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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

First women to be employed at Burrard Dry Dock in sheet metal shop during World War 2. Front row, L.to R: ?, Eleanor Morfitt, Robert Logan, ?. Back row: ?, ?, ?, Claudia Eckstein. Victory ships in background. Photo: NVMA 12384

20th Century, Shipyards, Wartime

CityStudio Stories: The Rich Shipbuilding Legacy of The Shipyards

Chief Dan George. Image: Museum of Anthropology

20th Century, First Nations, Indigenous

Chief Dan George’s Lament for Confederation

Carleen Thomas exploring the core exhibit gallery at the Museum of North Vancouver. Photo: Alison Boulier

Community, Indigenous

Carleen Thomas is Bringing Stories To Life

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

Archives and Community Engagement Intern Alec Postlethwaite reviews historical photos with Harold Enqvist Jr. following an oral history interview. Photo: Jessica Bushey

20th Century, Archives, Collections, Outdoors, Photography

Skis upon Seymour’s Slopes: Mapping Mount Seymour

Since the new museum opened in December 2021, approximately 55 volunteers have contribute over 1,000 hours of their time at the new Museum. Photo: Alison Boulier

Community, Volunteers

Volunteer Week: Building Community Through Generosity and Compassion

As part of our Earth Day activities, MONOVA staff began work on a Coast Salish Garden in Museum Muse under the guidance of Indigenous Cultural Programmer Tsawaysia Spukwus (shown right). Photo: Laurel Lawry

What do Museums and Archives have to do with Earth Day?