New Museum Exhibit Concept Plan

100% CONCEPT PLANMay 8, 2013

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1.0 VISION 2

2.0 IDENTITY 10

3.0 EXPERIENCE 143.1 Arrival Experience 15

3.2 Museum Signage 16

3.3 Entrance, Reception And Lobby 17

3.4 Idea Exchange 18

3.5 Long Term Gallery 20

3.6 North Van For Kids 37

4.0 DESIGN DETAILS 414.1 NVAN Museum identity 41

4.2 Exhibit Design Approach 44

4.3 Outreach Program 46

Appendix A: Summary Content Matrix 47

Appendix B: Architectural Plans 55

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The

1.0 VISION

between the ocean, the mountains, the past, present and future.

CONNECTIONNV

Photo courtesy of Christian Yves

public transit & accessibility

historic signifi cance

cafes & restaurants

retail shops

central location

tourist information

distributed exhibits

community recognition

industrial connections

gathering spaces

small businessespublic

market

recreation

family activities

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to spark dialogue, discussion and discovery.

where North Vancouverites will learn, explore, share and grow.

As the ingredients to create an unforgettable DESTINATION come together, it becomes clear that a key element that will give the community a pulse is missing . . .

CATALYSTFORUM AA

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The

HEART

that will bring life to a destination.

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A place that will celebrate the treasures of nature that surround North Vancouver, the people who have created its history, and the ideas that will shape the future of an extraordinary community.


of the North Shore.

community learning

storieshistory

sustain-ability

discussion

events

entertain-ment

SOUL

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. . . and in time, this heart will become the

We are working not only to build the heart of a community, but also to ensure that North Vancouver’s story finds a home in the hearts of its citizens for generations to come.

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When residents look back 10 years from now, they will have connections to the place where they grew up. A place that positively influenced who they are and how they think. A place that empowered them to tell their own stories.

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At the core of The Shipyards, the City and the District of North Vancouver have an amazing opportunity to create a symbolic landmark that will become a point of intersection for ideas, creativity, expression, culture, events, learning and the future of North Shore residents.

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We can create the identity that will define North Vancouver.

RIGHT HERE. RIGHT NOW.


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It will come alive at the Pipe Shop on Shipbuilders’ Square, the new home and new face for the NVAN Museum.

2.0 IDENTITY

What that vision looks like and how it will come to vivid life.

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A new brand & identity – unique, recognizable & contemporary

a place in the making . . .

Over time, the NVAN Museum experience and destination will become one of the main symbols of North Vancouver. The new museum will share the values and attributes of North Vancouver and become embedded in the very community whose spirit it captures and whose stories it tells.

The new NVAN Museum will be synonymous with North Vancouver and vice versa. By being a distillation of what North Vancouver stands for, the new museum will help brand North Vancouver in the public’s imagination.

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More than a

MUSEUM.

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A town square, a community centre, a conversation starter.

and visitors of all ages will take as much pride in their community’s history as they will be inspired to take ownership of its future.

The new NVAN Museum: a place that inspires North Vancouver to be even better.

The NVAN Museum will be a place where ideas are born, where the past informs the present and where the present points the way to a better future. Here in the museum’s exhibit galleries, parents and toddlers will learn and laugh together, seniors will share their stories,

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A vision becomes reality.

A memorable exhibit starts with a great story, but it’s the total museum experience of setting, sound, texture and design that brings the stories to life and stirs something deeper in visitors.

Here is how it all begins ...

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The ShipyardsShipbuilders’ Square is a two-minute walk from the Seabus Terminal and Lonsdale Quay. The location is primed to be a well-trafficked community hub. The use of landscaping, lighting and seating, and heritage ambience and artifacts, clearly set the tone for a story to be told about history and industry.

As museum visitors enter the Square, exterior branded signage, together with large-scale industrial heritage artifacts, will create a strong statement that will draw visitors’ attention to the museum’s entrance.

