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Vancouver's story begins here. #AtMOV We are open seven days a week! 🕔 Sun—Wed: 10am—5pm 🕗 Thu—Sat: 10am—8pm Book tickets & learn more about the MOV: bit.ly/39tFYvm

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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sunday is Pay What You Can Day at the MOV! The first Sunday of every month is!
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
MOV staff offering a workshop at the conference on how to use the tools you already have to save money! Perfect for your financial teams!
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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 11/09/2026
They're turning Science World's FIFA World Cup dome pieces into totes, duffle bags, and patio umbrellas. Proceeds will support Science World's STEAM initiatives for young learners. #vancouver #upcycling #worldcup
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Own a Piece of the Science World FIFA Dome
Science World is removing the FIFA World Cup wrap but you can own a piece of this legacy through an upcycling and fundraising initiative.
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Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Going to the PNE this weekend? Remember to stop by the new Japanese Canadian Hastings Park Interpretative Centre! 1-6 pm A reminder of how fragile Freedom can be. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #Vanpoli Here's the story on opening of the Centre: vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/28/v...
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Memorial honours Japanese Canadians incarcerated at Hastings Park
For Daniel Tokawa, the pain of having his community ripped apart by prejudiced policies from eight decades ago is finally beginning to heal.
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Join our "Truth and ReconciliACTION" workshop, led by Kung Jaadee, on Sept. 20.⁠ ⁠ Use code GROUPTRC and get 30% off tickets when you purchase 2+! Attendees will create a personalized action plan that encourages learning, understanding and meaningful change.⁠ museumofvancouver.ca/truth-and-re...
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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 28/08/2026
False Creek 1947 Burrard Bridge on the left, old Granville Bridge on the right, Kitsilano Trestle Bridge (used by BC Electric 🚃) in the middle, Connaught Bridge in the distance 📸 1947 public domain, #Vancouver Archives 📸 2025 My photo for comparison 🗃️ #history #thenandnow #vancouver #canada
Black and white aerial photo of False Creek with a bit of the Burrard Bridge on the left, a trestle bridge diagonally crossing the water and scooping into a rounded corner on the south shore, then a bridge over Granville Island on the right. Up the water on the right is another crossing, a previous iteration of the Cambie Bridge.
There isn’t much development on the south shore and the downtown Vancouver side of the water has some small buildings with streets laid out in a grid Updated aerial view of the first photo with the Burrard Bridge on the left, Granville Brisge on the right, both crossing False Creek. Low-rise buildings on the south side and a city grid of glass towers and high rises on the north, downtown Vancouver side. False creek winds around the downtown peninsula and BC Place stadium’s dome is visible in the background on the right along with the Cambie Bridge, and the Port of Vancouver’s dock in the top left on the Burrard Inlet side
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Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Memorial honouring Japanese Canadians incarcerated at Hastings Park opens" #vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli vancouver.citynews.ca/video/2026/0...
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Memorial honouring Japanese Canadians incarcerated at Hastings Park opens
A new exhibit at the PNE honors the thousands of innocent Japanese Canadians who were taken from their homes during the Second World War, detained, and forcibly relocated across Canada, the course of ...
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Hey teachers! Time to plan your field trips to the MOV! 2026-27 programs & brochures are now available: museumofvancouver.ca/school-and-y...
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
On Sep24, Oct 1, 8 & 15 we’re hosting Austerity Tours: How Decades of Funding Stagnation Affects the MOV⁠. See the problems: buckets catching leaks, the oldest continuously operating freezer, a vintage iPod powering exhibitions & maybe a hall filled with ants. ⁠ museumofvancouver.ca/austerity-to...
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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 20/08/2026
Yes, please 🌊 Vancouver Kelp Festival is on Sunday at @museumofvan.bsky.social -- Explore educational seaweed science booths, do kelp-inspired arts and crafts, enjoy a kelp pancake breakfast, and try your hand at kelp bugling while discovering why these remarkable marine ecosystems matter.
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Vancouver Kelp Festival
Vancouver Kelp Festival's official website!
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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 19/08/2026
Leading up to the civic election this fall, @museumofvan.bsky.social will hosts Austerity Tours to highlight the problems, risks and missed opportunities museums typically hide from view. The aim is to make voters understand the risks austerity pose to irreplaceable cultural heritage.
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Austerity Tours Offered by Museum of Vancouver
Museum of Vancouver will hosts Austerity Tours to highlight the problems, risks and missed opportunities museums typically hide from view.
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Pancouver @pancouver.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Congratulations to organizers of Filipino Canadian Book Festival for programming such a stellar lineup. It runs from Friday to Monday, with big days being the free panel discussions on Saturday and Sunday at @museumofvan.bsky.social. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/filipino-can...
