The exhibition on Black history in B.C. closes September 20. Here is what it covers and how to plan a visit.
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Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum closes at the Museum of Vancouver on Sunday, September 20, giving visitors one final weekend to see its exploration of Black history in British Columbia.
The travelling exhibition was created by the BC Black History Awareness Society in partnership with the Royal BC Museum. It first opened at the Royal BC Museum in 2021 before touring the province. Josh Robertson curated and wrote the exhibition, with design by Rodney Hazard.
Among the people featured are Sylvia Stark, who built a life on Salt Spring Island after being born into slavery in Missouri, and her daughter Emma, who became Vancouver Island’s first Black teacher. Panels also include work by young Black artists connected to the history of Hogan’s Alley in Vancouver. Those stories give the exhibition a focus on particular people and communities rather than an abstract overview.
The museum is at 1100 Chestnut Street in Vanier Park. It opens from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Regular admission is $24 for adults and $19 for seniors, students with identification and youth aged 13–18. Children aged 12 and under can enter free with an accompanying adult, subject to the museum’s limits; admission is also free for self-identifying Indigenous visitors.
Ticket sales end 30 minutes before closing. If you are combining the exhibition with another attraction, check the ticket conditions separately: the nearby Space Centre and Maritime Museum are separate organizations. Exhibition graphic: Museum of Vancouver.
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