Exhibition View of Reshaping Collections: Where History Meets Art at the Chinese Canadian Museum
Reshaping Collections: Where History Meets Art is an exhibition presented by the Chinese Canadian Museum on the intersection between history and art, featuring visual art commissions from Chinese Canadian artists across Canada. The commissioned artists were invited to reinterpret historical and cultural objects and materials that explore the Canadian identity from the renowned Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
Exhibition View of Reshaping Collections: Where History Meets Art at the Chinese Canadian Museum
Artist Howie Tsui, An Elegy for Dust (earth), 2024. 3D samples for Reshaping Collections, Chinese Canadian Museum.
In Reshaping Collections, the museum commissioned six artists, Morris Lum (Mississauga), Karen Tam (Montreal), Howie Tsui (Vancouver), Chih-Chien Wang (Montreal), Janet Wang (Vancouver), and Stella Zheng (Vancouver), to create various forms of art and visual media, equipping them with the latest portable 3D technology printing to research, reprint select objects and create art from the more than 25,000 rare and unique historical items from the Chung Collection at UBC Rare Books and Special Collections.
Exhibition View of Reshaping Collections: Where History Meets Art at the Chinese Canadian Museum
“We were inspired to leverage the latest 3D technology to reshape and modernize the way we do museum exhibitions,” explains Dr. Melissa Karmen Lee, CEO of the Chinese Canadian Museum. We invited these six Chinese Canadian artists to support new artist commissions, while connecting with Canadian history and identity.”
This Chinese Canadian Museum exhibition includes a broad range of objects and materials: from photography to art installation, illustration to Penjing rock sculpture. Located on the first floor gallery space, the exhibition also features animation, film, and child-friendly wall text along with illustrated activities made exclusively for the exhibition.
About the Chinese Canadian Museum
The Chinese Canadian Museum Society of British Columbia is an independent, non-profit organization established in March 2020 to create a museum honouring and sharing Chinese Canadian history, contributions, and living heritage. Guided by its mission statement “Connecting to the Chinese Canadian story—addressing inclusion for all”, the Chinese Canadian Museum aspires to provide an invigorating and transformative experience for present and future generations through its exhibitions and educational programming throughout B.C. and Canada.
About the Exhibition
Curatorial Team:
CEO: Dr. Melissa Karmen Lee | Exhibition and Collections Manager: Sarah Ling |
Curatorial Assistant: Bofei Zhang
Dates: September 25, 2024–September 28, 2025
Venue: Chinese Canadian Museum
Address: 51 E Pender Street, Vancouver BC V6A1S9, Canada
Courtesy of the Chinese Canadian Museum.
