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North Vancouver’s Stories Live Here

Highlighting the themes of Passion for Place, Industry and Enterprise, and Connections, visitors to MONOVA’s Main Exhibit Gallery will learn about North Vancouver through a combination of physical artifacts and digital content.

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You Are Here
@ The Shipyards

Now on view, MONOVA’s new feature exhibition will invite visitors to imagine the area around the Museum in its earliest days and trace through its transformation into a vibrant waterfront community.

MONOVA: MUSEUM OF NORTH VANCOUVER

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HOURS:

Thursday
10:00 am to 8:00 pm

Friday, Saturday, Sunday
10:00 am to 5:00 pm

PLAN YOUR VISIT TO THE MUSEUM

Programs at the Museum

Included with admission

Thursday, Feb. 2

Discovery Session: Streetcars

Learn more about the B.C. Electric Railway and our iconic Streetcar 153.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Scrapbooking with Tsawaysia

Create memories for generations to come during this scrapbooking drop-in program with Indigenous Cultural Programmer Tsawaysia Spukwus.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm

Friday, Feb. 3

Campfire Capers: Outstanding Otters

Campfire Capers: Outstanding Otters is a fun, 30-minute pre-school program about sea otters. We will sing a welcome song, read a story, do a paper craft, and look at a special museum object.

Audience: Children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers.
Time: 10:30 am

Discovery Session: Animal Adaptations

Fun science activities for all ages. Test your knowledge of animal adaptations with a bird beak challenge the science of snow shoes.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Cedar Rope Making with Tsawaysia Spukwus

Learn all about Coast Salish cedar rope making with Indigenous Cultural Programmer Tsawasiya Spukwus.

Coast Salish programming is generously supported by BMO Financial Group.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 2:00 pm

Saturday, Feb. 4

Campfire Capers: Outstanding Otters

Campfire Capers: Outstanding Otters is a fun, 30-minute pre-school program about sea otters. We will sing a welcome song, read a story, do a paper craft, and look at a special museum object.

Audience: Children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers.
Time: 10:30 am

Discovery Session: The World of Ropes

Discover different uses of rope and its connection to North Vancouver’s maritime history. Ropemaking is an important maritime technology developed and utilized by seafaring cultures around the world. Find out what kinds of plants make the best ropes and learn how ropes are made by twisting and winding yarn together to make strands.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Science Show: Amazing Animals

Experience first hand how animals have adapted to the local environment and how a changing climate impacts these incredible creatures. Get to know the diverse wildlife found in North Vancouver with identification tips and even a poop matching game!

Audience: All Ages
Time: 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm

Black History Matters: A Theatrical Presentation for Families

Suitable for children and families, Black History Matters by Giselle Clarke-Trenaman (Presentation House Theatre) is theatrical presentation that explores Canadian Black history in a fun and engaging way.

Evoking the Sankofa bird and its meaning, we look to the past to inform our future.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Gallery Tour

Join us for a guided tour of the Museum’s core exhibit gallery.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 2:00 pm

Sunday, Feb. 5

Sensory Friendly Sunday

Sensory Friendly Sundays offer neurodiverse individuals, their families and caregivers the ability to visit the museum on the first Sunday of every month. Visitors will enjoy a calm, relaxed atmosphere where they can take part in fun, safe activities.

Graciously supported by the Ames Family Foundation.

Audience: All Ages
Time 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Streetcar Stories

Drop in to our museum lobby to visit Streetcar 153 and hear stories from it’s colourful past. From the early days of public transit, to WWII and the advent of buses and cars, our costumed interpreter will introduce you to some of the people who worked on and rode the streetcars, and the impact they had on North Vancouver’s changing community.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 10:30

Discovery Session: Shipyards

Explore shipbuilding history on the North Shore, guess the mystery artifacts, take a Shipyard inspired selfie, examine historical photographs, and colour a picture of Shipyard Sal. You can also participate in our Shipyard Pals Geocache Adventure while you are in the Shipyards.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Science Show: Amazing Animals

Experience first hand how animals have adapted to the local environment and how a changing climate impacts these incredible creatures. Get to know the diverse wildlife found in North Vancouver with identification tips and even a poop matching game!

Audience: All Ages
Time: 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm

Gallery Tour

Join us for a guided tour of the Museum’s core exhibit gallery.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 2:00 pm

Thursday, Feb. 9

Friday, Feb. 10

Campfire Capers: Bears on Grouse

Campfire Capers is a fun, 30-minute preschool program. We’ll learn about Bears on Grouse through songs, stories, games and looking at a special museum object.

Audience: Children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers.
Time: 10:30 am

Discovery Session: Name That Plant

How many plants indigenous to the North Shore do you know about?
Play the “Name that Plant” guessing game developed with Indigenous Cultural Programmers Senaqwila Wyss and Tsawaysia Spukwus.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Legends

Told by Indigenous Cultural Programmer Tsawaysia Spukwus (Alice Guss), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Legends teach us about history, geography and human values.

