
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Un musée tout simplement incroyable ! Une collection impressionnante sur la culture amérindienne avec des totems, des masques, des vêtements, des sculptures et des peintures. On peut y consacrer des heures sans voir le temps passer.
Manej
Visited in october 2015
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Absolument superbe !! Des artefacts de tous les horizons. Certaines zones ressemblent plus à une réserve qu'à un musée proprement dit mais tout en gardant une certaine cohérence ! Les pièces exposées sont toutes plus belles les unes que les autres.

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