Exhibit Openings

The Witness Blanket is a powerful art installation created by master carver Carey Newman. It is a monument that recognizes the atrocities of the Indian Residential School era, honours the children, and symbolizes ongoing reconciliation. This cedar-framed artwork, inspired by a woven blanket, includes hundreds of objects recovered from 77 communities across Canada where residential schools were located.

A latin word meaning light, the lumen is also the measuring unit of its power, as perceived by the human eye. What is light? Where does it come from? What are the purpose and uses of light? This exhibit sheds light on these questions. Current members can get a sneak peek at Lumen, an exhibit […]

A latin word meaning light, the lumen is also the measuringunit of its power, as perceived by the human eye. What is light? Where does it come from? What are the purpose and uses of light? This exhibit sheds light on these questions. Join us in exploring this interactive experience, seeing light under all angles […]

Today is the last day to explore the Lumen exhibit.

This travelling exhibition focuses on the experiences of Canadian women during the First and Second World Wars. Through five themes, World War Women shares the personal stories of women whose lives were transformed by conflict. World War Women uses a combination of artifacts, photographs, documents reproductions, and audiovisual material to explore the wartime stories of […]

This travelling exhibition focuses on the experiences of Canadian women during the First and Second World Wars. Through five themes, World War Women shares the personal stories of women whose lives were transformed by conflict. World War Women uses a combination of artifacts, photographs, documents reproductions, and audiovisual material to explore the wartime stories of […]

Learn about life for Japanese Canadians in Canada before war, the administration of their lives during and after war ends, and how legacies of dispossession continue to this day. Grounded in research from Landscapes of Injustice – a 7 year multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, community engaged project, this exhibit explores the dispossession of Japanese Canadians in the […]

No one wants to be a refugee. Anyone could become a refugee. Refugees face shattered lives and often make dangerous voyages in search of refuge. In the 20th century, Canada had a mixed record in welcoming refugees, reacting generously to some while overlooking others. Today, an estimated 65.6 million people are forced to flee their […]

No one wants to be a refugee. Anyone could become a refugee. Refugees face shattered lives and often make dangerous voyages in search of refuge. In the 20th century, Canada had a mixed record in welcoming refugees, reacting generously to some while overlooking others. Today, an estimated 65.6 million people are forced to flee their […]