Season of Giving 2023

The Museum of Vancouver is seeking your support to continue to deliver its exhibitions, education, and public programming. The MOV stewards a collection of over 80,000 artifacts and belongings on behalf of the City of Vancouver.

YOUR SUPPORT HAS CULTURAL IMPACT!

As a gathering space that fosters connection, learning, and new experiences of Vancouver’s diverse communities and histories, the MOV depends on the support of its sponsors, donors, and funders to sustain its work and contribution to the community. Your purchase through this auction will support the museum's award-winning exhibitions, education, and public programs delivered annually to over 100,000 visitors.

Founded in 1894, the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) has a rich and vibrant history as the oldest cultural institution in the City of Vancouver.

The Museum’s mission, “to be a gathering space that fosters connection, learning, and new experiences of Vancouver’s diverse communities and histories,” deepens our understanding of Vancouver.

The MOV works to connect Vancouver’s past to its present through exhibitions and programs that look to the future. We are committed to deepening our collective understanding of the City through our common stories, objects and experiences.

The Museum has organized its work into the four pillars, which are utilized to frame the institution’s exhibitions, curatorial research, and public programming. These are: Redress and Decolonization; Immigration and Diversity; Environment and Sustainability; and Urban and Contemporary Issues.

We host galleries focused on Vancouver's history, as well as temporary exhibitions showcasing Vancouver artists, designers, collectors, thought- and taste-makers, histories, and the occasional traveling exhibition.

We acknowledge that MOV is located within the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.