Past Exhibitions

Explore some of our past displays and exhibitions!

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Viola Roedde’s Style Revisited: 1910s Fashions

From the Ivan Sayers Collection Celebrating the captivating style of Viola Maude Roedde (née White).…

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A Nostalgic Look at Victorian Christmas

Curated by Roedde House By displaying enchanting vintage Christmas cards from the Roedde House colle…

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The Roedde Boys in the Military: WWI

Curated by James Gibson Presenting a special exhibition highlighting the wartime contributions of th…

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Stanley Park and The Legends That Live On

Written by Jenna MossopCurated and Installed by Jenna Mossop and Rachel Lige The Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqu…

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Unsolved Mysteries of the early 1900s

Curated by Rachel Lige Step into the captivating world of scandal and true crime, a fascination not …

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Pride, Posies & Drag Pioneers

Curated by Rachel Lige The museum this exhibition revolves around the dynamic themes of LGBTQ+ histo…

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Noel Robinson: Military Serviceman, BC Historian, Playwright, Journalist

Curated by James Gibson The exhibit features the history of Noel Robinson (1880-1966), a l…

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The Book and Fine Art Printing Trade on Cambie Street

Curated by James Gibson2023 Roedde House Board Member, James Gibson, has launched a new exhibit on t…

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Surviving Heritage

Curated by Fred Hume Fred Hume has always been interested in history and historical images. A long-t…

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Rattenbury and Roedde House

Curated by Noah James Our UBC summer of 2022 research student, Noah James, delved into the history o…

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Roedde School Days

Curated by King George Secondary Archivist, Jim Bradbury This exhibition showcased the various schoo…

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Remembrance: Spotlight on Duncan Lawson (1897-1918)

Curated by James Gibson All three Roedde sons enlisted in WWI, and so to provide a glimpse into…

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Remembrance November 2021

Curated by James Gibson The exhibition tells the story of Vancouver’s 29th Battalion, also known as …

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At the Masquerade October 2021

We are pleased to host a new exhibition by fashion historian Ivan Sayers.“At the Masquera…

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Wish You Were Here

Curated by Roedde House Museum & Harper Wellman This exhibition celebrates print culture and the…

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Roedde Family Stories

Curated by Roedde House Museum Staff and Volunteers Explore our latest Roedde-related acquisitions o…

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Memories of the Future III

Diyan Achjadi and Cindy MochizukiCurated by Katherine Dennis September 25 – November 18, 2018 Memori…

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The Beau of the Ball

July 2016 Researched and curated by our Visiting Curator, Christy Brain, ‘The Beau of the…

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Pioneers of Print

“Pioneers of Print” tells the story of two migrant families who created their own sites of culture, …

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Children’s Toys

 Designed, researched, and curated by Summer Program Assistant, Carly Whetter, this exhibit fea…

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Remember

Canada’s Forgotten War The Korean War (1950 – 1953) We are pleased to acknowledge the su…

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Tasting History: the Travelling Tales of Tea

“To drink tea is to taste history.” -Daniel Lui, Vancouver Tea merchant and owner of The Chinese Tea…