Museum of Vancouver continues to remain open to the public Wednesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. We welcome all visitors to come with their immediate household members for a safe and physically distanced experience. At this time, all visitors must pre-book a ticket online to be admitted into the museum.
We are Hiring!

We are hiring 2 Museum Interpreters for our exhibition A Seat at the Table! These positions are funded with the support of Canada Summer Jobs.

Deadline for applications is Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 5pm.
MOVirtual: A Seat at the Table Artist Tour with Paul Wong
Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Join us on International Museums Day for another monthly virtual tour series at MOV. This next event will give you the opportunity to tour MOV’s latest feature exhibition, A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia, during Asian Heritage Month in Vancouver. Led by local Chinese Canadian Artist, Paul Wong, the tour will give guests personal insight into several of his art works created or adapted for this exhibition and an opportunity to highlight a few of his favourite historical objects and stories. This lively tour will offer new access points to engage with the exhibition’s themes and narratives.
Virtual Workshop: Bundle Dyes and Hapazome with CZarina Lobo
Saturday, May 29, 2021

Join CZarina Lobo, a Natural Dyer focused on cultivating plants for colour, in a Bundle Dye and Hapazome Workshop this May! Learn the techniques of bundle dyes and Hapazome (flower/leaf pounding) by transferring your natural surroundings onto a unique bandana and a reusable drawstring bag. This will be achieved by steaming and also requires hammering locally foraged fresh plant materials onto fabric to show vibrant colours and botanical patterns.
That Which Sustains Us
Opening June 3, 2021!

This long term exhibition at MOV will explore the convergence of different knowledge traditions in the Vancouver area through an examination of people’s interactions with forests and their natural environment. Community representatives from the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations, environmental historians, and forestry researchers, have attended consultation sessions to help shape thematic concepts for this project. Instead of a narrative progression the exhibition will frame arboreal life through a set of lenses, including: Land and Water, Food, Movement, Economy, and Home.
Photo: @vixxi
A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia
Currently on view!

The Museum of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia proudly present 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.
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.
c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city
Currently on view!

In the award winning exhibition, c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city, oral traditions and Indigenous languages are a central vehicle of cultural expression and identity, playing an important role in the entire exhibition.

“c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city aims at ‘righting history’ by creating a space for Musqueam to share their knowledge, culture and history and to highlight the community’s role in shaping the City of Vancouver.” - Musqueam cultural advisor Larry Grant
Inclusive and Welcoming City Hall
Currently on view in the Third Floor Lobby at Vancouver City Hall

The Third Floor Lobby at Vancouver City Hall is where the public gathers before City Council meetings, and serves as the anteroom to Council Chambers, city councillors’ offices, and the mayor’s office. In 2020, MOV worked with City staff to create a space more representative of the diverse communities who call Vancouver home.
MOV's Marketing & Communications Manager Lorenzo Schober speaks about the Neon Vancouver Ugly Vancouver exhibition on CTV Morning Live!
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Tea Appreciation Workshop
Saturday, May 1, 2021

This virtual workshop is specially designed for everyone who loves tea and wishes to learn more about its origin, culture and why its consumption it is so commonly associate with a mindful and healthy lifestyle. Learn More.
We acknowledge that MOV is located within the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.