Similarly, visitors will be able to see through the museum’s many-paned windows. These windows will provide a peek into the life, activity and convivial atmosphere of the museum inside. It is important to note that the museum’s signage will be artistically lit at night, like an illuminated billboard or theatre marquee.

The included exhibit design ideas have been developed to communicate the intended design direction for the new North Vancouver Museum. This document is not to be read as a detailed or finalized exhibit plan.

3.1 ARRIVAL EXPERIENCEThe experience starts well before visitors arrive at the museum’s doors. It begins as they journey toward their destination and as they soak up the sights of the people, buildings and vistas around them.

Central WaterfrontTo arrive at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue is to arrive at a gateway to North Vancouver, where the ocean meets the mountains, where heritage—in the form of historic shipyards— weds with a bright and promising future.

Sandwiched between shopping, heritage landmarks, restaurants, a hotel, and a photogenic waterfront, the NVAN Museum will be this area’s crown jewel and focal point. It will help to animate the adjoining public spaces that include Burrard Dry Dock Pier and recessed “classroom” space by the St. Roch Dock.

The Pipe ShopWith its burly old wooden beams and clear windows along its sides, no building better exemplifies a marriage of old and new than the Pipe Shop. It was originally a 9,000 square foot single-storey building constructed in 1940 as part of Burrard Dry Dock. The Pipe Shop came to life during the Second World War when it functioned as an industrial pipe fitters shop. Renovations completed in 2009 upgraded the building’s cladding, insulation, roof, windows and doors.

This beautifully restored heritage building will be given new life as the future home of NVAN Museum. Once the site of industry and hard manual labour, the Pipe Shop will be a hub, for locals and visitors, that will sustain North Vancouver’s community and drive its future.

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3.2 MUSEUM SIGNAGEThe building’s exterior will be treated with large triangular graphics that mirror the motif of mountains, and draw the eye towards the museum. Large sculptural elements outside will highlight the museum’s presence, name, brand and feel from street level.

For the museum to be recognizable from a distance, there should be significant iconic signage right at the site. The design language for this iconic signage, to be located on the east side of the building, is inspired by the trusses found inside the Pipe Shop and on structures around the shipyard. Thus, the iconic signage is rooted in the minimal and industrial tone of the museum’s setting, but has a contemporary, bold and playful look.

Welcome signage, along the west side of the building will direct attention and point to the museum’s entrance. From a distance, visitors will be able to see the same colourful elements, taken from the museum’s brand, on the Pipe Shop facade.

Large scale identification signage with new museum branding, strategically located to hide electrical boxes

Museum branded graphics on building facade

Large scale iconic identification sign with new museum branding

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Identifi cation signage at entry

Inspirational images for signage

3.3 ENTRANCE, RECEPTION AND LOBBYWhen visitors enter the museum, they will be greeted by a sculptural element inspired by the industrial nature of the site. They will also see the building trusses overhead that have inspired the museum’s brand. A First Nation’s greeting, recognizing that the museum is located on traditional Coast Salish territory, will also welcome visitors.

Welcome to North Vancouver! Welcome to a museum that tells its story—a story rich in history and lore.

A ticket desk will be located in the lobby. Adjacent to it are video screens with photos of diff erent exhibits, community events, and key artifacts that await the visitor. There will also be a place where information about community resources and tourist information can be accessed. From the lobby, visitors can access the gift shop, coat check, meeting rooms, and rest rooms.

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Visitor ExperienceExhibit furnishings will be modular, reconfi gurable, and portable. They will be designed to encourage discovery and engagement by visitors, through the use of graphics, drawers, vitrines, and touchscreens. A ten-foot long multi-user touchscreen along the back wall will run multiple programs and videos, selected and controlled by visitors. A tree trunk rising from the ‘Exchange’ to the second-fl oor ‘Tree Canopy’ will have grooved bark, where visitors can tuck hand-written messages. The area will be comfortable, giving space and furnishings for extended discussions.

