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Subseries consists of records relating to the <i>Through My Eyes</i> exhibit held at the Museum of Vancouver. The exhibit is a collaborative effort curated by 27 First Nations people of different Northwest Coast communities allowing them to “present their personal perspective” of their culture and its objects. McLennan was involved through managing the development, production and implementation of this collaborative effort. Records include photographs and slides of potential exhibit artifacts, media reviews, student paper reviews, exhibit project statements, transcripts of interviews done with First Nations artists, correspondence, consent forms for interviews and audio cassettes of the taped interviews which detail McLennan discussing various pieces of First Nations art with several artists.

Subseries contains images of robes and saddle.

Subseries contains records related to the <i>Tlingit Long-tail Canoe</i> exhibit held in Gallery 3 at MOA. The exhibit features a newly carved 38 foot Tlingit long-tail canoe created by Mr. Calvin Hunt to honour his great, great Tlingit grandmother, Anisalaga (nee Mary Ebbets). The exhibit ran from October 15 – December 13, 2009. Records include correspondence and proposals regarding the creation of the exhibit, photographs and photocopies of canoes and public relations materials promoting the exhibit.

Subseries contains a timeline developed by McLennan regarding a collection of Northwest coast carvings, baskets, blankets and tools collected and received by the museum through a bequest from the late Tom and Frances Richardson in preparation for an exhibit.

Sub-series consists of textual records including correspondence regarding and general research notes on totem poles, and specific research on the poles of Stanley Park and the artisans who worked on them. Records also include biographies on the artisans who carved the museum totem poles and correspondence and the agreement between the Museum of Anthropology and the Royal British Columbia Museum to remove totem poles from Kitwancool in 1958. Sub-series also contains slides of totem poles, three video tapes, one photograph and one cassette tape.

Subseries consists of records pertaining to the improvements of the Haida Houses and the outdoor totem pole exhibit. Areas of focus include the conservation, restoration, installation, and preservation of the Haida Houses and totem poles, and the restoration of the surrounding landscape. Also included are records relating to the installation of the Welcoming figure and the House Post ceremony held on March 3, 1997 at the Museum of Anthropology. Skooker Broome assisted in the coordination of the installation and conservation planning of the Haida Houses and totem poles, and in the exhibit planning and coordination of the House Post ceremony. Records include: evaluation reports, wood integrity studies, structural engineering reports, memoranda, budgets, project expense sheets, reproductions of published articles, MOA news release, Forintek Canada Corp. technical report, drafts, handwritten notes, invoices, an incident report on the removal of graffiti, conservation documents, estimates, exhibit schedule & timeline, correspondence, project diagrams, donor information, MOA topographical layouts, pencil drawings, work order summary reports, computer renderings.

Subseries contain the images used in the Museum Notes booklet titled Totem Poles: An illustrated Guide by Marjorie M. Halpin, as well as a copy of the booklet.

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Subseries contains records directly related to the planning, development and execution of the Transforming Image exhibit at MOA. Planning for the exhibit began in 1983 when grants were obtained to begin research on Northwest Coast paintings. The exhibit itself occurred in 1993. The exhibit was the end result of research and development of a technique to view severely faded Northwest Coast First Nations paintings and painted objects through the use of infrared technology. Records include correspondence and information requests, public relations files, grant application information, budgeting information, papers, conferences and publications about the Transforming Image, files related to the publishing of the Transforming Image book and school interest in the exhibit.

Due to its large volume, The Transforming Image subseries has been broken down further into sub- subseries: Administration records; Research files; Book related; and Institutional photographs.

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This exhibition includes works by 24 of the most prominent contemporary First Nations and Inuit artists in Canada. The exhibit originated in Ottawa and travelled internationally.

Subseries includes handwritten translations of the audio and video interviews.
Translations were done by Daisy Sewid-Smith and sent to Martine J. Reid for editing.

Subseries consists records relating to the exhibit "Translations of Traditions: Joanna Staniszkis’ Recent Work". The exhibit was co-curated by Louise Jackson and Elizabeth Johnson of MOA, with Johnson acting as exhibit coordinator. It was installed in Gallery 5 at MOA from Feb 18 to May 24, 1992. Joanna Staniszkis is an internationally known Canadian textile artist. Records include: agreements, articles from newspapers and professional journals, brochures, budget, CHIN artifact list printout, conference speaking notes, correspondence, drafts of text for the didactic panels, exhibit diagram, flyer, final report, funding application, memos, notes, permission forms, phone message, a student paper, slides and a timeline.

Subseries consists primarily of material from the exhibit Man and His World in Montreal 1969-1970. Predominantly, the files contain correspondence with Rudy Kovach regarding design of the exhibit, as well as with Dr. Walter Gage and various Montreal officials including Mayor Drapeau. The records in this subseries take the form of correspondence, newspaper clippings, ephemera, inventories, plans and insurance evaluations.