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December 20, 2008

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Museum of Anthropology

Program Preview=20

January-February 2008

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(For full-season details, please click on www.moa.ubc.ca)

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HOURS=20

Thru May 15, 2008, Museum and Shop hours are as follows:

Mondays: Closed; December 25 & 26: Closed

Tuesdays: Open 11 am to 9 pm; Wednesdays thru Sundays: Open 11 am to 5 =
pm

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PUBLIC PROGRAMS=20

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Stuck in the Mud =A8C Two Sundays of Stories for Children

Suitable for ages 3-6 (with adult supervisors, please!)

Sunday, january 13, 11:00 am. Reader: Christian Hayworth

Sunday, January 27, 11:00 am. Reader: Beverly Price

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Mud Matters =A8C Talks on the Topic of Mud

A series highlighting the creative and destructive aspects of mud

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Masterpiece in Mud: Architecture of Mali

Thursday, January 24, 7:00 pm

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Sculpted and Adorned: Mud Architecture in India

Tuesday, January 29, 7:00 pm=20

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Malevolent Mud: Debris Flows and other Landslides and their Effects on
Communities

Tuesday, February 5, 7:00 pm=20

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Honouring Master Toa Wong

Thursday, January 17, 4:00 pm=20

Since 1971, Master Toa Wong has helped to build and document the =
Museum=A1=AFs
collection of Cantonese Opera costumes. To honour his many contributions =
to
MOA and the larger community, we are pleased to co-host this special
illustrated talk with St. John=A1=AFs College, UBC Asian Library, and =
the
Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC.=20

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We Yah Hani Nah Coastal First Nations Dance Festival

In partnership with the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, the Dancers of
Damelahamid and MOA invite you to the inaugural We yah hani nah Coastal
First Nations Dance Festival, featuring dance groups from up and down =
the
Northwest Coast.=20

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Sunday, February 17, 3:00 pm

Gilhast Dancers =A8C Gitksan; Dancers of Damelahamid =A8C Gitksan=20

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Sunday, March 2, 3:00 pm

Eagle Song Dancers =A8C Squamish; Git Hayetsk Dancers =A8C Nisga=A1=AFa =
& Tsimshian;
Dancers of Damelahamid =A8C Gitksan

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Sunday, March 16, 3:00 pm

Le la la Dancers =A8C Kwakwaka=A1=AFwakw; Copper Maker Dancers =A8C =
Kwakwaka=A1=AFwakw;
Dancers of Damelahamid =A8C Gitksan

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UPCOMING EXHIBITS

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Treasures of the Tsimshian from the Dundas Collection

Opening Reception Sunday, February 3, 2008, 3:00 pm (free; everyone
welcome).=20

Exhibition on display through June 7, 2008=20

Developed by the Royal B.C. Museum and the chiefs and elders of the =
Allied
Tsimshian Tribes of Lax Kw=A1=AFAlaams and Metlakatla, and co-presented =
at MOA
by Vancouver 2010 Olympiad, this exhibit presents a unique opportunity =
for
local and international visitors to learn about and appreciate the rich
artistic and cultural traditions of the Tsimshian people. A range of =
public
programs accompanies the show, beginning with an opening reception on
February 3, 2008. Thanks to media sponsors The Georgia Straight and CBC
Radio One.=20

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Just Announced! T=A1=AFxwelatse Visits MOA

February 23 to mid-May, 2008

Public welcoming ceremony February 23, 2:00 pm

The first ancestor of the Ts=A1=AFelxw=A8=A6yeqw people =A8C a man named =
T=A1=AFxwelatse
=A8C was born in the distant past when things were not quite right. He =
was
turned to granite many years ago as punishment for mistreating his wife, =
who
was charged thereafter with his care. For generations, the women of the
family looked after their stone ancestor, who carried within him lessons
about how to live and act properly. In 1892, Stone T=A1=AFxwel=A8=A2tse =
was taken
from his homeland and eventually acquired as an object of study by the =
Burke
Museum of Natural and Cultural History in Seattle. In October 2006, =
after
114 years of separation from his extended family, Stone =
T=A1=AFxwel=A8=A2tse was
repatriated and journeyed home again.  According to his namesake, Herb =
Joe,
a former Chief of the Tzeachten First Nation, "he will continue to do =
the
job he set out to do =A8C to teach."  Thanks to Herb Joe and his family, =
and
the St=A8=AE:l=A8=AD Research and Resource Management Centre, =
T=A1=AFxwel=A8=A2tse will
reside at MOA from March 9 through mid-May, where he will form the basis =
of
a high school program on repatriation, and continue to share his message
that =A1=B0we need to learn to live together in a good way.=A1=B1