The modular exhibit units will also facilitate the Museum’s ‘hub-and-spoke’ approach to taking the ‘Exchange’ out into the community; the units can also be installed in a local library, school or other venue without complication.

3.4 IDEA EXCHANGETraditionally, museums presented and interpreted artifacts to tell their visitors a story. The new museum will take full advantage of its location, to take the museum in a new direction. Recognizing that visitors have their own stories to tell, the new museum proposes the Idea Exchange as a milieu where conversations between the museum and its visitors can fl ourish.

The Idea Exchange, located on the ground fl oor, will be a fl exible multi-media gallery space that visitors will encounter immediately as they enter the building. Current newsworthy topics will be presented in surprising and fresh ways, inspiring visitors to explore their signifi cance for themselves and for the community. Content will change regularly so that visitors will return again and again, to see what’s new at the “Exchange”.

Real time dialogue with visitors will be enhanced by features such as the touch screen “Ask an Archivist” remote reference desk. The museum would also like to involve City and District staff in interactions with citizens on timely municipal topics. Visitor contributions to the “Exchange” will be enabled through digital interfaces linked to social media, and more traditional means – pen and paper, chalkboards, and the like.

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Large information graphics, framework is built so content can be easily interchangeable and transportable to remote site locations

Portable & reconfigurable millwork units on wheels. Designed to display artifacts, graphics & stories

Representative tree trunk with slots that will hold visitor comment cards

Tree canopy exhibits located above Idea Exchange. Visitors explore stories of flora and fauna that live up above

Overhead simulated suspension bridge connects exhibits to Tree Canopy

Multiple-user touch screen with various programs. With a content management system, information can be updated very easily. Hosts content from current and previous Idea Exchange topics

Computer interactive Screen. Hosts content from all Idea Exchange topics, visitors can learn about previous exhibits and upcoming plans

Portable touch screen unit with a content management system designed to allow visitors to contribute content and generate dialogue about current exhibit

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Just as importantly, all three themes underscore the economic, environmental and social sustainability that drive North Vancouver today. Whether it’s the early stewardship of the water district, the way in which First Nations people lived or the healthy lifestyle that’s rooted in the area’s outdoor and tourism assets, the story of North Vancouver is of a community with a richly storied past and promising future.

Here is a list of the long-term exhibit galleries, which will be elaborated upon in the EXPERIENCE section. A summary content matrix can be found in Appendix A.

A Land of Riches: Connected by Water Level 1

Communities: Changing PerspectivesLevel 1 & 2

The Outdoors: On Nature’s EdgeLevel 2

North Van for KidsLevel 2

3.5 LONG TERM GALLERYVisitors—tourists and residents alike—don’t just learn history and facts in a museum. They feel something, whether it’s awe, excitement, inclusion, or nostalgia. It’s those very sentiments that strengthen the relationship between a cultural institution and its audience. The long-term galleries in the museum will do just that. Not only will they tell a story but they will do so by employing interactive elements, artifacts, words, photos, lighting elements, and design. This immersive experience, which draws upon auditory, visual and tactile sensations, will stimulate all of the visitors’ senses.

So what is that story? North Vancouver is defined by its natural environment. All of its history and current social and economic sustainability is deeply rooted in nature. That’s why the overarching story told in the museum is “A Story Bound by Nature”. With that backbone in place, we have grouped the museum’s long term galleries into three themes: “A Land of Riches, Connected by Water”, “Communities: Changing Perspectives” and “On Nature’s Edge”. These three themes and their corresponding exhibits will create a sense of place, ownership, pride and engagement.

NORTH VANCOUVER A STORY BOUND BY NATURE

A Land of Riches: Connected by

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Story Outline

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3.5.1 A Land of Riches, Connected by WaterVisitor ExperienceThis is the visitor’s first introduction to the long-term exhibits. This space will be visually arresting and will mirror North Vancouver’s rich and unique sense of place.

