Exhibits - ROEDDE HOUSE MUSEUM

Current:

Welcome to the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair

Learn about new inventions in food and technology, spectacle, colonialism and resistance in the late 19th Century in the shared history between Canada and the United States.

This exhibition is now on display in our collections room.

“Essential Servants: Hung at the Roedde House and Chinese Domestics in Victorian and Edwardian British Columbia”

Curated by Shane Atienza, our 2022 Programming Assistant & Researcher, with the guidance of Dr. Benjamin Bryce from UBC History.

This month, in honour of Asian Heritage Month, we are excited to present one of our permanent upstairs exhibits in the parlour on the first floor. “Essential Servants: Hung at the Roedde House and Chinese Domestics in Victorian and Edwardian British Columbia” sheds light on a previously overlooked aspect of our history. It delves into the experiences of Chinese Canadian domestic servants who worked within households like ours during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in British Columbia.

The show aims to deepen the viewer’s understanding of the diverse individuals who shaped our community by drawing from testimonies, archival materials, and academic sources. This compelling display offers insights into their contributions and challenges, enriching our understanding of our shared past.
We invite you to visit and explore this important exhibition throughout the month.

This exhibition will be on display in the Parlour for the month of May; in June, it will be returned to its permanent home in the collections room on the second floor.

Ongoing:

“Canada, Your Prints are Ready!”, curated by Peter Richard Lowery

Curator Peter Richard Lowery and 3 exhibit photos

The exhibition features a diverse collection of original photographs which were gathered over the past 5 years from antique stores, estate sales, flea markets, garage sales and various sources. Many were misplaced, forgotten, unwanted, or never picked up, in other words “fallen through the cracks”. Lost, but now found and reunited, most are unique and have never been seen by the public. Original photos by many recognized Canadians including Gowan, Frank, Spalding, Harmon, Devine, Notman, Macatskill, Karsh and Foncie.