exhibits

West Coast Expressions Exhibit Features BC Creatives

By Jasmine Devonshire on August 19, 2016

West Coast Expressions is a new exhibit is on display at Irving K Barber Learning Centre. The exhibit highlights eight influential British Columbia creative icons, spanning the industries of fine art, architecture and music.

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Vancouver Sun – Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents Harry Potter

By Clare Yow on July 22, 2016

VSO President Kelly Tweeddale speaks about VSO’s partnership with UBC Library.

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CBC Radio, The Early Edition

By Clare Yow on July 22, 2016

Conductor Justin Freer on the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

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Experience Aboriginal (Un)History Month 2016

By Jasmine Devonshire on June 7, 2016

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Celebrate Asian Heritage Month

By Clare Yow on May 4, 2016

Attend an exhibition or explore our collections to commemorate this annual event.

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c̓əsnaʔəm Research Team at UBC Win the 2016 IDEA

By Jasmine Devonshire on March 31, 2016

c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city Susan Rowley and the c̓əsnaʔəm research team are one of two UBC research initiatives to be recognized by IDEA for 2015. c̓əsnaʔəm is an ancient village and cemetery of the Musqueam people located in the heart of Musqueam traditional, unceded territory, dating back over 4,000 years. The c̓əsnaʔəm team […]

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Take a Step Back in Time: Revealing Exhibition of BC Photography

By Jasmine Devonshire on March 23, 2016

NANITCH emphasizes the contradictions of settlement and asks viewers to look more closely at BC’s complex social and political history.

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Exhibition at Presentation House Gallery Showcases Historic Collection of Early BC Photographs for the First Time

By Jasmine Devonshire on March 15, 2016

A new exhibition of historic photography at Presentation House Gallery explores the dramatic changes taking place in British Columbia from 1860 to the early twentieth century, as the colonial territory on the west coast of North America joined Canada and entered an era of rapid transformation.

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Reading Week activities round-up at UBC Library

By Clare Yow on February 3, 2016

Attend one of these workshops and exhibitions at UBC Library from February 15-19.

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Spotlight on The Illustrated Alice

By Clare Yow on October 6, 2015

Celebrate 150 years of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with a new exhibition from October 6 to 31.

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