Visitors will enter the long-term galleries through the Idea Exchange. As visitors cross the threshold into the first room of the long term galleries, they will be transported out of their routine and into a different experience altogether: this is North Vancouver, a place where mountains meet the sea, a place where nature runs deep, a place that is rich with history and lore.

Overhead, a First Nations canoe will be suspended. On the walls, artistic lighting will create the feeling of a North Vancouver rainfall. To enter the story of North Vancouver one must understand that it is all connected by water. What story is more emblematic of the sustainable vision of the North Shore than the preservation of the water district and watershed back in 1924? It is likely that every visitor to the museum will have drunk water from the North Shore mountains. Something as commonplace yet as vital as tap water is a great hook to interest visitors in the story of North Vancouver.

From here the gallery will explore the natural shore habitat of North Vancouver, nineteenth century First Nation culture, and the settlement of the North Shore by outsiders drawn to tall trees that promised riches in lumber, and deep bays enabling ship trade around the world. From here the gallery will segue to recount the story of Moodyville, no longer standing but emblematic of the growth of the North Shore and the way in which North Vancouver’s waterways have and continue to play a role in industry, transportation and recreation.

Land of Riches, Connected by Water

The Outdoors: On Nature's Edge

Developing Communities

Sustainable Communities

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19th Century First Nations: Shorelines and rivers nourished a longstanding culture. More contemporary First Nations stories and individuals will be featured throughout the remaining galleries.

Moodyville: A Lost Community, Home to Many Firsts

Natural History: Wilderness in our back yard

What the mountains mean to North Vancouver

In Peak Shape: A Mountain Fed Lifestyle

A Pioneer spirit takes hold: Immigration and settlement

Shipmaker, Townbuilder: The Shipyards

A Community Grows and Matures into a City and District

Innovation Beyond the Waterfront: Contemporary Industry

Built To Last: Sustainable urban planning

Early Settlement and Logging: Tall Trees and Deep Bays

Bridging Shores:Water-based Transportation

Introduction to the long-term exhibits

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Exhibits: Lumber CatwalkThis exhibit area contrasts Victorian fashion of women and men against the raw, industrious nature of logging on the North Shore. Here, the catwalk used by early loggers becomes a “cat walk” for fashion. While settlers were clearing the forest and capitalizing on its riches, they also picnicked and enjoyed their leisure time in nature, just as many do today – but in diff erent clothes! This area will also feature simulated learning with log-cutting and other era-appropriate hands-on tasks. Period photo opportunities with props will come into play, while tapping into Facebook, Instagram or other social media feeds.

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Catwalk beside flume where children can dress up and walk along, providing photo opportunities.

Flume with representation of water and logs floating downwards

Abstract tree shapes represent the forest in the background. Trees are interwoven with large scale photographs from the era

Floor treatment represents contour lines of a map showing ground elevation

Mannequins dressed in period clothing similar to a fashion show. Located above abstract representation of a felled tree stump.

Moodyville exhibit beyond

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Graphic Approach: Land of RichesThe colours and geometry characteristic of this gallery are inspired by the structures and shapes, both natural and man-made, found along North Vancouver’s shoreline. The triangles and crisscrossed angles seen in the waves along the foreshore and in the historic photos of North Vancouver and of the shipyards form the basis for this gallery’s custom graphic element and colour palette. These angles also echo the angles of the letters in NVAN.

This custom graphic element can be integrated with historic photos, applied as a mural treatment to walls, or as a fl oor treatment.

Colour palette

Integration of graphic element with historic and current photography





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Story Outline3.5.2 Communities: Changing PerspectivesVisitor ExperienceThis exhibit area speaks to North Vancouver’s roots, its future, and the innovations that characterize it today. This is where the community’s history will be told. Topics relevant today, including transportation, housing, jobs, social wellbeing, community engagement are timeless. When talking about North Vancouver’s chief historical characters, the issues are often colourful too.

