Join us for the grand opening of Neighbours: From Pender to Hastings, our new special exhibit celebrating the unique heritage of Hastings Street, its close ties to Chinatown, and the launch of Bob & Michael’s Place, an innovative community housing project at 58 W. Hastings.
Come meet the curators and get a sneak peek of Bob & Michael’s Place, featuring a scale model and video. Admire an important photograph by internationally acclaimed Vancouver artist Stan Douglas, titled Every Building on 100 West Hastings. This monumental piece captures the full southside 100 block of Vancouver’s West Hastings Street through 21 high-resolution photographs, stitched together to form a stunning 16-foot panorama from the year 2001.
Join us on August 17, anytime between 11am - 1pm for a colourful lantern making workshop as we prepare for our annual Light Up Chinatown! festival, where you’ll get a chance to make a beautiful “suncatcher” lantern and learn about the many types of lanterns seen around Chinatown on festival days.
All materials will be provided, while supplies last.
All youth (17 and under) are admitted for free. Youth under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Adult participation is free with admission or free for members.
An exciting collaboration between our shop Foo Hung Curios and our friends at Hype Chocolate Co.
Presenting nostalgic charm in a new form, these chocolates feature iconic Chinese Canadian flavours, such as fortune cookie, White Rabbit candies, and a Earl Grey & Jasmine tea blend.
The Chinatown Storytelling Centre is home to Canada's first permanent exhibit space dedicated to telling the stories of the Chinese Canadian journey and the living heritage of Vancouver's Chinatown.
Artefacts, photos, and recordings from the 1880s to present day create an immersive self-guided storytelling experience for the whole family.
A purveyor of home goods, stationery, art and jewelry, the store offers a contemporary take on traditional objects. showcasing Chinese Canadian designers and artists.
All proceeds from Foo Hung Curios sales support the programs of the Chinatown Storytelling Centre.
