Welcome to the MAA Library!

Welcome to the MAA Library!

Come by and visit us in person. We are located within the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, on Level 3. And don’t hesitate to ask us questions at the Information Desk. Please see our current hours.   You can also contact the Reference Desk by phoning 604-822-3943, or emailing us at maa.library@ubc.ca.   For more […]

New Database – Artists of the World (AOW)

New Database – Artists of the World (AOW)

UBC’s Music, Art, and Architecture Library is trialing a new database – Artists of the World (AOW)! AOW is the successor to Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon (AKL), a trusted reference work on art history. AOW contains over 1 million reviewed entries on artists and artists groups, 500,000 signed bibliographical articles and information on places of activity and […]

Michael Morris and Rodney Graham

Michael Morris and Rodney Graham

This exhibition now on display at the Music, Art and Architecture Library at UBC celebrates two late local artists, Michael Morris (1942 – 2022) and Rodney Graham (1949-2022). Explore their contributions to the local and international art scenes with library resources from the Music, Art & Architecture Library and archival materials from the Morris and […]

Music, Art and Architecture Library exhibition that explores activism in classical music extended until February

Music, Art and Architecture Library exhibition that explores activism in classical music extended until February

An exhibition on display now at UBC Library’s Music, Art and Architecture (MAA) Library will soon be making a move to the University of Toronto (UofT) Libraries. Activism in the Arts: I’ve Got U Under My Skin: AIDS & Classical Music is curated by Kevin Madill, Music Librarian at the MAA Library, to explore a […]

Punk and Performance

Punk and Performance

Come check out our current exhibit Punk and Performance: Investigating Canadian Art and Music through Performance, on Level 2 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre! Vancouver’s top Punk bands from the 70s and 80s through vinyl and print: DOA, Pointed Sticks, Dishrags, Subhumans, Young Canadians. All with something to say about this city. Don’t […]

Malcolmson Donation

Malcolmson Donation

link to list of research guide's for this library's subject areas

MAA Library Research Guides

Click here to explore our subject-specific research guides.

Malcolmson Donation

Malcolmson Donation

Celebrating 100 years of Bauhaus

Celebrating 100 years of Bauhaus

Come visit the MAA Library’s Bauhaus display.