Although Museum of Vancouver ’s physical location is currently closed, we invite you to keep up-to-date and stay in touch through our digital channels. Visit our website , follow us on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter and continue to check our newsletter for updated museum news and content!

We look forward to welcoming you back to MOV soon and encourage you all to stay positive and safe during this time.
Listen, watch and explore our current feature exhibitions from home!
Listen to episode #346 of Talking Radical Radio where Scott Neigh interviews MOV Curator of Indigenous Collections and Engagement Sharon Fortney.
Watch Guest Curator Kwiaahwah Jones, MOV Conservator Fiona Hernandez and Collections Associate Paola Merkins speak about the Haida Now exhibition at MOV.
Argillite bear and female shaman dish by artist and master carver Arthur Moody, Northwest Coast Haida Native from Skidegate on Haida Gwaii.
Coming Soon...
A nostalgic glimpse of Vancouver’s Chinatown through a postcard from 1962 (H2019.1.7) Share photos of your favourite Chinatown restaurants and businesses for a chance to get them included in MOV’s upcoming feature exhibition, A Seat at the Table!

Tag #ASeatattheTableBC #一席之地 and visit us online here to learn more about this upcoming exhibition.
Familiar Faces: Getting to know the people behind Museum of Vancouver!
Jae Woo Kang, Educational Interpreter and Visitor Experience

Jae Woo has been working at the Museum of Vancouver since 2017. Equipped with a technical background in film and animation he was brought in, along with other members of  Reel 2 Real Film Festival  to revitalize the Animating History workshops, which are given to students Grade 5 and up. During the workshops he guides students through the process to storyboard a plot, create and animate characters, and add dialogue and sound effects. Historical topics that are covered include the Vancouver Fire, Gold Rush, 1907 Anti-Asian Riots, Japanese Canadian Internment, and the Mummy Panechates!

“I also got trained by the education department to give tours of Haida Now , which really sparked my interest in Indigenous history and narratives in Canada. As an immigrant to this country, working here has given me the opportunity to learn about how history and contemporary stories are shaped by perspectives, some of which are often untold. Running the workshops has been enriching, especially when students are excited to learn about the City’s diverse and unique history.”

Conservation Notes
Dragon Inn neon sign fragment (H2010.25.1)

Before our public closure last week, MOV conservation and collections staff moved a large scale neon sign from Building 14 storage and into the MOV studio for crucial conservation work before being restored to its former glory!

To conserve the sign, conservators will use a variety of methods to clean and stabilize the structure and painted surface before new glass is fitted and installed. Areas of rust are stabilized using a solution of tannic acid, which changes the composition of the corrosion, preventing it from spreading. A special glue, B48N , is used to stabilize the flaking paint and the lichen that has grown on the sign will need to be removed carefully using soft tools made of wood. View Collection.

Over the course of the next year, MOV will be restoring a large selection of Vancouver’s vast Neon collection. The restoration project is made possible through the generous support of Quadreal Properties .  Learn More.
Museum of Vancouver Restores Vintage Prints for Public Purchase

Learn more about Museum of Vancouver ’s innovative partnership with Point Two Designs to bring more public access to the collection in a unique way. Linda Aylesworth reports . Watch here.
Acts of Resistance Exhibit Features ‘Aerial Blockade’ Banners

In July of 2018, Tsleil-Waututh member Will George (Swaysən) made headlines when he rappelled himself from a Vancouver bridge in opposition of Kinder Morgan. At the time, George was part of a seven-person “aerial blockade” that was held to stop tanker traffic from passing through as part of a wider action against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. During the blockade, seven 40-foot banners featuring the work of Indigenous artists also flew from the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge. Now, those banners are being featured in a new art exhibition called  Acts of Resistance . Keep Reading.
Play a Historic Game!

Take a break from scrolling and start rolling! Backgammon dates back to 3000 BC, and is still a popular board game today. It is a two player game, and the players rely on both luck and strategy to win. Shop at home on  Lattimer Gallery & Gifts' online gift shop and check out a wide selection of fun games, puzzles, toys, books and more!
We acknowledge we are on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.