It’s impossible to tell the story of North Vancouver without the story of the seminal shipyards that brought life, community, employment and even a fi nancial lifeline. There was a time when North Vancouver practically WAS the shipyards. It’s hard to imagine, when one looks at the central waterfront today, but we’ll help the visitor do just that using anecdotes, historical photographs and artifacts, and touchscreen interactives.

From here, the story will illuminate the pioneering landmarks, key infrastructure milestones and hallmarks of community spirit and engagement such as the Fire department, Boy Scouts, sport teams and the early days of city planning.

This gallery will bring the following stories to life in fresh and colourful interactive exhibits supported by the wonderful collection of artifacts and archival materials: how the City and District matured and adapted and fostered entrepreneurial spirit and innovation; how it ushered in a new wave of multiculturalism; and how it enriched its community with arts and culture. In this gallery the past catches up with, and informs, the future.

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Exhibits: Developing Communities; Shipmaker, Townbuilder–The ShipyardsHere, the story of immigration and settlement in North Vancouver is told together with the role that shipyards played in building and sustaining industry and community. Large signature elements like historic signs from the shipyards will hang overhead. Other artifacts, for example, a historic phone box and yellow bike-share bicycle from the shipyards will be embedded in reconfi gurable and modular exhibit walls. The frames for these modular exhibit cases echo the Pipe Shop’s big wooden beams and create a rustic tone for this gallery.

On the shipbuilding side of the fl oor, a drafting table will be placed in situ as if the ship designer just stepped away for his lunch. The exhibit wall features illuminated images of ships’ blueprints. Artifacts such as a ship’s model, anchor and huge rope coils will refl ect a shipyard environment. The fl oor will contain embedded schematics, similar to that of a mold loft where the layout of a ship’s structural units would have been inscribed. Shipbuilding tools and artifacts such as caulking irons, mallets, adzes and augers will be framed in a backlit case that echoes the curve of a ship’s hull. In the corner a digital interactive will engage visitors in constructing wooden and steel vessels.

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Artifacts such as tools hanging from column

Shipbuilding interactive integrated with band saw artifact, visitors learn the craft of cutting complex shapes with digital technology

Abstract representation of the interior of a ship under construction

Thematic wood framing with rail system allowing wall panels to be reconfigured for exhibit flexibility. Panels have replaceable historic images for creating different scenes

Stackable cube modules function as display cases on one side and graphics on the other. Easily reconfigured for exhibit updating

Existing artifacts placed throughout to support stories, such as furniture, telephone, clocks and early tools and appliances

Large scale historic images combined with graphic treatments create settings for each story

Floor treatment represents the deck plan of a ship

Drafting table with ship plans and drawing tools

Existing models of boats such as Cates tugboat in display case

Display cases inspired by the ribbed construction of ships; each section has a set of tools and/or images

Existing signage from artifact collection

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Exhibits: Innovation Beyond the Waterfront, The Three Pillars of Sustainability & Tree CanopyHere is where the story of contemporary industry and business innovation in North Vancouver will be told as well as the story of North Vancouver’s drive for and success in fostering sustainability. Visitors will film and edit their own mini movie clip in front of a green screen, akin to the work done at the prolific North Shore Studios. They will learn about North Vancouver’s internationally significant role in developing deep-sea technology. Here visitors will learn about the three pillars of sustainability: economic, social and environmental. These will be brought to life using interactives.

The backdrop for this sustainability exhibit is the suspension bridge and tree canopy exhibits that will explore the natural history of the area and the wildlife that enriches it. Visitors can also discover how local First Nations people utilized cedar trees to sustain many aspects of their life, art, and culture from past through the present.