Coast Salish programming is generously supported by BMO Financial Group.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Saturday, Feb. 11

Campfire Capers: Bears on Grouse

Campfire Capers is a fun, 30-minute preschool program. We’ll learn about Bears on Grouse through songs, stories, games and looking at a special museum object.

Audience: Children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers.
Time: 10:30 am

Discovery Session: Streetcars

Learn more about the B.C. Electric Railway and our iconic Streetcar 153.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Science Show: Tree Talks

This show will give you a whole new perspective on the trees in your neighbourhood. Tree Talks covers tree identification, the history of logging on the North Shore and its technology, how trees are linked to the city’s water supply, and the importance of protecting our old growth forests.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm

Gallery Tour

Join us for a guided tour of the Museum’s core exhibit gallery.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 2:00 pm

Sunday, Feb. 12

Streetcar Stories

Drop in to our museum lobby to visit Streetcar 153 and hear stories from it’s colourful past. From the early days of public transit, to WWII and the advent of buses and cars, our costumed interpreter will introduce you to some of the people who worked on and rode the streetcars, and the impact they had on North Vancouver’s changing community.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 10:30 am

Discovery Session: Shipyards

Explore shipbuilding history on the North Shore, guess the mystery artifacts, take a Shipyard inspired selfie, examine historical photographs, and colour a picture of Shipyard Sal. You can also participate in our Shipyard Pals Geocache Adventure while you are in the Shipyards.

Audience: All Age
Time: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Science Show: Tree Talks

This show will give you a whole new perspective on the trees in your neighbourhood. Tree Talks covers tree identification, the history of logging on the North Shore and its technology, how trees are linked to the city’s water supply, and the importance of protecting our old growth forests.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm

Gallery Tour

Join us for a guided tour of the Museum’s core exhibit gallery.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 2:00 pm

MUSEUM STORE

Shopping at the Museum Store supports exhibits, programs, and outreach.

Featuring works made and/or designed by local and Northwest Coast artists including jewellery, accessories, clothing, games, toys and books.

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MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver has a number of Iranian artifacts and belongings in its collection and is hoping to include more. Golmehr Kazari will be leading a community show and tell to talk about the importance of objects and memory. Photo: Alison Boulier

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Connections Speaker Series explores North Vancouver’s Iranian Diaspora

The North Shore hosts one of the largest clusters of Iranian Canadian communities with 22,290 Canadians of Iranian and Persian origin according to the 2021 census.

With this in mind, join us at MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver (115 West Esplanade) on Wednesday, February 22 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm for a panel discussion with Golmehr Kazari, Nazmi Kamal and AR Rezamand on North Vancouver’s Iranian diaspora.

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IN LYNN VALLEY

ARCHIVES OF NORTH VANCOUVER

Search online for photographs, maps, plans, film, oral histories and more.

SEARCH THE DATABASE

Visit us onsite in Lynn Valley to view records and collections.

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YOU ARE HERE
@ THE SHIPYARDS

NEW FEATURE EXHIBIT
NOW ON VIEW

MONOVA: MUSEUM OF NORTH VANCOUVER

HOURS:

Programs at the Museum

MUSEUM STORE

EVENTS

NORTH VANCOUVER’S
IRANIAN DIASPORA

MUSEUMFLIX: NORTH SHORE CINEMA SERIES

FOR FAMILIES: BLACK HISTORY MATTERS

Exhibits

THROUGH THE LENS OF JACK CASH

BETWEEN SCIENCE AND
THE SUBLIME

NATURE AS OUR TEACHER:
OUR COAST SALISH WORLD

Connections Speaker Series explores North Vancouver’s Iranian Diaspora

ARCHIVES OF NORTH VANCOUVER

Quick Links

EXTRAORDINARY

NORTH VANCOUVER

EXTRAORDINARY

MUSEUM

Museum

Friends Society

Archives

Newsletter

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

YOU ARE HERE @ THE SHIPYARDS

NEW FEATURE EXHIBIT NOW ON VIEW

MONOVA: MUSEUM OF NORTH VANCOUVER

HOURS:

Programs at the Museum

MUSEUM STORE

EVENTS

NORTH VANCOUVER’S IRANIAN DIASPORA

MUSEUMFLIX: NORTH SHORE CINEMA SERIES

FOR FAMILIES: BLACK HISTORY MATTERS

Exhibits

THROUGH THE LENS OF JACK CASH

BETWEEN SCIENCE AND THE SUBLIME

NATURE AS OUR TEACHER: OUR COAST SALISH WORLD

Connections Speaker Series explores North Vancouver’s Iranian Diaspora

ARCHIVES OF NORTH VANCOUVER

Quick Links

EXTRAORDINARY

NORTH VANCOUVER

EXTRAORDINARY

MUSEUM

Museum

Friends Society

Archives

Newsletter

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

YOU ARE HERE
@ THE SHIPYARDS

NEW FEATURE EXHIBIT
NOW ON VIEW

NORTH VANCOUVER’S
IRANIAN DIASPORA

BETWEEN SCIENCE AND
THE SUBLIME

NATURE AS OUR TEACHER:
OUR COAST SALISH WORLD