Want to learn more about the Chinese Canadian Museum’s inaugural exhibition “The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act”? We’re thrilled to announce that pre-orders are now open for the exhibition’s new book written by curator Catherine Clement.  This…

As we move forward with enhancing exhibition and public spaces, the museum will be closed from February 19 to March 2, 2025. We appreciate your patience and can’t wait to welcome you back to explore the museum! Stay tuned for…

January 25, February 1 & 2: Year of the Snake Themed Crafts, Board Games and Treats Vancouver, BC (January 16, 2025) – The Chinese Canadian Museum is hosting various family-friendly Lunar New Year festivities to celebrate the Year of the…

As we take a look back at 2024, the Chinese Canadian Museum has made significant progress with key accomplishments — working in collaboration with community partners including federal, provincial and municipal governments, academia, historical and cultural organizations, community collaborators including…

Congratulations to Grace Wong, our Board Chair, for receiving the National Philanthropy Day's Giving Hearts Award 2024 for Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser! Your dedication and commitment to the museum is truly inspirational, and together, we celebrate this remarkable recognition. The Giving…

Vancouver, BC (November 14, 2024) – The Chinese Canadian Museum is proud to announce it has won this year’s Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Museums: History Alive!, Canada’s most prestigious history museum award. The award is a partnership…

It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of former B.C. Premier John Horgan, who was instrumental in the formation of the Chinese Canadian Museum. In 2017, then Premier Horgan made a commitment to establish the Chinese Canadian…

We were honoured to receive submissions from poets across Canada for the Chinese Canadian Museum’s inaugural poetry contest on the Chinese Exclusion Act. Out of the thirty-seven entries received that were written in English and Chinese, eleven were selected by…

Set to open in 2025, the Exhibition is produced with the Chinese Canadian Military Museum in commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the end of WWII Vancouver, BC (November 4, 2024) – The Chinese Canadian Museum is honoured to announce…

The Chinese Canadian Museum Society of British Columbia (CCMSBC) and the Victoria Chinatown Museum Society (VCMS) are pleased to announce that, effective October 1, 2024, the Fan Tan Alley temporary exhibition space in Victoria (operated by CCMSBC since February 2022)…

Welcoming a special guest to the museum! We were honoured to host the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, joining our Board Chair Grace Wong and CEO Dr. Melissa Karmen Lee on a tour of our exhibitions highlighting…

The Chinese Canadian Museum is undergoing a significant enhancement of our existing gallery and public space between mid-2024 to mid-2025. The museum will remain open during this renovation period, with most of the work done behind-the-scenes, and operations will continue…