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Winter Wander
Saturday, February 8, 2020

A family fun event! Tickets only $5 per person (ages 5 and under free). Tickets include admission to Museum of Vancouver , H.R. MacMillan Space Centre , Vancouver Maritime Museum , City of Vancouver Archives and Vancouver Academy of Music.

Experience our unique waterfront attractions showcasing art, history, music, crafts, science and special activities from Bard on the Beach . Enjoy local food vendors and enter to win great prizes!
 
Purchase your ticket on the day of the event from Museum of Vancouver , H.R. MacMillan Space Centre or Vancouver Maritime Museum.
Remembering Vancouver 2010
Winter Olympics 10 year anniversary celebration at MOV!
February 12 – March 21, 2020

Museum of Vancouver is celebrating by bringing one of the beloved official Olympic Mascots out from the vault to be on display in the MOV studio. Quatchi, the lovable sasquatch mascot and representative of the Lil'wat First Nation, will be on display in the MOV studio from February 12 to March 21, 2020. Take a selfie with Quatchi and post to share your Olympic memories from 2010 using the hashtag #powerofsport2010.

 Come to MOV sporting your 2010 Olympic Red Mittens, Official merchandise, or even bearing your 2010 Olympic pins and receive 2 for 1 admission to MOV and all our feature exhibitions. Please note this offer cannot be combined with other discounts.
Free Family Day at MOV!
Monday, February 17, 2020

Join us this Family Day and receive complimentary admission to Museum of Vancouver !

Witness the power of environmental activism and art, visit the Acts of Resistance exhibition and experience the power of indigenous art and activism up close and personal. Explore the Haida Now exhibition and discover the wily ways of Wasgo the Sea Wolf and many other captivating Haida stories, including the Bear Mother. Drop in for a gallery tour of Haida Now at 11:30 or 1:30 pm. Bask in the glow of Vancouver’s Neon past in Neon Vancouver Ugly Vancouver. Learn about Vancouver’s past from 1900 to 1970 by visiting MOV’s History Galleries. Take a selfie with one of the Official 2010 Olympic Mascots, while remembering the #powerofsport2010. An experience the entire family will enjoy!
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.
Acts of Resistance
Opening February 5, 2020

Acts of Resistance will showcase the artwork of seven indigenous artist activists, whose designs flew from the Iron Workers Memorial bridge on Tuesday July 3, 2018 in protest of the Trans Mountain Expansion People project. Since the founding of our nation, indigenous peoples from across Canada have been fighting not only for basic human rights, but to defend the lands and waters of their traditional territories.
This exhibition is done in partnership with Green Peace Canada.
Today we ring in the Lunar New Year and the
Year of the Rat officially begins!

Where will you be sharing a meal with family and friends to celebrate?

Tell us about your favourite local Chinese restaurant and share any memories that they hold by posting a photo of it to any social account and tagging @museumofvan + #ASeatAtTheTableBC

This year we are excited to announce the opening of  A Seat at the Table  – an exhibition on Chinese Canadian experiences in British Columbia through exploring food and restaurant culture. Be part of this exciting exhibition by sharing your photo today! You can also send in your photos and memories directly to MOV here !

 
#吃饭了吗
#吃飯了嗎
#食咗飯未呀
Haida Now Gallery Tours at 11:30 and 1:30 from Friday to Monday.
Free for MOV Members or with museum admission.
Digitally restored and available for purchase
Date of the original: 1931 to 1933
Museum of Vancouver has partnered with  Point Two Designs  to create an online shop stocked with a collection of art prints that represent Vancouver's history! Each print has been digitally restored and beautifully re-colorized to bring these historical artefacts back to their original glory.

