PERMANENT
GALLERY
EXHIBIT

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.

FEATURE
GALLERY
EXHIBIT

Echoes of Memory: Featuring A Crow A Day

On Display Feb 7 – Jun 1

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What’s On at the Museum

Wed, Apr 16

No planned events today

Thu, Apr 17

Fri, Apr 18

Campfire Capers

Campfire Capers sessions will explore the stories of the North Shore through artifacts, sensory play, songs and hands-on activities.

Audience: Children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers.
Time: 10:30AM – 11AM
Included with admission

Discovery Session
Explore a variety of historical and scientific topics, while participating in fun activities and knowledge-building games!

Audience: All ages
Time: 11AM – 4PM
Included with admission

Sat, Apr 19

Campfire Capers

Campfire Capers sessions will explore the stories of the North Shore through artifacts, sensory play, songs and hands-on activities.

Audience: Children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers.
Time: 10:30AM – 11AM
Included with admission

Discovery Session
Explore a variety of historical and scientific topics, while participating in fun activities and knowledge-building games!

Audience: All ages
Time: 11AM – 4PM
Included with admission

Gallery Tour

Join us for a guided gallery tour in MONOVA’s Main Exhibit Gallery. Explore North Vancouver through photographs, artifacts and stories of the people who have called these lands their home since time immemorial.

Whether you’re a North Vancouver local or from somewhere around the world, you’re invited to ask questions, share your stories, and connect with others on the tour. We’ll learn together on our tour with you!

Audience: All Ages
Time: 1:30PM
Included with admission

Sun, Apr 20

Sensory Friendly Sundays

Sensory Friendly Sundays offer neurodivergent individuals, their families, and caregivers the ability to visit the museum on the third Sunday of every month. Visitors will enjoy a calm, relaxed, and safe atmosphere. On Sensory Friendly Sundays, adaptations will be made to the exhibits, such as lowered lighting and sound adjustments for a more comfortable visit. A quiet space will also be available for visitors who need a break.

Audience: All Ages
Time: 10AM – 5PM
Included with admission

Generously Supported By

Create & Connect: Making Memories

Join us in making fabric art together with quilter Jennie Johnston, whose work is shared in our Feature Exhibit, Echoes of Memory. Stay for a kid-friendly scavenger hunt of the new exhibit and activities exploring memory and brain-healthy habits.

Apr 6
Audience: All Ages
Time: 11AM – 2PM
Pay-What-You-Can

Generously Supported By

Discovery Session
Explore a variety of historical and scientific topics, while participating in fun activities and knowledge-building games!

Audience: All ages
Time: 11AM – 4PM
Included with admission

Gallery Tour

Audience: All Ages
Time: 1:30PM
Included with admission

Wed, Apr 23

Thu, Apr 24

SUMMER THURSDAYS – WE’RE OPEN UNTIL 8PM!

Discovery Session
Explore a variety of historical and scientific topics, while participating in fun activities and knowledge-building games!

Audience: All ages
Time: 11AM – 4PM
Included with admission

Beaded Pin-Making For Red Dress Day

In the lead-up to Red Dress Day (May 5) – the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2 Spirited people – join us on April 24 for this guided masterclass workshop where you can create your own beaded pin to wear in recognition. Led by MONOVA’s Indigenous Cultural Programmer, Tsawaysia Spukwus, this hands-on experience will also recollect stories that further educate and respect the memories of those we honour on Red Dress Day.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Audience: Recommended 16+
Time: 5:30PM – 8:30PM
$35 (includes materials)

Generously Supported By

Fri, Apr 25

Campfire Capers

Campfire Capers sessions will explore the stories of the North Shore through artifacts, sensory play, songs and hands-on activities.

Audience: Children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers.
Time: 10:30AM – 11AM
Included with admission

Discovery Session
Explore a variety of historical and scientific topics, while participating in fun activities and knowledge-building games!

