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Neon at Night - A farewell to Neon Vancouver Ugly Vancouver
Tonight and tomorrow - 5pm to 8pm - admission by donation!
Catch a last glimpse of the feature exhibition, Neon Vancouver Ugly Vancouver, one last time before it closes to the public at the end of the month. Visit the museum on Friday and Saturday this week for by-donation admission between 5pm and 8pm!
Did you know? In the 1950s Vancouver had approximately 19,000 neon signs – more than Las Vegas! Enjoy the big city lights of Vancouver and catch a glimpse of the city from the 1950s through to the 1970s with this extraordinary collection of neon signs.
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Watch an exclusive tour of the gallery prior to your visit with local historian John Atkin!
RSVP for Neon at Night on Facebook.
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Cedar Bracelet Weaving at Khatsahlano
Saturday, July 9, 2022!
Join Rita Kompst at the Khatsahlano Street Party for an in-person workshop on traditional Coast Salish cedar weaving. Participants will learn about the cultural and traditional techniques of Coast Salish cedar weaving. Using the cedar bark that was harvested and prepared by Rita herself, participants will weave their very own cedar bracelets and roses.
Limited spots are still available for the 1pm timeslot!
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Unraveling Colonial Threads
5 PM – 6 PM, Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Presenting a virtual conversation with Rebecca Lyon, Jaime Smallboy, and Aleen Sparrow on “unraveling colonial threads.” Colonialism is deeply embedded in our systems. Join us as we hear from three Indigenous women artists as they talk to us about what it means to “unravel” these colonial threads. Through their work, they are reconnecting to their Indigenous identities and using their voices to raise awareness to racism and lateral violence that stems from colonization.
This conversation aims to bring awareness to how we can continue to educate ourselves on the impacts of colonization during Indigenous Peoples month and beyond.
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Objects of Pride: A Virtual Show & Tell
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Celebrate and connect during Pride Month this June through a unique virtual show and tell on June 29, 2022. Open to all members of the community that identify as LGBTQ2S+, this online event is an opportunity to share a personal story about an object, photo, song, or other artefact that connects you to your LGBTQ2S+ experience and history. After a quick introduction, participants will join small, facilitated break out rooms, allowing for more opportunities to connect and learn from each other through histories and experiences. Participants are encouraged to share their objects and stories on Instagram using the hashtag #ObjectsofPrideMOV.
We are honoured to have local artist Jag Nagra and educator activist Aisha Kiani as guest facilitators for this event.
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Food, Film, & Activism: shorts in dialogue with documentarian Cheuk Kwan
5:30 PM, July 20, 2022
Join us for an evening of films on food and activism with documentarian and writer, Cheuk Kwan! Kwan’s debut publication Have You Eaten Yet (2022) is a retrospect on his docuseries Chinese Restaurants (2003-2005). Spanning a total of “four years, thirteen countries, 200 000 km, 15 stories, and 5 films”.
Like MOV's A Seat at the Table exhibition on Chinese migration to Canada, the stories told to Kwan by Chinese restaurant-owners all over the world tell a long and ongoing history of food as one’s entry point to nation, community and belonging. Placing both the exhibition and other short films in dialogue with Kwan’s work – we explore how cultural foods become a platform for activism against racial prejudice.
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Boarder X
On view!
In 2018 Tsleil-Waututh artist Olivia George was commissioned to create a series of designs for Mt Seymour 2018/2019 Ski passes. All her designs represent animals that can be found on Mt Seymour. The project was meant to give Mt Seymour a sense of place and recognize the mountain as part of Tsleil-Waututh territory. The passes are currently all on display in Boarder X.
Originally exhibited at Winnipeg Art Gallery in 2016, the travelling exhibition curated by Jaimie Isaac reveals skateboarding, snowboarding, and surfing as vehicles that challenge conformity and status quo.
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In Reflection Across the Shore
Opening August 5
Nature is a source of guidance and comfort in the ongoing process of assessing our value and importance in society. This relationship was especially heightened for some during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Reflection Across the Shore is the result of two artists’ documentation and observations during this time. Here, Edward Fu-Chen Juan and Wang Yu-Wen share the emergence of their thoughts on what to keep and what to leave behind in a changing world.
This micro-exhibition is presented with the Taiwan Academy of LA and is in collaboration with Reflect Festival by the Asian-Canadian Special Events Association.
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c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city
On view!
This collaborative and award-winning exhibition aims to generate public discussions
about heritage and Indigenous history, and to raise awareness of the significance of
c̓əsnaʔəm for the Musqueam people and for the City of Vancouver.
Visitors are invited to: Pronounce hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ words, view an animated version of a Musqueam story, and “Meet” several community members through a series of recorded interviews. Learn more.
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#HopeandHealCanada Project
On view in the MOV Studio!