The "Vancouver Invites You" art print is a souvenir of Vancouver's history. The original artwork is part of the Museum of Vancouver ’s archives and has been carefully preserved.
We’ve meticulously digitally remastered this artifact to bring it back to life for your home or office decor.
Conservation Notes
Taking Down an Exhibition
 
MOV’s award winning exhibition, Wild Things , closed to the public on January 12, 2020. The museum collections team is now working around the clock to ensure the objects and artefacts on display are properly taken down, while clearing out of the space to make room for the next scheduled exhibition. Fiona Hernandez, MOV Conservator, gives an overview of each step in the exhibition take down process from a conservator’s standpoint:

  1. Unmounting: The first step in the take down process for Wild Things involves removing many specimens from their exhibit mounts and placing them back into their storage supports. Collections staff are required to follow safe work procedures, wearing lab coats, breathing masks, and nitrile gloves, in order to protect from the heavy metal arsenic and mercury containing pesticides originally used in the taxidermy process.
  2. Condition Reporting: This next step involves referring to original condition reports for MOV and loan specimens and updating the document to reflect any changes that may have occurred to the artefact. 
  3. Cleaning: This step involves vacuuming the objects to remove any dust that may have accrued while on display.
  4. Bagging: To protect handlers from heavy metal pesticides, and in preparation for freezing, the objects are bagged and sealed in clear plastic.
  5. Freezing: Organic objects and materials are frozen for a minimum 2-week period before returning to storage, as part of pest management and quarantine procedures in the museum.
  6. Crating and Shipping/Registry: If the object is a loan it will then be crated and sent back. If it is an artefact belonging to the museum, it will be sent to registry after the freezing process where the object will be properly stored and catalogued.

Working on a 2020 Vancouver bucket list? You can easily tick off - and enjoy - visits to five incredible Vancouver arts and learning venues in just one day for a mere $5. The event is the annual Winter Wander , and it's happening Saturday, February 8, 2020. During Winter Wander, the five venues at Vanier Park -  Museum of Vancouver , H.R. MacMillan Space Centre , Vancouver Maritime Museum , City of Vancouver Archives , and Vancouver Academey of Music - are all open to the public for one single admission price of just $5. 
It's a terrific opportunity to explore, connect, engage, and delight in these fantastic resources, for a wallet-friendly price for the whole family. Keep Reading.

The Museum of Vancouver (MOV) has announced its newest exhibition,  Acts of Resistance . The feature exhibition showcases the artwork of seven indigenous artist activists from the Pacific Northwest, whose designs flew from the Iron Workers Memorial bridge on July 3, 2018 to protest the Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline project. Swaysen, Will George, a Tsleil-Waututh grassroots leader not only designed one of the featured banners, but also rappelled from the Second Narrows bridge as part of the seven-person aerial blockade to prevent an oil tanker from leaving terminal. Keep Reading.
Eagle in Flight - Red Cedar Panel by Doug Horne
Lattimer Gallery & Gifts at MOV is a contemporary and locally-owned gallery and gift shop featuring Northwest Coast First Nations art & jewellery as well as a wide selection of MOV products and designs.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden presents...
Year of the Rat Temple Fair
Sunday, January 26, 2020

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is ringing in the Lunar New Year with its annual Temple Fair celebration! The Year of the Rat is a time for new beginnings and successes, so kick it off in style at this family-friendly community event in Vancouver’s Chinatown. This year’s festive lineup includes traditional crafts and storytelling, music performances, tea tastings, a calligraphy contest, lion dance, and more. The event is open to the public by suggested donation of $5. Learn More.
George Orr presents...
"Chasing The Dream" The real story behind Vancouver's 2010 Olympic Games
Thursday, February 13, 2020

Ten years later, for the first time, the real story behind the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. With these Games a distant memory, this documentary revisits the development of the largest single project in peacetime Canada. Through exclusive interviews with the decision-makers, this project tracks the development leading up to the Opening Ceremonies. Learn More.
Vancouver Heritage Foundation presents...
Heritage Week 2020
February 17-23, 2020

Heritage Week offers a chance to explore heritage across BC and Canada. In 2020 the theme is “2020 Vision: Bringing the Past into the Future”. The restoration and adaptation of heritage buildings is key to a sustainable future, preserving community and cultural spaces, retaining affordable retail and residential spaces and keeping usable building materials from landfills, all while enriching our streetscapes and neighbourhoods. The future also includes reconciliation with Indigenous communities and a more inclusive telling of the stories of the past for all communities. Learn More.
We acknowledge that the city of Vancouver is on the shared, unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam,  Skwxwú7mesh  and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.