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The Tree Canopy exhibits. Visitors cross a miniature suspension bridge to reach this exhibit area that hosts content about the natural history of the area and its diverse wildlife. Also tells the story of how local First Nations people utilized cedar trees to sustain many aspects of their life, art, and culture from past through the present

Artistic hanging pendant made in shapes of water drops. Each drop has an inspirational message about sustaibability and how we can all help

View of the shipyards from the water, buildings are reverse cut out so that guests can see through the openings

Editing studio, guests are able to edit their mini video clip at this station, adding music, backgrounds and other animation elements. Once complete they can share their production over social media

Blue screen where visitors can act out a part in a 10 second mini movie clip

Overhead digital screen. Gives visitors visual feedback on their blue screen filming session

Interactive information stations help visitors learn about the three pillars of sustainability and learn what the City and District are doing to promote sustainable choices.

Computer interactive screen. Hosts content about the big picture of the shipyards today

Contemporary industry exhibit features stories of current business, industry and commerce on the North Shore.

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Graphic Approach: CommunityGraphic elements in the community section are inspired by key infrastructure landmarks such as the Lions Gate Bridge, Second Narrows Bridge, and the Shipbuilders’ Square. The colour and graphic quality of all the things that connect the city – whether its bridges, historic relics of industry, or contemporary industry – are tied together visually in this gallery.

Similarly, the colours here are inspired by the rusted steel and heavy machinery characteristic of the shipyard and the industrial look of the bridges and trusses. Metallics, blues, rustic hues and geometry – these are featured in this gallery’s graphic element that will be used to blend the juxtaposition of contemporary and historic images. This graphic element can be used to bridge the past and present, while communicating a distinct visual tone for this gallery.

Colour palette Graphic element for community

Inspirational images for graphic element

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All of the graphic applications can be summed up with one phrase: old meets new. The juxtaposition of then and now photos, blended together with an abstracted pattern and contemporary colour palette, brings old images to life.


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Story Outline3.5.3 The Outdoors: On Nature’s EdgeVisitor ExperienceThe North Shore is nothing without its mountains. Seymour, Grouse, Hollyburn, Fromme are part of this community’s identity and send spirits soaring, whether through the view from a chair lift, the rush of skiing down the slope, biking the North Shore trails or feeling your heart pump with life at the top of the Grouse Grind.

This gallery taps into the exhilaration and pride North Vancouverites feel in their rich wilderness legacy. This area establishes quite clearly what makes the North Shore a unique place, what makes it special, what makes it tick. Visitors will feel a sense of thrill and pride here. And there will be respect too, as visitors are humbled by the vision, stewardship and courage of those who faced hazards, climbed, trail-blazed, survived the elements and skied here before. If anything it is the mountains—and how this community engages and identifies with the wilderness cherished there today—that are the true hallmark of North Vancouver.

The mountain experience will culminate in an adventure as visitors cross a mini suspension bridge leading them to an exploration area where they will have a bird’s-eye view of the lobby and out the windows of the museum. Further discovery in this area will relate to species that once were found on the North Shore but are now gone as well as species that once were believed to be on the path to extinction but are now commonplace. Further tactile interactives will help all ages learn to identify North Shore flora and fauna and will highlight just how large some of the original trees in this area once were.





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Exhibits: Interactive Topographic Map & SimulationThe headline exhibit in this gallery is an interactive topographic map of North Vancouver and the North Shore mountains. The 3-dimensional map will be white but a projection will light diff erent features as the visitor interacts with a touchscreen interface. The visitor will see projected onto the 3D map any of the following: historic City and District development; wilderness trails; parks and protected areas; tourism attractions; key industry sites; historic places of interest; historic creeks, etc.

The back drop for the topographic map is constructed from facets in the shape of triangles that are internally lit and can be operated independently. Other exhibit walls of this area draw on a rich array of historic mountaineering gear. This area also has a fun thrill-seeking interactive whereby various pieces of outdoor equipment, such as ski poles, a kayak paddle, or the handlebars of a mountain bike, can be used to experience through an immersive video what it’s like to ski Mystery Peak at Mount Seymour, paddle Indian Arm, navigate a mountain bike on a rickety ladder in the forest fl oor, or cycle the Spirit Trail on the waterfront.

