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Museum of Vancouver continues to remain open to the public and we welcome you to come with your immediate household members for a safe and physically distanced experience!

Click here to learn more about our updated COVID safety protocols and new restrictions on group bookings.

Also, don't forget that we have lowered our admission rates from now until the end of 2020:

Adults (12+) - $10
Children (6 to 11) and Seniors (65+) - $5
Children (5 and under) – Free
Individuals self-identifying as Indigenous - Free
At this time, all visitors must pre-book a ticket online to be admitted into the museum. Tickets only available online with a 10 person limit for each 15 minute timeslot.
A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia
Now on view!

The Museum of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia proudly present a new feature exhibition, A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia. This exhibition 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.

A Seat at the Table is an opportunity to consider the contributions that Chinese migrants and their descendants have made to British Columbia, a province built from the interaction of successive and concurrent waves of migration and uninterrupted occupation by Indigenous peoples.

Restaurants and food offer compelling portals to understanding the Chinese Canadian experience in British Columbia. A close look at the food industry reveals the impact of racial discrimination on Chinese Canadians, but it also tells us much about their ability to resist, organize, seek justice and thrive.
Sister exhibition at the Chinese Canadian Museum of BC on view at the Hon Hsing Building in Vancouver Chinatown, 27 E Pender Street! Learn More.

Tell us about your favourite local Chinese restaurant and share any memories that they hold by posting a photo of it on either Twitter or Instagram and tagging @museumofvan + #SATLocal

Some of our favourites include Chinatown BBQ, Jade Dynasty, Littlebird Dim Sum, and New Town Bakery!
Photo: Members of the radio show Pender Guy, 1977⁠
City of Vancouver Archives: 2008-010.1037⁠

Love, genetic and ancestral relations are all characteristics that can define family. To some, groups of people sharing a cause or a passion and supporting each other also qualify as families. Immigrants and their descendants have created many groups or families, to feel connected to a place, traditions, and each other.⁠
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Share a photo of your “family” and tag #SATMyFamily. Your story and portrait will be featured in the physical A Seat at the Table MOV exhibition and online. ⁠If you do not have a public social media account, you can submit your photo here.
c̓əc̓əwitəl̕ | helping each other | ch’áwatway
On view until December 9, 2020 in the MOV Studio

This micro-exhibition in the Museum of Vancouver studio called c̓əc̓əwitəl̕ | helping each other | ch’áwatway, provides an opportunity for the 2019 YVR Art Foundation scholarship recipients to exhibit their final works. This exhibition explores themes of resilience, memory and identity, through reconnection with ancestral knowledge and lands. The title, written in both hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh snichim, shows our respect for the teachings of our host communities – the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations while acknowledging that this exhibition is taking place within their shared traditional territories.
Acts of Resistance
On view until Winter 2020

Engage with the stories of the Indigenous artists behind the 7 Greenpeace protest banners from the 2018 Aerial Blockade protesting the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project at Acts of Resistance.⁠ Featured artists include: Brandon Gabriel, Will George, Ronnie Dean Harris, Ocean Hyland, Jackie Fawn Mendez, Marissa Nahanee, and Ed Archie Noisecat.
Webinar: Shop Indigenous First This Holiday Season with with Ay Lelum
Saturday, November 28, 2020

Shop #IndigenousFirst this Holiday Season Webinar with Ay Lelum The Good House of Design.

Have you ever wondered if it is appropriate to wear Indigenous Art clothing if you are not Indigenous? Have you wondered how to source Authentic Indigenous Makers?

This webinar will explore the concept of #IndigenousFirst and outline the importance of supporting Indigenous businesses this holiday season. Ay Lelum will discuss the impact of non-Indigenous allyship and how others should support by wearing and purchasing such products. With the shift in consumer consciousness of wanting to support Indigenous and BIPOC businesses, they will also discuss how a consumer can identify Authentic Makers.
A Seat at the Table looks at Chinese immigration—and B.C.’s discriminatory past—through food and restaurant culture
Stir Arts & Culture

Greater Vancouver is known the world over for having some of the best Asian food outside of Asia. However, what many people may not realize is that when it comes specifically to Chinese cuisine, the early history of Chinese restaurants here is rooted in racism.
Using food and restaurant culture as a portal, the Museum of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia explore stories of struggle, perseverance, entrepreneurship, and belonging among Chinese Canadians in a new feature exhibition. A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia is an immersive, interactive exhibition running at MOV beginning November 19. Keep Reading.
From the Collection // The Museum of Vancouver’s Poignant 1921 ‘Decoration Day’ Poppy
Scout Magazine

For this edition From The Collection, we asked Wendy Nichols, Curator of Collections at the Museum of Vancouver, to share a museum piece that really spoke to her. With Remembrance Day front of mind, she shared with us the collection’s 1921 Decoration Day Poppy. It marked an old Canadian holiday that used to celebrate our military veterans. Decoration Day (originally June 2nd, 1890) predates Remembrance Day by several decades. Keep Reading.
Giving Tuesday
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Black Friday is next week but did you know that Giving Tuesday is this coming on Dec 1st?

Giving Tuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday. On this day, communities come together and give thanks by giving back to charitable organizations who are making an impact in their community.

Your donation to Museum of Vancouver directly strengthens the reach and impact of the work we do. Consider making a unique gift this year. Learn More.
Asian Stories: How Bruce Lee Became a Legend
Thursday, December 3, 2020

2020 is the 80th anniversary of Bruce Lee's birth. Lee is still a pop culture icon 47 years after his death. How did this San Francisco-born boy became a legend? Join UBC professor Christopher Rea as he explores Bruce Lee's story through his body of work and a few of the countless works he continues to inspire. 

Contemporary Asian Stories is a series of online events presented by Vancouver Public Library in partnership with the University of British Columbia Department of Asian Studies. The series celebrates literature, film, and larger-than-life figures from across modern Asian popular cultures. Learn More.
We acknowledge that MOV is located within the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.