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This sub-series consists of records relating to the exhibition of the Carl Beam Exhibit at MOA. This exhibition, which was created by the National Gallery of Canada, was exhibited at UBC MOA from April 8th to May 29th 2010 and was curated by Greg Hill. The Exhibit displayed fifty works of Carl Beam, an artist of Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) heritage.

Files contain correspondence, exhibit floor plans, installation instructions from the National Gallery of Canada, photocopies of art works, exhibit captions, promotional materials, and notes for an opening night speech.

Subseries consists of records related to the <i>Signed Without Signature: Works by Charles and Isabella Edenshaw</i> exhibit curated by McLennan for MOA. In this exhibition, McLennan focused on showcasing Charles Edenshaw’s metalwork and painting, and Isabella Edenshaw’s basketry, to illustrate how each artist created a recognizable “signature” through art and not by physically signing their names, and how it evolved through their long careers. Records include research on the Edenshaws, exhibit photos, reviews, notes, correspondence, artifact loans, and files relating to individual museums and heritage institutions which hold Edenshaw artifacts.

This sub-series consists of records relating to the exhibit A Green Dress: Objects, Memory, and the Museum.” This exhibit, which ran from September 27, 2011 until April 8, 2012, was curated by Karen Duffek, Krisztina Laszlo, Carol Mayer, and Susan Rowley, and was designed to complement the contemporaneous exhibit, “ひろしま Hiroshima.” Records within the sub-series include the exhibit proposal, notes on the development of the exhibit, correspondence, exhibition captions, promotional materials.

This sub-series contains records relating to the display at MOA of Nicholas Galanin’s work, “Raven and the First Immigrant.” The sculpture was displayed on the patio outside the Bill Reid Rotunda, in view of Reid’s carving, “Raven and the First Men.” “Raven and the First Immigrant” was displayed at MOA from March 12 until December 31, 2010. The sub-series include correspondence, images of the installation, loan agreements, and draft promotional materials.

MOA’s Partnership for the Peoples Renewal project (MRP) was a multi-year major expansion and renovation project, undertaken to enhance physical, visual and virtual access to MOA collections in order to better facilitate ongoing research. The project lasted from 2004-2010, and cost approximately $55.5 million. It was funded in large part by a Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) grant. Additional funds came from provincial (British Columbia) grants, a Museums Assistance Program (MAP), and the University of British Columbia. Prior to the launch of the MRP, MOA’s thirty year old infrastructure was no longer able to successfully serve the increasing demands of its communities and users due to insufficient space to safely store or display material, to acquire new acquisitions, or to conduct research

Renovations included a new research wing, new offices, laboratories, a culturally sensitive research room, recording studio, and a new exhibition hall (The Audain Gallery). Other enhancements included MOA's new Multiversity Galleries, the creation of the Reciprocal Research Network (RRN), expansion of the Museum Shop, a new cafe, and courtyard and outdoor events area.

The work of the MRP was carried out by different streams: Program Wide stream, Building stream, Collections Research and Enhancement Project (CREP), the Reciprocal Research Network (RRN), and the Laboratory of Archaeology stream. Records in the fonds are divided into series based on these streams.

The MRP had physical and virtual components. The physical components included:
• Expanding the building (from approx.. 50,000 square feet to 120,000 square feet)
• Creation of spaces suitable for interdisciplinary and collaborative community-based research
• New 5,600 square foot exhibition space
• A redesign and expansion of visible storage into the “Multiversity Galleries”
• Expanded capacity for direct object study through the creation of research suites
• New large object storage rooms for textiles, works on paper, and three dimensional works
• New offices for staff
• New chemistry lab
• New library and archives space
• Installation of a Museum cafe
• Expansion and relocation of the Museum Shop

Virtual components included:
• Development of the Reciprocal Research Network (RRN)
• The digitization of MOA’s object collection, and development of an online catalogue to make these images and object information accessible.
• Consultations with originating communities regarding the handling and description of MOA’s object collection

Major roles in the MRP included:
• Jill Baird (MOA staff) – Project Lead,
• UBC Properties Trust (especially Joe Redmond and Rob Brown) – The University’s development arm given responsibility to build all UBC buildings. Involved in review and approval of design and budget, including UBC Board approvals
• Lundholm Associate Architects (Michael Lundholm, Lead) – Museum architect and planning specialist. Worked on initial plans with MOA in early phase, and did the feasibility study.
• Stantec Architecture Limited (Noel Best, lead) – The architectural firm that designed the building and interior spaces renovations and additions, in consultation with Arthur Erickson (architect of the original building)
• David Cunningham – Lead project designer
• Ambit Consulting (Dan Zollmann) – Provided program management consultation for non-building components of MRP
• Goppion - Italian company that made the new cases that went in the Multiversity Galleries

The report outlines the museum's activities and finances for the previous fiscal year, including listing staff, attendance figures, acquisitions, exhibitions, educational activities, public programming, events, loans, research projects, and publications of the museum and its staff. It includes a description of the conclusion of the Partnership of Peoples renewal project and related initiatives such as the Multiversity Galleries, the Reciprocal Research Network, MOACAT, the Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives, and the Laboratory of Archaeology.