Immigration Archives - MONOVA

Bogue Babicki receiving Honorary Membership to the Architectural Institute of British Columbia in 2015 at age 91. Photo: Belweder North Shore Polish Association

Community, Immigration

Bogue (Boguslaw) Babicki: Polish-Canadian Innovator of Structural Design

Chilean Consul H.G. Morris (left), Capt. Vargas (centre) and Manuel Silva (right) celebrating Chilean Independence Day. NVMA 6364.

Immigration, Newcomers

Reflections on “North Valparaiso”: Latin American Heritage on the North Shore

MONOVA’s volunteers leading visitors through the core exhibit gallery. Photo: Alison Boulier

Community, Immigration, Newcomers, Volunteers

CityStudio Stories: Connecting Newcomers To Community

View of Freedom Square in Kharkiv, Ukraine in September 2020. Photo: Konstantin Brizhnichenko via Wikimedia Commons

Community, Immigration, Newcomers

CityStudio Stories: Welcoming Ukrainian Refugees to North Vancouver

From left: NVMA Commissioner and City Councillor Don Bell, Acting Director Laurel Lawry, NVMA Commission Chair Dee Dhaliwal, Urszula Sulinska and Izabella Sobieska with the Belweder North Shore Polish Association sign the letter of cooperation at MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver, 29 July 2022. Photo: Alison Boulier

Community, Immigration, Newcomers

MONOVA signs Letter of Cooperation with Belweder North Shore Polish Association

The Museum of North Vancouver profiles a number of prominent communities on the North Shore, including the Ismaili community. Photo: Alison Boulier

CityStudio Stories: North Vancouver’s Bright and Beautiful Ismaili Community

Enjoying afternoon tea and pastries at Koja Cafe, 239 St. Georges Avenue in North Vancouver. Photo: Ibrahim Ahmed Chowdhury

Community, Immigration

Iranian Foodways and Culinary Traditions on the North Shore

Vancouver Stands with Ukraine Anti-War Rally at Jack Poole Plaza, March 6, 2022. Photo: UkrainianVancouver.com

Community, Immigration, News

Stand With Ukraine

Bob Muckle, archaeologist and professor at Capilano University. Photo: Alison Boulier

20th Century, Exhibits, Immigration, Wartime

Bob Muckle is Bringing Stories To Life

Tadeusz Halpert-Scanderbeg at his desk in his office at the University of British Columbia, undated. Photo: Belweder North Shore Polish Association

20th Century, Immigration, Men

Tadeusz Halpert-Scanderbeg: A Life