The #hopeandhealingcanada project created by Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers consists of a series of site-specific art installations across Canada. Each is made using crochet, knit, and woven red yarns. This ongoing body of work is used to illustrate connections between Indigenous, Inuit, and Métis peoples with Canadians, while also addressing the decolonization of public spaces.
Once dismantled, the work is returned to the artist and will be reworked and repurposed at another site somewhere else in the country. The stories gathered from each participating venue will culminate in a book and traveling exhibition.
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Neon Vancouver, Ugly Vancouver
Closes June 29, 2022!
In the 1950s Vancouver had approximately 19,000 neon signs – more than Las Vegas! While some thought that thousands of signs signaled excitement and big city living, others thought they were a tawdry display that disfigured the city’s natural beauty. This deep civic controversy resulted in a turning point in Vancouver’s history and a change to the city’s urban landscape.
Enjoy the big city lights of Vancouver and catch a glimpse of the city from the 1950s through to the 1970s with this extraordinary collection of neon signs.
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A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia
Currently on view!
Upon leaving Zone 3 (Racism and White Supremacy) of A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and BC, visitors are asked to share their stories/experiences of everyday racism and offer ideas on how to fight it.
A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia explores historical and contemporary stories of Chinese Canadians in BC and their struggles for belonging. It looks to food and restaurant culture as an entry point to feature stories that reveal the great diversity of immigrant experience and of the communities immigrants develop.
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The official exhibition catalogue is now available in both English & Simplified Chinese and English & Traditional Chinese.
This engaging and thought-provoking publication offers a rich record of the themes, stories, images and objects presented in the multi-sited, multilingual, award-winning exhibition. Featuring nuanced curatorial essays by all three curators and forewords by exhibition partners and funders, the catalogue presents further developed content that augments what is already on view in the multi-sited exhibition.
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Low Sensory Sundays at MOV
Every last Sunday of the Month at MOV
Join us on every last Sunday of the month for a “relaxed” or low sensory day at the MOV. During opening hours, most non-voluntary sounds will be turned off or lowered in our galleries. This Sunday will be the MOV's low sensory day of June.
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“Ville idéale, ville durable”/ “Ideal City, Sustainable City”
On view in Gallery 11
Over the 2021-2022 school year, the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) has engaged in an innovative and international education program around the concepts of “Ideal City / Sustainable City” with Cousteau School (North Vancouver), Jules Verne’s House (Amiens, France), and Arthur Rimbaud Secondary School (Amiens, France). This education program connected a class from each school and encouraged students to share perspectives from their own countries on sustainability in cities. It aimed at engaging students in environmental issues in the city and taking action to create a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future.
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Radio-Canada
Les élèves d'une classe de cinquième année de l'école Cousteau, à North Vancouver, ont créé leur ville idéale et écologique. Appuyés par leur professeur et par une équipe du Musée de Vancouver, ils ont participé à des ateliers pour apprendre toutes les composantes d'une ville durable. Après quoi, ils sont passés à l'action, explique l'élève Brendan Arduini.
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Khatsahlano Street Party
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Vancouver's best day of the summer returns Saturday, July 9, 2022! Khatsahlano Street Festival is set to return this summer to celebrate our 10-year anniversary! The West 4th Avenue Khatsahlano Street Party is Vancouver’s largest free Music + Arts Festival! Created with love in 2011 by the members of the Kitsilano West 4th Avenue Business Association, Khatsahlano, features multiple stages showcasing more than 50 of Vancouver’s top musical performers as well as the eclectic work of local artisans and street performers. This 10-block street fair, spanning from Burrard to MacDonald Street also features a wide variety of food options, bustling patios, giveaways, special activities, and licensed beer gardens!
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East Side Pride
June 25, 11AM—6PM, Grandview Park, 1657 Charles St. Vancouver
Kick-off Pride season with a chill afternoon of community, artisans and free entertainment. They’ll have giant Jenga, a parachute game for the kids, queer trivia, button making and a barbecue supporting our friends at SAIGE Community Food Bank. This event is made possible with funding from Presenting Sponsor TD.
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Deckchair Cinema: Cleo from 5 to 7
June 30, 7PM—11PM, Polygon Gallery
The Polygon is pleased to present Deckchair Cinema. Always by donation, courtesy of BMO Financial Group, you are invited to enjoy classic films under the stars on Cates Deck out front of the Gallery. Attendees can make themselves comfortable by bringing their own blankets or low chairs. Seating available on a first-come, first-serve basis. A concession stand at The Gallery will offer tasty snacks and off-sale beverages from local wineries and breweries to enjoy al fresco on the publicly licensed deck.
Films start at sundown, music courtesy of some of the city’s best DJs begins at 7pm each Thursday.
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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.
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