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• April 1 - October 14, 1979
• Student exhibition

• January 8 - February 11, 1980 (Recent Acquisitions Cases)

• March 12 – 13,1982
• Student exhibition

• April 5 - November 6, 1983 (Orientation Centre)
• Student exhibition

• April 5 - September 4, 1983
• Student exhibition

• May 1, 1985 – July 12, 1986

• June 28 - September 4, 1988 (Gallery 5)
• Using Pacific Northwest Coast Indian masks from MOA’s collection, this exhibition illustrates the tradition of making masks that extends along the entire Northwest culture area from northern Washington State through British Columbia to the Alaskan panhandle. The range of mask types and their use is considerable. They may represent chiefs and ancestors of high rank, or more commonly, serve as a means of making the supernatural world visible. Masks vary in size, shape, complexity and purpose from one tribal group to another. This exhibit combines both historical and contemporary examples of this dramatic art form.
• Canada House, London, England Travelling Through March 4, 1988

• December 2, 1990 - March 1, 1991
• Recently presented with the United Nations Global 500 Award in recognition of their environmental work, Snake in the Grass Moving Theatre performs Ghost in the Machine. Two years in development, and with the cast of 17 of some of Vancouver’s most innovative actors, dancers, musicians and sculptors, Ghost in the Machine offers unique theatrical and exhibition experiences. The production weaves a richly layered tapestry of images and moods, explores icons of nature and technology and the tensions between them, and dramatically mirrors our own cultural choices past and present. After the performances, the sculptures will be exhibited in various locations in the Museum. Performances: November 28, 29, 30, & December 1, 1990.

• August 11, 1991 (Gallery 9)
• Textiles from the Museum’s extensive collection show the dramatic patterns created by West-African dyers and weavers. This display opens MOA’s Textile Gallery that will present changing exhibits drawn from the Museum’s world-wide collection of clothing and textiles. A special “source book” now on display introduces these holdings. Children’s programs relating to textiles will be offered.

• September 25 - December 8, 1991
• This exhibition introduces the complexity of the issues connected with trapping: the value of traditional knowledge and a mixed economy, the definitions of “humane” and “conservation,” and the use of renewable resources. The exhibition Trapline Lifeline was organized by the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife, N.W.T.

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• September 8, 1991
• Student exhibition

• 1991
• Student exhibition

• April 13 - June 27, 1993 (Lower Lobby)
• This exhibition of works by student artists/potters examines historical techniques in a contemporary context. By studying the history and traditions of potters of Asia, Europe and the Americas, these students have created unique contemporary works inspired by technical and/or thematic echoes from the past. This exhibition is co-sponsored by the Emily Carr College of Art and Design.

• March 29 - Summer, 1994
• This display gives MOA visitors a unique opportunity to see a work of art that represented British Columbia’s First Peoples at Expo 92 in Seville, Spain.

• January - Summer, 1994 (Lower Lobby Wall)
• “Woman’s Work” is a ceramic wall of tiles exploring various patterns and symbolic motifs. Much like the tradition of quilting, the piece is made up of thirty-five 2’ x 2’ tiles forming a vibrant guilt of clay.

• May 2 - 31, 1995
• This exhibit brings together examples of little known Native American and Inuit maps, many of which have never before been reproduced. The maps document the extensive trade, social and political networks in which Native Americans lived and the historic events, cultural traditions, and spiritual beliefs that gave meaning to their landscapes.

• April 1995

• Summer 1996
• This summer, the museum is expanding its exhibit of jewellery in the Masterpiece Gallery to highlight the history of metalwork on the Northwest Coast. Included are early iron and simple twisted copper bracelets, as well as contemporary pieces by Mary Ann Barkhouse, Dale Campbell, Jim Hart, Russell Smith, Francis Williams, Lyle Wilson and Don Yeomans. The exhibit also includes a case devoted to the museum’s collection of gold and silver work by Robert Davidson, and another to the work of the late Kwakwaka’wakw artist Lloyd Wadhams.

• February 3 - April 12, 1998
• In this exhibit, MOA showcases works from its collection of over 300 Northwest Coast prints by such artists as Joe David (Nuu-chah-nulth), Robert Davidson (Haida), Freda Diesing (Haida), Walter Harris (Gitksan), Tony Hunt (Kwakwaka’wakw), Susan Point (Musqueam), and Roy Henry Vickers (Tsimshian).