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• January 28 - July 20, 1986 (Gallery 9)
• Women from Musqueam present the fine results of their work to revive a weaving tradition with roots 3,000 years old. This project was made possible through the support of the Department of Communication’s Special Granting Programme for Vancouver to Celebrate the Centenial. Weaving and spinning demonstrations will be given regularly.

• November 16 - December 31, 1976
• A colourful display of costumes, textiles and backstrap looms from the Guatemalan Highlands. A related demonstration was presented on November 18 at 1:00 p.m.

• February 15 – March 31, 1977
• An exhibition combining artifacts from the Royal Ontario Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Museum of Anthropology.

• January 20, 1987 – March 8, 1987 (Gallery 9)
• Presenting 40 vases dating from the eighth to the fourth centuries B.C. that illustrate our knowledge of ancient trade routes, daily life, and the dating of archaeological excavations.

• April 6 - September 26, 1993
• By selecting examples from MOA’s collection of over 300 Nuu-chah-nulth baskets and illustrating how they were made, moved into private collections, and acquired by museums, the process by which objects are reinterpreted by both collectors and museum professionals is made visible. In this exhibit, curator Charlene Garvey critically examines changes in meaning that can occur over the life of a basket, and how these interpretations change over time to reflect beliefs about Native basketry, women’s arts and museological practices.

Use for: Gitskan

• October 4, 1988 - January 1989 (Gallery 5)
• Donations are an important part of MOA’s collections and this highly visual exhibit displays some of the Museum’s recent acquisitions. Artifacts on display are from North America, Asia, South America and Europe. The Museum’s collections are expanding rapidly and with this exhibit, MOA wishes to acknowledge the vital role of donors in contributing to the growth.

• December 2, 1990 - March 1, 1991
• Recently presented with the United Nations Global 500 Award in recognition of their environmental work, Snake in the Grass Moving Theatre performs Ghost in the Machine. Two years in development, and with the cast of 17 of some of Vancouver’s most innovative actors, dancers, musicians and sculptors, Ghost in the Machine offers unique theatrical and exhibition experiences. The production weaves a richly layered tapestry of images and moods, explores icons of nature and technology and the tensions between them, and dramatically mirrors our own cultural choices past and present. After the performances, the sculptures will be exhibited in various locations in the Museum. Performances: November 28, 29, 30, & December 1, 1990.

• 1999 - 2004
• To mark our 50th Anniversary in 1999, the Museum created a new gallery space to highlight the richness of Northwest Coast art, past and present, and the significant relationships with First Nations that continue to inform and inspire the work of the Museum itself.

• March 1995 - March, 1999
• This exhibition features rare preserved wood and bark objects dating from the past 4,600 years, most of which have never before been on public view. In consultation with local First Nations, guest curator and archaeologist Kathryn Bernick developed the exhibition with Ann Stevenson, MOA’s Collections Manager, to illustrate unique information about traditional fishing, woodworking, and cordage technologies and to explore cultural resource management issues.

• 1996

• 1991
• Student exhibition

• March 19 - September, 1992 (Research Collections)
• Student exhibition: MOA’s unique visible storage, which brings objects normally held in museum “basements” into public view, was created for independent study. This year students of Anthropology 431, Museum Principles and Methods, have produced eight experimental displays to explore a variety of questions with which museums such as MOA grapple - what to label the unknown, how to simplify the complex, and whether to exhibit the sacred.