EXHIBITIONS
Featured Exhibition
Open:
May 28, 2025 – Aug 23, 2026
Dream Factory: Cantopop
Mandopop 1980s-2000
From soaring ballads to pop idols, this immersive exhibition explores how Canada played a surprising but vital role in shaping a cultural phenomenon.
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Ground Floor, Poy Family Gallery
June 10, 2026 – September 5, 2027
Momentum: Power and Identity in Sports
Momentum: Power and Identity in Sports is an interactive exhibition tracing over a century of Chinese Canadian participation in sport, exploring how sport and fandom shape conversations around identity, representation, and belonging in Canada.
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2nd Floor, Feature Exhibition
May 28, 2025 – August 23, 2026
Dream Factory: Cantopop Mandopop 1980s-2000
From soaring ballads to pop idols, this immersive exhibition explores how Canada played a surprising but vital role in shaping a cultural phenomenon.
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3rd Floor, Military Exhibition
Permanent
A Soldier for All Seasons
Marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War — the largest conflict in human history — this exhibition highlights the experiences of Chinese Canadians on the battlefronts.
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3rd Floor, Period Rooms
Permanent
Period Rooms: Historic School Room and Living Room
Step into two period rooms to discover how Yip Sang’s family created a “community within a community” within these walls of the Wing Sang Building (est. 1889).
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Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB
May 1, 2026 — April 2, 2027
The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act
The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act is a special adaptation of the award-winning landmark exhibition that debuted in Vancouver.
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Sidney Museum, Sidney, B.C.
April 24, 2026 – November 15, 2026
A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia — Sidney
This award-winning exhibition explores historical and contemporary stories of Chinese Canadians in B.C. and their struggles for belonging.
“An incredible experience that brings local history to life. What made it so impactful for me personally were the thought-provoking personal stories.”
Past Exhibitions
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October 15, 2025 — May 10, 2026
Montréal Chinois: The Lost Decades / Les décennies perdues Photography 1945–1960s
Chinese Canadian Museum
Step into a side of Montreal you’ve never seen. This exhibition unveils a rarely seen archive of Chinese Canadian life from 1945 to the 1960s, sourced from the McCord Stewart Museum.
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October 15, 2025 – May 10, 2026
Collector’s Corner: Roger Lee
Chinese Canadian Museum
“Collector’s Corner: Roger Lee” features the extraordinary Yixing teapot collection of art historian and cultural advocate Professor Roger Lee.
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April 19, 2025 — September 30, 2025
A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia — Cowichan
BC Forest Discovery Centre, Cowichan, BC
This award-winning exhibition explores historical and contemporary stories of Chinese Canadians in B.C. and their struggles for belonging.
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July 1, 2023 – July 28, 2024
Odysseys and Migration
Chinese Canadian Museum
This exhibition recounts some of the unique journeys that are in Chinese Canadian history from the 18th century to the present day.
