Exhibits & Events
Museum ExhibitsIn a 2000 square-foot gallery space in the Richmond Cultural Centre, the Richmond Museum displays regularly changing exhibits throughout the year that cover a multitude of topics reflecting the society’s mandate. Topics have included, First Nations, Finn Slough, pioneer history, heritage and environmental issues, multiculturalism, aviation, the Interurban railway and archaeology. There are also five display cases on the main floor of Richmond City Hall. Three of the cases feature Gifts to the Mayor; the remaining three have regularly changing topics.
For information on our exhibition program contact our Exhibit and Program Coordinator at 604 247-8333 or by email at exhibits@richmond.ca.
Main Gallery Exhibits
From Far & Wide: The Eppich Collection
February 11, 2010 – October 17, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 7:00pm
This exhibit showcases cultural and faith-based artifacts collected “from far and wide” by Mr. Helmut Eppich of Ebco Industries of Richmond. The collection exemplifies the company's corporate values, honouring cultures present in Ebco’s workforce from over eighty countries in the company's fifty-three year history. The world-class manufacturing company was founded by twin brothers Helmut and Hugo Eppich in 1956. As such, Ebco is a prime example of a company that reflects Richmond's rich cultural mosaic. It’s history is one to treasure as a model of the Olympic Spirit, “to build a peaceful and better world", as we play host to the world during the year of the 2010 Winter Games.
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The Cutting Edge: From Pioneers To Geeks
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 25th, 2010
This exhibit charts the growth of Richmond’s impressive hi-technology sector from the pioneering technologists of previous decades to today’s generation of “geek” entrepreneurs. One of the defining factors of Richmond, as the city continues to move into the 21st century, is its mix of current and long-standing creative industrial enterprises. From huge corporations to small but creative businesses, Richmond’s high-tech history cuts a wide swath through various sectors: aerospace and aviation, data and communications, digital and new media. To May 2011.
City Hall Exhibits
From Head To Toe
October 7 - December 15
A display celebrating Richmond’s fashion heritage with vintage hats, shoes and jewellery from the Museum’s permanent collection.
Lest We Forget
November 2 - 30
Richmond Museum honours the memory of Canadian men and women who have served Canada during wartime and through peacekeeping with a display of artifacts from the Museum’s permanent collection.
Focus On The Camera
December 16 - March 30
This display focuses upon the evolution of photography with a collection of cameras from the Museum’s permanent collection.
Online Exhibit
In Their Words: The Story of BC Packers
Richmond Museum and Heritage Services has created an online exhibition that documents the history of BC Packers Ltd. through the voices of its workers. This project explores the development and impact of BC Packers Ltd. upon the region's culturally diverse communities. Utilizing oral, visual and textual resources, the stories of the First Nations, Japanese, Chinese, Indo-Canadian and European workers are presented as one story.
The project is being supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage and by numerous community partners including the City of Richmond Archives, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery and School District No. 38.
Visit www.intheirwords.ca for more information.
Museum Events
Culture Days 2010 - September 24 – 26, 2010
A free, hands-on, interactive program inviting the public to discover the world of artists, creators and curators, and explore Richmond’s cultural treasures.
Protective Measures for Preserving Your Treasures
Friday, September 24th
10:30am to 11:15am, 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Learn how to properly store and care for your family antiques and personal collections with a presentation from Richmond Museum Curator, Rebecca Forrest. Find out where to purchase museum quality supplies, how to pack textiles and fragile objects, factors that contribute to the deterioration of objects and how to prevent them. There will be an opportunity for questions at the end of the presentation.
Richmond Museum Artifact Storage Tour
Sunday September 26th
2:30pm – 3:15pm, 3:30pm to 4:15pm
Join Richmond Museum Curator, Rebecca Forrest, for a rare opportunity to tour the Museum’s storage facility and view the Richmond Museum's permanent collection of over 15,000 artifacts from Richmond's past and present. Please pre-register for these free tours at 604 247-8300. Max 12 to a group. Registrants will receive by e-mail or mail a message to inform them of the location of the storage facility.
Games From Far & Wide
Saturday & Sunday, September 25-26
12:00 - 4:00 pm
Richmond Museum showcases games "from far and wide" that provide an interactive experience for visitors of all ages in the Museum's Discovery Area. Learn where Chinese Checkers originated (hint: not China!). Try the world's simplest yet most challenging game, and find out what game is known to be a favourite amongst pirates everywhere.
Connecting our Community: Sharing Stories of our Cultural Diversity
Sunday, September 26
1:00pm - 4:30pm
Richmond Museum celebrates the vitality and richness of our diverse cultural community through powerful and fun interactive theatre, activities and dialogue by Richmond in 3D (3D = Diversity, Dialogue, and Drama).
Historic Lives
Saturday, September 25
12:00 – 4:00 pm
Steveston Museum puts life into living history by offering a chance to experience “Historic Lives”. At the Museum various members of the community, with fascinating historical connections to Steveston's past, will be available to the public to be "borrowed" like a history book from a library for 15 minutes at a time. Through conversation with these individuals, you can explore their unique personal history. At the end of 15 minutes, if you would like to continue with the Historic Lives program, you can choose to renew your borrowing for another 15 minutes and continue the conversation or return the person to the "library" and take out another "Historic Life".
For more details on Culture Days visit: www.culturedays.ca
Artefact Story Station 
Saturday, October 9, 2010
11:00am - 3:00 pm
How many words is an artefact worth? Museum staff will select puzzling objects from the Museum’s hands-on collection as prompts for families to build creative stories around as part of National Family Week: Families Connecting through Stories, supported by Richmond Children First and led by the Richmond Public Library. Stories may be entered to win prizes and one story will be selected to feature in the next Mouth of the Fraser newsletter.
Richmond Delta Regional Heritage Fair
May 6-7, 2011
Our Fair is entering its ninth year as part of the BC Heritage Fairs Program, a bilingual educational initiative to encourage students to explore Canadian history and heritage in a dynamic, hands-on learning environment. Visit over 50 student projects displays and take part in fun for the whole family!
For more information, please phone 604-247-8334 or email: museumed@richmond.ca
Doors Open Richmond 2011
May 7-8, 2011
Doors Open Richmond is an annual intercultural arts, cultural and heritage festival, which occurs as a two-day city-wide celebration on the first weekend of May. Doors Open is a collaborative event that celebrates the City’s rich arts, cultural and heritage diversity by inviting artists, arts, cultural and historic facilities, aboriginal organizations, cultural groups, places of worship and other public and private Richmond organizations to open their doors to the public.
For more information, please phone 604 247-8333 or write to: doorsopen@richmond.ca