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Filipino Canadian Book Festival showcases a thriving diasporic Pinoy writing community - Pancouver
Manila-born, Scarborough-raised, and New York-based author and historian Adrian De Leon will deliver the keynote address.
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Learn more about the Above & Beyond program here: museumofvancouver.ca/above-and-be...
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Field trips are for all children—or at least they should be. But transportation is a barrier. Thankfully, @easypark.bsky.social is supporting the Above & Beyond program, a subsidy to help cover the costs of school buses. More kids can visit the MOV with your help! www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/131038
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Love it!
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Aug 2 is our final Summer Pay What You Can Day, which includes a Mini Art Market and free caricatures! This was filmed on our July PWYC Day, so you can expect similar chill vibes with artists selling jewellery, prints, zines and more fun stuff. Plus you can get a free caricature!
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Pancouver @pancouver.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Museum of Vancouver celebrates Gu Xiong’s groundbreaking artistic career with major retrospective. Learn more in Part 1 of a two-part series in @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/museum-of-va...
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Museum of Vancouver celebrates Gu Xiong's groundbreaking artistic career with major retrospective - Pancouver
In the first article in a two-part series, Gu explains how art saved him after he was sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution.
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Vancouver Sun @vancouversun.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Plaque recognizes Japanese Canadian veterans winning the right to vote vancouversun.com/news/plaque-...
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Vancouver is a place with lots to do, but for some reason, you have to “be in the know” to know about it. It’s even more challenging for tourists. We’d love to see more promotion from @destinationbc.bsky.social of our cultural scene—cause there is so much culture & history here.
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Alex Delamaire @alexdlmr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Really nice - and long overdue! - to see Vancouver and Canada celebrate its videogame history 🍁🕹️! Did you even know this is where Counter-Strike was born? Or that various city landmarks appear in the Skate series? Not to mention that the infamous Gravis sound cards and controllers originated here?
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The Canadian Video Game Museum is levelling up
Canada is the only major video game-producing country that doesn't have a permanent museum.
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Vancouver Sun @vancouversun.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Smilin' Buddha neon sign gets an unlikely companion at the Museum of Vancouver vancouversun.com/news/smilin-...
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
We’ll be there with @spacecentreyvr.bsky.social & Vancouver Maritime Museum between Yew & Arbutus!
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
This Sunday we offer Pay What You Can admission, plus there will be vendors and free caricatures from Toe Comics. ⁠And you can create your own shipping label as inspired by Gu Xiong's installation, A River of Migration.⁠ ⁠Plus there's morning Yoga for $25.⁠ museumofvancouver.ca/events-progr...
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Aww! Thanks for including us!
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Very proud that Sharon Fortney, our Senior Curator of Indigenous Collections, Engagement, and Repatriation, is part of this commendable list !
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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 19/06/2026
Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum highlights the contributions of BC’s Black leaders across the centuries. On display now at @museumofvan.bsky.social through September 13. museumofvancouver.ca/hope-meets-a... #Juneteenth #Vancouver
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We’re co-hosting a Patio Party w/ our neighbours, the HR MacMillan Space Centre & the Vancouver Maritime Museum on July 3! Enjoy live music, local artists & makers, hands-on activities, astronomy experiences, food, mocktails & a beer garden, all just steps apart. www.spacecentre.ca/kits-point-p...
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Aw thanks! We did just open 2 new exhibitions!
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
There will also be community booths from Hogan’s Alley Society and the Vancouver Black Therapy & Advocacy Foundation, and free caricatures from Samuel Owonte, also known as Toe! ⁠ ⁠ The event is free! Please RSVP here: www.showpass.com/hope-meets-a...
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Hope Meets Action - Museum of Vancouver - Vancouver - Jun 14, 2026
Join us for the opening of our latest exhibition, Hope Meets Action, on June 14th from 2:00-5:00pm! About the exhibition: Celebrate the opening of Hope Meets Action, a travelling exhibition from the R...
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The opening event for our latest exhibition, Hope Meets Action, is this Sunday, June 14, from 2-5pm.⁠ ⁠ Juneteenth Listening Room: Ancestral Memory Dialogue & Performance will feature curator Josh Robertson sharing insights into the research, stories and community collaborations that shaped it!⁠
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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 10/06/2026
In the heart of Davie Village in Vancouver, our 2SLGBTQIA+ neighbourhood, the bus awnings are tinted so when sunlight pours through they cast a colourful Pride progress flag on the sidewalk below 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #bus #transit #Pride
Along a sidewalk next to a red brick building, a pink bus shelter with someone sitting on the bench. The sidewalk has a colourful shadow cast down from the top of the bus stop’s awning showing pink, white, blue, and a rainbow
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The first Sunday of every month is a Pay What You Can day at the MOV, but this summer, they’re extra special! On June 7, July 5 & August 2 get a free caricature from Toe Comics and there'll be a mini market with vendors and artists selling locally made work. museumofvancouver.ca/summer-pay-w...
