This was a great museum....well organized and easy-to-view displays. Loved the giant totem poles. It's located on University of BC campus so not easy access without tranportation.

This was a great museum....well organized and easy-to-view displays. Loved the giant totem poles. It's located on University of BC campus so not easy access without tranportation.
Just being inside with the totem poles would be worth the trip. But there are SOOO many other beautiful objects, all curated so well! I have been many times, and this museum is on the short list we urge on all our visitors. From the ages of 5 up, I can't remember one complaint.
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Can't praise this museum enough, so go if you can. We went by sky train & bus & was quite easy. The exhibits are amazing especially the Bill Reid items.
I did most of the tourist attractions in Vancouver and this is the best place to see totem poles, they have ancient, genuine totem poles in a beautiful building with the sun shining through it's glass wall. they also have loads and loads of artifacts from all over the world and some weird modern art exhibitions too.
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This is located at UBC and is quite a trip on the bus and then bit of a walk to get there. It is however pretty cool and has lots of original pieces that give you a feel for the BC of 300 years ago.
We had a wonderful docent who gave a very informative and interesting tour---kudos to her! The history and exhibits were so interesting. It was a very pleasant way to spend a few hours.
It is a must visit, once you are in vancouver.This is a museum, which is very close from the down town an very close to british columbia university.The pain which have been taken while collecting all the stuff in the museum speaks volumes about the thought process which have gone behind ths great piece of architecture.You must devote at least...
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Finally made it to the MOA. Long trek from downtown by bus and then a 20 minute walk across the UBC campus. Very nice collection of BC First Nation artifact, but that's about it. Working in a First Nation community in Quebec, was sad to see how provincial the museum was. The collection of Pacific artifacts has the afore-mentioned assortment...
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Although a bit out of the way compared to the other things to see and do in the Vancouver area, this museum is rather nice. It has many pieces from different cultures and times, primarily from the first nations originally from the area. The back section with the totem poles is great, mainly because of the natural lighting from all...
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Unless you're an anthropology buff it would be easy to pass this attraction over. If at all possible DON'T. It is well worth the trek out on the 44 bus to the UBC to take this museum in. The admission is reasonable and the tour was excellent. After enjoying museum take a stroll around the beautiful grounds of UBC.
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