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ONGOING EXHIBITS

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Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas =A8C Meddling in the Museum

Held over to April 28, 2008

Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas mixes it up at MOA with three
installations responding to the Museum and the need for engagement among
peoples. Installations curated by Karen Duffek, Curator, Contemporary =
Visual
Arts. Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts for their support of this
project.=20

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Seeing is Believing: Photographs from the Archives

Held over to June 30, 2008

MOA=A1=AFs Archives contain more than 90,000 historic photographs from =
all over
the world, on a multitude of topics. This exhibit provides a sampling of
images from BC=A1=AFs Northwest Coast, the Southwest US, South America, =
and
parts of Asia, Oceania and Africa. Also included are photos of various
individuals and events that have shaped the Museum over time.

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=A1=B0A Partnership of Peoples=A1=B1 Exhibit

Ongoing; Gallery 8

MOA=A1=AFs Renewal Project is known as =A1=B0A Partnership of =
Peoples=A1=B1 (seewww.moa.
ubc.ca/renewal). In this exhibit, we display our plans for expansion and
renovation and samples of architectural details, finishings, and
furnishings. We also open a window onto our Digitization Studio, in =
which a
team of professional photographers use state-of-the-art digital cameras =
and
high-speed computers to capture high resolution images of the =
collections
throughout the day.=20

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Contact

Jennifer Webb, Communications Manager 604.822.5950 or
jenwebb@interchange.ubc.ca

6393 N.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z2
<file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/jwebb/Local%20Settings/Temporary%2=
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ternet%20Files/OLK790/www.moa.ubc.ca> www.moa.ubc.ca

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Museum and Shop Hours

Winter (October 9, 2007 =A8C May 15, 2008): Closed Mondays. Open =
Tuesdays 11
am to 9 pm and Wed =A8C Sun 11 am to 5 pm. Summer (May 16 =A8C October =
7, 2008):
Daily 10 to 5 pm; Tuesdays open late til 9 pm.

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Admission

$9 Adults; $7 Students & Seniors 65+ (UBC staff, students, and faculty =
free
with ID). Tuesday evenings $5 flat rate (groups included), 5 pm to 9 pm.
Family $25; children under 6 free. Group rates & guided tours available =
by
booking in advance (call 604.822.4643). MOA is wheelchair accessible.=20

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Please note: as of January 1, 2008, MOA will be charging a flat-rate fee =
of
$5 per person (groups included) on Tuesday evenings from 5 pm to 9 pm.
Exceptions include MOA members and UBC staff, students, and faculty, who
always enjoy free admission to  MOA.=20

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Parking and Transit

Parking available at the Rose Garden Parkade opposite the Museum. Buses: =
#4,
9, 17, 25, 41, 43, 44, 49, 84, 99, 258, 480, or contact Translink at
604.953.3333 or translink.bc.ca.

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style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
10pt">Mud Matters =A8C=20
Talks on the Topic of Mud<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN =
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style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
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in Mud: Architecture of <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place=20
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style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
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Mud: Debris Flows and other Landslides and their Effects on=20
Communities<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: =
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Honouring Master Toa =