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Becoming: The Art of Gu Xiong is now open for viewing at the MOV! There are three galleries spanning from the '70s in China, to when Gu moved to Vancouver in the '90s and his contemporary exploration of migrant workers. museumofvancouver.ca/becoming-the...
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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 20/05/2026
Join Elder Larry Grant and writer Scott Steedman for a conversation about their book Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong at the Museum of Vancouver on June 17th. #books #vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social
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Book Talk » Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong
Join Elder Larry Grant and writer Scott Steedman for a conversation about their book Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong at the Museum of Vancouver on June 17th.
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Thanks for including our Pay What You Can day for International Museum Day tomorrow!
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
More info here museumofvancouver.ca/museum-day-2...
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International Museum Day: Featuring Heritage Minutes — MOV | Museum of Vancouver
Support your local civic museum for International Museum Day! ICOM (International Council on Museums) declared 2026 to be about Museums Uniting a Divided World. We have our permanent and featured gall...
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
ICOM (International Council on Museums) declared the 2026 Museum Day theme to be: Museums Uniting a Divided World. We have our permanent and feature galleries full of diverse voices and stories!
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Monday is International Museum Day and admission will be Pay What You Can! Plus, select Heritage Minutes published by Historica Canada will be played continuously for you to view all day!
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ecw press @ecwpress.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Join Elder Larry Grant and writer Scott Steedman for a conversation about their book Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong. Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at @museumofvan.bsky.social, 5:00 - 6:30pm. RSVP: museumofvancouver.ca/larry-grant-...
Larry Grant: Reconciling, June 17th, 2026, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 10/05/2026
Canadian graffiti 🫟 #vancouver
Along a residential street, between apartment buildings and under the canopy of a flowering tree is an electrical box with graffiti on it that says “HOSER” in yellow paint with a dark outline
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
For Mother's Day, we're hosting a Botanical Art Card workshop led by artist and illustrator, Linnea Solomon. She'll lead you through pencil sketching and colouring to create a card for your loved one! Use code BRINGMOM and your 2nd ticket is half price! museumofvancouver.ca/botanical-ar...
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Volunteer Canada @volunteercanada.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
What does Statistics Canada’s 2023 GSS-GVP tell us about how women and men volunteer differently in Canada? This slide deck explores the data: volunteer rates, average annual hours, total contributions, & how both have shifted from 2018-2023. -Statistics Canada, GSS-GVP 2023 (Table 45-10-0040-01)
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Thanks for visiting!
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Us too! We’re so excited to meet our new neighbours!
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
We're happy to announce the opening of a new exhibition, Becoming: The Art of Gu Xiong, on May 28, 2026. It will be the most comprehensive display of Gu Xiong’s artistic practice. His work redefines how we understand migration, hybridity, and globalization. More: museumofvancouver.ca/becoming-the...
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The Museum is offering a special deal on Dual, Senior Dual, and Individual + Guest Memberships for the month of April! Buy or renew one of these Membership types by April 30th and receive one month free—that’s 13 months for the price of 12. museumofvancouver.ca/mov-membersh...
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Have we mentioned that first Sunday of every month is Pay What You Can Day at the MOV (and at the @spacecentreyvr.bsky.social & Vancouver Maritime Museum)?!?
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Hop on over to the MOV Easter Sunday & Monday for a fun-filled scavenger hunt through the History Galleries! Everyone will receive a treat, and you'll be entered to win the grand prize, this lovely basket! Bring your curiosity—and your sweet tooth! museumofvancouver.ca/easter-2026
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
This Saturday, March 28th, host Myles Anderson will test comedians Christine Bortolin and Sophia Johnson on their historical knowledge… in the funniest of ways! Get your tickets for a night of laughs here: museumofvancouver.ca/haha-history...
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Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
What does meaningful repair look like? Join us for Repatriation Monologues on Sat, Mar 21, 1–2:30 This panel reflects on repatriation, institutional change, and Indigenous sovereignty. Tickets: $24 / free for people who self-identify as Indigenous museumofvancouver.ca/repatriation...
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Work of Repair: Repatriation Monologues Panel Discussion — MOV | Museum of Vancouver
Presented in conjunction with The Work of Repair: Redress & Repatriation at the Museum of Vancouver, this panel brings together voices reflecting on the complex, often deeply personal work of repatria...
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