The Work of Repair: Redress & Repatriation at the Museum of Vancouver
On view from June 20, 2025
The Work of Repair: Redress & Repatriation at the Museum of Vancouver features three distinct redress initiatives. In the first gallery, visitors will explore the emotional impact of a first repatriation to the Tsilhqot'in community with Nexwenen Nataghelʔilh [our lands] [bringing back to]. In the next gallery, visitors can learn about MOV’s history of repatriation before exploring sections featuring film clips from a community engagement initiative about traditional knowledge and another showing Indigenous belongings now reunited with their histories. Reconciliation is multifaceted, and this exhibition explores how MOV is working to move beyond its history as a colonial institution.
Deep-Seated Histories: Chairs from the Collection
On view from June 20, 2025
Deep-Seated Histories: Chairs from the Collection features 150 chairs, seating and dollhouse chairs from the Museum of Vancouver’s permanent collection. Some of the chairs featured in this exhibition date back as early as the 1700s, a century before the City of Vancouver was incorporated. Each chair tells a story that bridges Vancouver’s past and present, offering a glimpse into the city’s cultural, social and industrial evolution.
Future Makers: Chairs by New Designers
On view from June 20, 2025
In a bold fusion of heritage, design and sustainability, the Museum of Vancouver issued a challenge to the KPU Wilson School of Design: transform decades-old marine-grade mahogany into chairs fit for a new era. The material: vintage mahogany that sat fallow for decades. The objective: reimagine waste into something useful. KPU didn’t just accept the challenge, they built curriculum around it. With local designers and MOV staff serving as mentors, the course combined design principles, decolonial perspectives and circular economy practices. The result? Fifteen striking prototypes that highlight sustainable design and the creativity of the next generation of makers.
A Day in the Life of a Longhauler (The Long COVID Show)
Coming in October 2025
This project aims to respond to community needs by using photography to reveal the visible realities of this “invisible illness” in British Columbia. A Day in the Life of a Longhauler is a photography exhibition co-produced and presented at the Museum of Vancouver, in partnership with SFU Public Health and the Post-COVID Interdisciplinary Clinical Care Network (PPICCN). The exhibition will feature photographs taken by Longhaulers (people living with Long COVID), offering an intimate look at their daily lived experiences. Using a community-based, participatory arts approach, the project brings together patients, artists, researchers and clinicians to foster education and informed dialogue about Long COVID—helping to reduce shame and stigma, amplify patient voices, and advocate for greater support. People living with Long COVID are invited to submit their photos for this project to potentially be part of the exhibition. Click here for more info on the project and to submit your photos.