Wong<o:p></o:p>
Thursday, January =
17, 4:00 pm=20
<o:p></o:p>
Since 1971, Master =
Toa Wong=20
has helped to build and document the Museum=A1=AFs collection of =
Cantonese Opera=20
costumes. To honour his many contributions to&nbsp;MOA and the larger=20
community,&nbsp;we are pleased to co-host this special illustrated talk =
with=20
<st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">St. =
John</st1:place></st1:City>=A1=AFs=20
College, UBC Asian Library, and the Chinese&nbsp;Canadian Historical =
Society of=20
BC. <o:p></o:p>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">We Yah=20
Hani Nah Coastal First Nations Dance =
Festival<o:p></o:p>
In=20
partnership with the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad,&nbsp;the Dancers =
of=20
Damelahamid and MOA invite you to the inaugural We yah hani nah Coastal =
First=20
Nations Dance Festival, featuring dance groups from up and down the =
Northwest=20
Coast. <o:p></o:p>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Sunday, February 17, =
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<SPAN=20
lang=3DFR-CA style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">Gilhast =
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Gitksan; Dancers of =
Damelahamid =A8C=20
Gitksan <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN lang=3DEN-CA =

style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: =
EN-CA"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Eagle Song Dancers =A8C Squamish; Git Hayetsk=20
Dancers</SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"> =A8C Nisga=A1=AFa =
&amp;=20
Tsimshian</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">; </SPAN><SPAN =
lang=3DEN-CA=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Dancers of =
Damelahamid =A8C=20
Gitksan</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA =

style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: =
EN-CA"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Sunday, March 16, =
3:00=20
pm<o:p></o:p>
<A =
name=3Dkwagiutl><SPAN=20
lang=3DFR-CA style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">Le la =
la Dancers =A8C=20
</A><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kwakwaka=A1=AFwakw<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: kwagiutl">; <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Copper Maker Dancers =A8C =
Kwakwaka=A1=AFwakw<SPAN=20
lang=3DFR-CA style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">; =
<SPAN=20
lang=3DEN-CA style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Dancers =
of=20
Damelahamid =A8C Gitksan<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><o:p><SPAN=20
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<B=20
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EXHIBITS<o:p></o:p>
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<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Treasures=20
of the Tsimshian from the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City=20
w:st=3D"on">Dundas</st1:City></st1:place> =
Collection<o:p></o:p>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Opening Reception Sunday, February 3, 2008, =
3:00 pm=20
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<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Exhibition on display through June 7,=20
2008 <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Developed by the <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName=20
w:st=3D"on">Royal</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">B.C.</st1:PlaceName>=20
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and the =
chiefs and=20
elders of the Allied Tsimshian Tribes of Lax Kw=A1=AFAlaams and =
Metlakatla, and=20
co-presented at MOA by Vancouver 2010 Olympiad, this exhibit presents a =
unique=20
opportunity for local and international visitors to learn about and =
appreciate=20
the rich artistic and cultural traditions of the Tsimshian people. A =
range of=20
public programs accompanies the show, beginning with an opening =
reception on=20
February 3, 2008. Thanks to media sponsors The Georgia Straight and CBC =
Radio=20
One. <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<A =
name=3DOLE_LINK4></A><A=20
name=3DOLE_LINK3><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Just=20
Announced! T=A1=AFxwelatse Visits =
MOA<o:p></o:p></A>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK3"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">February 23=20
to mid-May, 2008<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK3"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Public=20
welcoming ceremony February 23, 2:00 =
pm<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK3"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The first ancestor of the =
Ts=A1=AFelxw=A8=A6yeqw people =A8C a man=20
named T=A1=AFxwelatse =A8C was born in the distant past when things were =
not quite=20
right. He was turned to granite many years ago as punishment for =
mistreating his=20
wife, who was charged thereafter with his care. For generations, the =
women of=20
the family looked after their stone ancestor, who carried within him =
lessons=20
about how to live and act properly. In 1892, Stone T=A1=AFxwel=A8=A2tse =
was taken from his=20
homeland and eventually acquired as an object of study by the Burke =
Museum of=20
Natural and Cultural History in Seattle. In October 2006, after 114 =
years of=20
separation from his extended family, Stone T=A1=AFxwel=A8=A2tse was =
repatriated and=20
journeyed home again.&nbsp; =
According to=20
his namesake, Herb Joe, a former Chief of the Tzeachten First Nation, =
"he will=20
continue to do the job he set out to do =A8C to teach."<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; Thanks to Herb Joe and his =
family, and=20
the St=A8=AE:l=A8=AD Research and Resource Management Centre, =
T=A1=AFxwel=A8=A2tse will reside at=20
MOA from March 9 through mid-May, where he will form the basis of a high =
school=20
program on repatriation, and continue to share his message that =A1=B0we =
need to=20
learn to live together in a good way.=A1=B1<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">ONGOING=20
EXHIBITS<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none">&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Michael=20
Nicoll Yahgulanaas =A8C Meddling in the =
Museum<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Held over to=20
April 28, 2008<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang">Haida artist =
Michael=20
Nicoll Yahgulanaas mixes it up at =
MOA with=20
three installations responding to the Museum and the need for engagement =
among=20
peoples. <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang">Installations =
curated=20
by Karen Duffek, Curator, Contemporary Visual Arts. Thanks to Canada =
Council for=20
the Arts for their support of this project. <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: =
Batang"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Seeing is=20
Believing: Photographs from the Archives<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Held over to=20
June 30, 2008<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">MOA=A1=AFs Archives contain more than 90,000 =
historic=20
photographs from all over the world, on a multitude of topics. This =
exhibit=20
provides a sampling of images from BC=A1=AFs <st1:PlaceName=20
w:st=3D"on">Northwest</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType=20
w:st=3D"on">Coast</st1:PlaceType>, the Southwest US, South America, and =
parts of=20
Asia, Oceania and <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Africa</st1:place>. Also =
included are=20
photos of various individuals and events that have shaped the Museum =
over=20
time.<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">=A1=B0A=20
Partnership of Peoples=A1=B1 Exhibit<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Ongoing;=20
Gallery 8<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">MOA=A1=AFs Renewal Project is known as =A1=B0A =
Partnership of=20
Peoples=A1=B1 (see<A=20
href=3D"http://www.moa.ubc.ca/renewal">www.moa.ubc.ca/renewal</A>). In =
this=20
exhibit, we display our plans for expansion and renovation and samples =
of=20
architectural details, finishings, and furnishings. We also open a =
window onto=20
our Digitization Studio, in which a team of professional photographers =
use=20
state-of-the-art digital cameras and high-speed computers to capture =
high=20
resolution images of the collections throughout the day. =
<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none">&nbsp;</o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
-30-<o:p></o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none">&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Contact<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Jennifer Webb, Communications Manager =
604.822.5950 or=20
jenwebb@interchange.ubc.ca<o:p></o:p>
<st1:address=20
w:st=3D"on"><st1:Street w:st=3D"on">6393 =
N.W. Marine=20
Drive</st1:Street>, <st1:City=20
w:st=3D"on">Vancouver</st1:City></st1:address><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, B.C. V6T 1Z2 <A=20
href=3D"file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/jwebb/Local%20Settings/Temp=
orary%20Internet%20Files/OLK790/www.moa.ubc.ca"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: =
none">www.moa.ubc.ca</A><o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Museum and=20
Shop Hours<SPAN =