Audience: All ages
Time: 11AM – 4PM
Included with admission

Sat, Apr 26

Campfire Capers

Campfire Capers sessions will explore the stories of the North Shore through artifacts, sensory play, songs and hands-on activities.

Audience: Children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers.
Time: 10:30AM – 11AM
Included with admission

Discovery Session
Explore a variety of historical and scientific topics, while participating in fun activities and knowledge-building games!

Audience: All ages
Time: 11AM – 4PM
Included with admission

Gallery Tour

Audience: All Ages
Time: 1:30PM
Included with admission

Sun, Apr 27

Streetcar Stories

Drop into our museum lobby to visit Streetcar 153 and hear stories from its colourful past. From the early days of public transit to World War II and the advent of buses and cars, our 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: 10:30AM – 11:30AM
Included with admission

Discovery Session
Explore a variety of historical and scientific topics, while participating in fun activities and knowledge-building games!

Audience: All ages
Time: 11AM – 4PM
Included with admission

Gallery Tour

Audience: All Ages
Time: 1:30PM
Included with admission

MONOVA: MUSEUM OF NORTH VANCOUVER

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SUMMER HOURS

Last admission 30 mins before closing.

PLAN YOUR VISIT TO THE MUSEUM

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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EVENTS

Feature Exhibit: Echoes of Memory

On Display Feb 7 – Jun 1
AT THE MUSEUM

Beaded Pin-Making for Red Dress Day

Apr 24
AT THE MUSEUM

Create & Connect: May the Fourth Be With You

May 4
AT THE MUSEUM

ALL EVENTS

ALL EXHIBITS

From The Inlet (Blog)

Nineties Nostalgia in the District of North Vancouver Photograph Collection

In our latest feature on The Inlet, we flash back to The Nineties and reminisce on this particularly memorable decade for North Vancouver. Written by Georgia Twiss, Reference Historian.

READ FULL ARTICLE

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.

BOOK YOUR VISIT TO THE ARCHIVES

Quick Links

STREETCAR 153

STORY OF STREETCAR 153

Echoes of Memory

Featuring A Crow A Day

Feature Gallery Exhibit

Feb 7 - Jun 1

Sensory FriendlySundays

The Third Sunday of every month VISIT HERE FOR DETAILS

Echoes of Memory

Featuring A Crow A Day

Feature Gallery Exhibit

Feb 7 - Jun 1

GET YOUR MONOVA ANNUAL FAMILY PASS

LEARN MORE

Echoes of Memory

Feature Gallery Exhibit

Feb 7 - Jun 1

Featuring A Crow A Day

Learn About MONOVA's 2024/2025 School Programs

Visit Here for Details

Echoes of Memory

Feature Gallery Exhibit

Feb 7 - Jun 1

Featuring A Crow A Day

Drop-in Mondays At The Archives

In the heart of Lynn Valley VISIT HERE FOR DETAILS

12:30PM – 4:30PM

What’s On at the Museum

MONOVA: MUSEUM OF NORTH VANCOUVER

SUMMER HOURS

MUSEUM STORE

EVENTS

Feature Exhibit: Echoes of Memory

Beaded Pin-Making for Red Dress Day

Create & Connect: May the Fourth Be With You

Nineties Nostalgia in the District of North Vancouver Photograph Collection

ARCHIVES OF NORTH VANCOUVER

Quick Links

STREETCAR 153

EXTRAORDINARY

NORTH VANCOUVER

EXTRAORDINARY

MUSEUM

Museum

Friends Society

Archives

Newsletter

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Sensory Friendly
Sundays

The Third Sunday of every month
VISIT HERE FOR DETAILS

GET YOUR MONOVA
ANNUAL FAMILY PASS

Learn About MONOVA's
2024/2025
School Programs

Drop-in Mondays
At The Archives

In the heart of Lynn Valley
VISIT HERE FOR DETAILS