Heritage Week at MONOVA: Always in All Ways
Heritage Week is an annual event that celebrates and showcases local heritage across British Columbia.
Heritage Week: Always in All Ways invites you to explore your local community’s heritage in all the ways that excite you!
From February 20 to 26, 2023, MONOVA will join culture and heritage organizations across British Columbia by hosting events and activities to celebrate our community’s heritage. Learn more about Coast Salish wool weaving, delve into North Vancouver’s Iranian diaspora, or attend our next MuseumFlix film screening to witness North Vancouver’s starring role in Hollywood North.
During Heritage Week, take time to celebrate the culture and heritage of North Vancouver!
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Dr. Eli Konorti being interviewed at MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver. Photo: Mardin Rabanifar
Voices of Diversity: North Vancouver’s Newcomers
MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver (115 West Esplanade)
Voices of Diversity: North Vancouver’s Newcomers tells the stories of seven newcomers to North Vancouver through photography and videography. The exhibit explores themes such as belonging, food culture, sense of place, public art, photography, youth culture, and architecture from a newcomer’s perspective.
Opening on February 20 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm featuring performances by Indigenous storyteller Latash Nahanee and music by Cantopop-inspired Hong Kong buskers Belmont.
Monday, February 20, 2023
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Admission to the Museum is FREE on Family Day, February 20.
The exhibit will be on display at MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver (115 West Esplanade) until March 5, at which point it will move to MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver (3203 Institute Road) from March 13 to July 28.
The New Voices Volunteer Program is generously supported by the Kitty Heller Memorial Fund, held at Vancouver Foundation, Deux Mille Foundation and Lohn Foundation.
Weave a simple yet beautiful wool bracelet while learning about Coast Salish teachings around wool weaving with Indigenous Cultural Prohrammer Tsawaysia Spukwus.
Family Day Event: Virtual Coast Salish Wool Weaving
Online
Wrap up your Family Day with a special virtual family workshop. Learn to weave a wool bracelet, live online, in the Coast Salish style with Tsawaysia Spukwus (Alice Guss) of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation.
As this is a hands-on workshop, supplies will be provided for participants to pick up in advance from the Museum of North Vancouver (115 West Esplanade) or Archives of North Vancouver (3203 Institute Road, by appointment).
Monday, February 20, 2023
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
FREE — Reserve your spot
Coast Salish programming is generously sponsored by BMO Financial Group.
Tickets for the Connections Speaker Series at MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver go on sale on February 1.
Connections Speaker Series: North Vancouver’s Iranian Diaspora
MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver (115 West Esplanade)
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.
Join us for a panel discussion with Golmehr Kazari, Nazmi Kamal and AR Rezamand on North Vancouver’s Iranian diaspora. Moderated by Maryam Abedi.
We’ll explore North Vancouver’s Iranian diaspora through demographics, cuisine and historic objects through a community show and tell. Snack and light refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Tickets: $12-$20
The Connections Speaker Series is generously sponsored by the Port of Vancouver.
MuseumFlix features films and local works filmed all or mostly in North Vancouver.
MuseumFlix: North Shore Cinema Series
MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver (115 West Esplanade)
FREE movie nights… with popcorn, a cash bar, trivia, prizes and more! Join us for MuseumFlix!
View North Vancouver through the lens with this monthly series of feature films and local works filmed all or mostly in North Vancouver. Created for young adults ages 19 to 35 in mind, but open to all adults.
Movie: Tron: Legacy (2h 5m, PG)
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Doors at 5:30 pm, movies from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
FREE
Join Programs Assistant Lene Burgmann for a special Heritage Week guided tour of MONOVA’s latest feature exhibit.
Guided tour of ‘You Are Here @ The Shipyards’
MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver (115 West Esplanade)
Now on view, MONOVA’s newest feature exhibition You Are Here @ The Shipyards invites visitors to imagine the area around the Museum in its earliest days as North Vancouver – on the site of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) village of Eslhá7an – and follow its evolution as a vibrant waterfront community.
Using voices drawn from MONOVA’s oral history interviews, the stories are told through those who experienced and contributed to it. Join Programs Assistant Lene Burgmann for a guided tour of this dynamic new exhibit.
Friday, February 24, 2023
2:00pm
Included with admission
You Are Here @ The Shipyards is generously supported by Neptune Terminals, Port of Vancouver and the North Shore Culture Compass.
We rely on contributions, monthly or one-time gifts, to help MONOVA safeguard and expand our community’s archival and museum collections, build learning experiences and inspire future generations.
Donations are accepted through the Friends of the North Vancouver Museum & Archives Society, Registered Charity No. 89031 1772 RR0001.
