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.

Objects from the collection at MOV, such as the kirpan of an early Sikh settler and a bronze medal from the third Gay Games held in Vancouver in 1990, are now on view alongside gifts to City from a number of foreign diplomats. The amalgamation of objects and gifts to the City speaks to the number of engaged citizens and community groups who continually advocate for a better Vancouver that is more inclusive, progressive, and environmentally minded.

To learn more about some of the residents and community groups who have engaged in this work, watch this video, which is also on view at Vancouver City Hall’s Third Floor Lobby.

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