style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Winter (October 9, 2007 =A8C May 15, 2008): =
Closed Mondays.=20
Open Tuesdays 11 am to 9 pm and Wed =A8C Sun 11 am to 5 pm. Summer (May =
16 =A8C=20
October 7, 2008): Daily 10 to 5 pm; Tuesdays open late til 9=20
pm.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Admission<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$9=20
Adults; $7 Students &amp; Seniors 65+ (UBC staff, students, and faculty =
free=20
with ID). Tuesday evenings $5 flat rate (groups included), 5 pm to 9 pm. =
Family=20
$25; children under 6 free. Group rates &amp; guided tours available by =
booking=20
in advance (call 604.822.4643). MOA is wheelchair accessible.=20
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
10pt">Please note:=20
as of January 1, 2008, MOA will be charging a flat-rate fee of $5 per =
person=20
(groups included) on Tuesday evenings from 5 pm to 9 pm. Exceptions =
include MOA=20
members and UBC staff, students, and faculty, who always enjoy free =
admission=20
to<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>MOA.=20
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><U>Parking and =

Transit<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></H1>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Parking available at the Rose Garden Parkade =
opposite=20
the Museum. Buses: #4, 9, 17, 25, 41, 43, 44, 49, 84, 99, 258, 480, or =
contact=20
Translink at 604.953.3333 or translink.bc.ca.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
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