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Subjects term Scope note Archival description count authority records count
What is A Masterpiece? 1 0
What Constitutes a Complete Collection?
  • 1978
  • Student exhibition
1 0
West Coast Graphics: Images of Change
  • March 28, 1980 - September 30, 1981 (Theatre Gallery)
  • Student exhibition
3 0
West Coast Exhibit
  • 1988 - ?
1 0
Wedding 31 0
Weaving 147 0
Weavers at Musqueam 0 0
Weather (1) 0 0
Wearing Politics, Fashioning Commemoration: Factory-Printed Cloths in Ghana
  • February 22, 2004, remained open through 2004 (Corridor Case – opposite the Rotunda)
  • In 1995, UBC graduate student Michelle Willard spent four months in West Africa as a volunteer with Canada World Youth. During a return trip in 2001, Willard, with the support and advice of Ghanaian people both there and in Vancouver, developed a collection of printed cloths that the Ghanaians consider to be highly significant. Her exhibit, opening during Black History Month, shows how these cloths are worn in Ghana to proclaim political loyalties and commemorate important events.
5 0
Weapons (2) 4 0
We Sing to the Universe: Poems and Drawings by Ron Hamilton
  • October 28, 1994 - March 31, 1995
  • This is the first public exhibition of the drawings and poems by Nuu-chah-nuulth artist Ron Hamilton. Made for his own pleasure over the past thirty years, Ki-ke-in’s (Ron Hamilton) drawings and poems show an extraordinary imagination at work. The drawings celebrate the complex cosmology of his people, the Nuu-chah-nulth, while the poems proclaim the intensity of the poet’s engagement with life.
  • CURATOR: Marjorie Halpin
6 0
Wayang: From Gods to Bart Simpson
  • June 11 – November 14, 1991
1 0
Waterfalls 6 0
Walls - Exterior 15 0
Wall of Ravens: The Raven Portrayed in NWC Indian Silkscreen Prints
  • January 13 – March 28, 1980
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Wagons & carts

Use for: Horse & Cart, Horse & Buggy

14 0
Voices of the Canoe
  • 2013 Online exhibition: http://www2.moa.ubc.ca/voicesofthecanoe/
  • Learn about the canoe traditions of the Fijian, Squamish, and Haida people and understand the historical and ongoing importance of canoe culture for these Indigenous peoples. The site features interviews from Indigenous artists, canoe makers, and others to encourage students to consider multiple points of view, and to question what is historically significant and what evidence is used to determine historical significance. It also hosts a range of evidence – photographs, maps, interviews, historical texts and short films. This website was developed by MOA in conjunction with The History Education Network/Histoire et Education en Reseau (THEN/HiER).
2 0
Visions of Enlightenment: Buddhist Art at MOA
  • May 10 - September 30, 2012 (The O'Brian Gallery)
  • As Buddhism spread across Asia, symbols and sacred images developed to represent the Buddha and illuminate his teachings. These images offer the devotee and viewer both consistency in the forms of Buddhist art, and a vast array of subtle and obvious differences. The latter illuminate the variety of rituals, religious texts, and beliefs generated over time, culture, and geography. They offer a window into Buddhist philosophy, aesthetics and values, combining beauty and meaning. Works of art in the exhibition focus on basic Buddhist concepts and images, and reflect the purpose of Buddhist art: why it is made, who made it, for whom, and how it is used; for example, in teaching, facilitating meditation, gaining merit, and for devotional purposes. Exhibit content reflects the Three Treasures of Buddhism, that is the Buddha, the Dharma (Teaching), and the Sangha (Community). Also described is the role of the bodhisattva and expressions of Buddhist practice, such as obtaining merit and devotion. The exhibit will decode the meaning of representations in Buddhist art, such as hand gestures and the attributes associated with various images. The objects on display illustrate the primary images found in Buddhist art, and offer viewers a varied visual experience, from an early 5th century Gandharan sculpture, to a Zen painting. A range of media will be represented, including sculptures (made of stone, metal or lacquered wood) paintings, ceramics, manuscripts, and textiles. These will be drawn from MOA's Asian collection, as well as from private lenders in British Columbia and from the collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Visions of Enlightenment will show examples of Buddhist art from the main Buddhist traditions: the Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana. In Vancouver, the latter traditions are well represented in the established Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan communities. The Theravada school represents the traditions of the Burmese, Thai and other Southeast Asian communities. The exhibition is guest curated by Paula Swart, who has been associated with the Museum of Anthropology as Adjunct Curator (Asia) since 2009. She teaches in the University of Victoria Continuing Studies Department, and has lectured on National Geographic Society expeditions to Asia. Additional curatorial advice is provided by Margo Palmer, current Director of the Canadian Society for Asian Arts. The Society promotes the arts and cultures of Asia through lectures, cultural events, exhibits, and educational programs. MOA Liaison curator is Dr. Carol E. Mayer, Curator Africa/Oceania. MOA Designer is Skooker Broome. Visions of Enlightenment is organized by MOA, and supported in part by the Canadian Society of Asian Arts, Bank of Montreal, and Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation. Media Sponsor is the Georgia Straight.
3 0
Visible Storage 2 0
Virtual Museum of Canada “Respect to Bill Reid Pole” Online Exhibit

Use for: Respect to Bill Reid Pole

  • On June 21, 2002, National Aboriginal Day, the Museum launched a virtual exhibition developed to document the carving and raising of “The Tribute to Bill Reid Pole” by Jim Hart, which took place at MOA on October 1, 2000. In July 2002, the Respect to Bill Reid Pole virtual exhibit was nominated by the Virtual Museum of Canada for an award of excellence. http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/bill_reid/english/index.html
  • Ongoing, www.moa.ubc.ca
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