A Conversation with Author Anne Wyness, about Vancouver's James Inglis Reid Ltd.
The story of James Inglis Reid Ltd – which opened in 1908 – is a story of community, family and perseverance. The business closed in 1986 to make way for the Pacific Centre mall, but its story lives on at Museum of Vancouver with one of its large glass windows forming part of the business’ display in the 1950’s gallery.
The Larder of the Wise, a book by M. Anne Wyness, traces the detailed history of this family business as Vancouver grew, as well as its achievements, adaptations and more! Interested in learning more about this iconic Vancouver establishment? Watch this newly released video "A Conversation with author Anne Wyness, about Vancouver’s James Inglis Reid Ltd."
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Hogan's Alley postage stamp, 2014, Museum of Vancouver Collection, H2022.14.1 | |
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February is Black History Month
Hogan's Alley, once located in the Strathcona area of Vancouver, was home to the city's first concentrated Black community. The alley was located between Union and Prior Streets from about Main Street towards Jackson Avenue, near to Vancouver's Chinatown. Along with Africville in Halifax, Hogan's Alley was a small but vibrant cultural hub for nightlife, restaurants, and jazz and blues music.
The community was dismantled and uprooted in the 1960s to make way for new urban construction. In recent years, there have been significant efforts to commemorate the neighbourhood, through community and government initiatives such as this stamp which was issued by Canada Post in February 2014 as part of Black History Month.
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Pay What You Can Sunday at MOV
Sunday, February 5, 2023 | 10:00am - 5:00pm
Visit MOV on the first Sunday of each month, and pay what you can for admission.
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Family Day at MOV: Local Storytellers
Monday, February 20, 2023 | 10:00am - 5:00pm
Join us this Family Day and receive complimentary admission to Museum of Vancouver during opening hours (10-5pm) and register for scheduled programming with local storytellers!
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Please note: Scheduled programming requires either registration or purchase of a ticket. | | |
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Spirit Journeys: Walking with Resilience, Wellbeing and Respect
Now on view!
This micro-exhibition, Spirit Journeys: Walking with Resilience, Wellbeing and Respect, provides an opportunity for the YVR Art Foundation (YVRAF) 2021 Emerging and Mid-Career Artist Scholarship recipients to exhibit their artworks. Through the YVR Art Foundation Scholarship Program these artists continued their studies or worked with mentors to expand their personal knowledge of Indigenous art and design. The results are breathtaking and inspiring. MOV is honored to showcase the work of these ten talented artists, and we raise our hands in respect and appreciation for those who have inspired and taught them.
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Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun
My artwork for the YVR Art Foundation Scholarship is a mixed-media spindle whorl panel. It is an abstract Coast Salish design, drawing inspiration from the old spindle whorls and honouring YVR as a place of movement that connects the Coast Salish world with the rest of the planet, and peoples from all cultures and nations.
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All We Want Is More: The Tobias Wong Project
Now on view!
Museum of Vancouver is proud to present the exhibition All We Want Is More: The Tobias Wong Project! In the early 2000s, Tobias Wong took the design world by storm. Born and raised in Vancouver, Wong was a brilliant and prolific artist whose career was all too short. Defying easy categorization, his work was wide ranging, pushing and dissolving disciplinary boundaries between conceptual art, performance and product design.
This exhibition is an invitation to revisit Wong’s artistic contribution with fresh eyes. Recent social, environmental and technological events have transformed the way we see the world and inevitably the way we see Tobias Wong’s work.
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Dressed for History: Why Costume Collections Matter
Women's Fashion 1750 - 2000
The Museum of Vancouver has invited four remarkable local collectors, Ivan Sayers, Claus Jahnke, Melanie Talkington and the members of the B.C. Society of the Museum of the Original Costume (SMOC) to share their deep knowledge of costume history by showcasing pieces from their collections.
Dressed for History: Why Costume Collections Matter makes the case that fashion and costumes are significant and enduring expressions of personal identity and of political and social change. This exhibition confirms Vancouver as home to world-class costume interpreters, collectors and historians.
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Upcoming Talk Hosted by B.C. Society of the Museum of the Original Costume (SMOC)
Sunday, February 19, 2023 l 2-4pm l Hycroft Manor
Ivan Sayers and Claus Jahnke will present a talk about the Dressed for History exhibition discussing how a collection is developed and how it's interpreted, and will feature items that were candidates for the exhibition but could not be included.
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How Vancouver is Celebrating Scotland’s National Poet for 264th Robert Burns Day
CTV News Vancouver
Vancouverites are celebrating the life and legacy of Scotland’s most famous poet, exactly 264 years after Robert Burns was born. For Jan. 25, Robbie Burns Day, a variety of local events have been organized on the poet’s birthday, including haggis suppers and whisky tastings.
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Jasper Berehulke
MOV is excited to welcome Jasper Berehulke to the team in the new role of Coordinator of Indigenous Programs & Community Engagement. Jasper is a Syilx Okanagan community member, who is currently working on his BFA in visual arts at UBC where he transferred from UBC Okanagan to UBC Vancouver.
Jasper began working at MOV in 2022 as an Visitor Services Attendant and wants to use his Indigenous and artistic knowledge to create programs that create a dialogue between communities.
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Museum of Vancouver is open from Sunday-Wednesday 10:00am - 5:00pm and Thursday-Saturday 10:00am - 8:00pm.
- Please note that ticket sales will end 45 minutes before closing.
- Visit MOV on the first Sunday of each month and pay what you can for admission.
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We are located in at 1100 Chestnut Street in beautiful Vanier Park in the neighborhood of Kitsilano in Vancouver.
- The Museum is wheelchair, stroller and scooter accessible, including washrooms, ramps and elevators, and wide entrances and exits.
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When booked in advance, groups of 10 people or more are eligible for a discounted rate. Learn more here.
- Admission is free for the people who self-identify as Indigenous.
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Chinese Canadian Museum presents...
“Happiness, Wealth, Prosperity”: Chinese Canadian Food Culture and Lunar New Year Traditions
Saturday, February 4, 2023
From traditional hair moss soup to cream cheese wontons, experience the rich layers of Lunar New Year foods with Chinese Canadian home cooks and chefs in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Join director Ryan Mah and chef and author Jackie Kai Ellis from the TELUS originals docu-series House Special for an engaging conversation on their journey through Chinese restaurants, homes, and places across BC and Alberta as an opportunity to experience diverse Asian stories in a deeper way.
Participants are invited to watch Episode 5, “Happiness, Wealth, Prosperity“, in advance of the virtual program. This free program is presented by the Chinese Canadian Museum.
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We acknowledge that MOV is located within the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. | | |
604-736-4431
1100 Chestnut Street
Vancouver, BC
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