In the far corner, a suspension bridge - that references the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Lynn Canyon bridge, takes visitors to the Forest Canopy discovery area.

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3.0 EXPERIENCE Illuminated backdrop in the form of a triangular mosaic of images, lit panels and artifact cases tells the stories of the North Shore

Projection mapping interactive exhibit with a 3-dimensional white topographic map of the North Shore as the projection surface.

Touch screen in front serves as interaction terminal for visitors to explore and discover the stories of the mountains, watershed, animals, exploration, conservation, etc.

Visitors us props such as kayak paddles and bike handles as interactive controllers to launch simulated immersive video experiences

Digitally projected backdrop with responsive content, based on real scenes of the North Shore

Digital immersive interactive experience, visitors select an adventure route based on the input devices on the wall, these include, cycling, skiing, kayaking, snowboarding, etc.

Props and artifacts located throughout the exhibit space

Mini suspension bridge leading to Tree Canopy Exhibit

Interactive touchscreen functions as input device for projection mapping exhibit

Floor graphic treatment represent trails through the North Shore mountains

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Graphic Approach: The OutdoorsThe colours and shapes in this gallery are inspired by the layers of mountain and forest that form the steep backdrop of the North Shore. If you look at the ski lift and the zip line, they share the same angles and lines. Similarly, so do the mountain peaks and trees. Visually this gallery presents itself as fresh and contemporary through colours that echo the layers of greens and gold in the mountains. Even black and white historic photos will be colorized to blend with contemporary recreational images.

Colour palette


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Timber into lumber, but how to process it all? Trees were great big beasts, humongous towering giants; so how did lumbermen and loggers manage to transform these giants of the woods into shingles and planks? A play surface will feature several activities, including an inset puzzle of how to cut a log into various shapes, and how to use an old-time springboard.

In the trees, in awe of nature.Here, we will build a kids-only treehouse in the trunk of a tree where children will learn about the wildlife that surrounds them on the North Shore. They will also be reminded of the long history of stewardship of parks by using oversized compasses and magnifying glasses to explore and study colourful maps of the area. These will reference the early explorers and adventurers who conquered these slopes. The tree trunk will also have many surprising and delightful discovery elements, such as peekaboo nooks and crannies that feature fun tactile elements and visuals.

3.6 NORTH VAN FOR KIDSVisitor ExperienceAt the north end of the second floor of the museum is a 1,200 square foot room full of fun, colour and life. This is the Kids Gallery where children ages two to eight and their caregivers can explore and interact with the story of North Vancouver. These are the experiences that the kids of North Vancouver will grow up with, and return to time and time again.

Stories: Kids ZoneThere will be four main zones for children to explore. These will mirror the stations and stories told in the long-term galleries but will be geared towards kids. All the stories and zones here will be linked by a railroad track that winds around the space. These tracks may be switched; at one time they can represent the historic BCER streetcar system, at another time they can be the PGE Railway, and at yet another time they can be a logging railroad. Similarly, waterways and the motif of water will connect the space and remind kids of the value of this resource.

Fun along the town walls, lessons in the school hall, firefighters answer the call.This area recreates historic North Vancouver as a kid-size miniature streetscape with doors and windows almost like a movie set. The main street will feature recreated heritage storefronts of North Vancouver businesses and longstanding civic institutions such as the Fire department. At the end of the streetscape will be a representation of a schoolhouse, behind which kids can discover original school desks from the museum collections. As kids lift the tops they will uncover artifacts from North Vancouver’s old schoolhouses and vintage curriculum or activity packs.

Tugboats, ships, and trains. It’s a busy port of call.This area is the mechanical play area where children will use cranes to lift logs and ship containers onto trains and take the helm of a Cates’ tugboat. Children’s activities may also be inspired by shipbuilders at Burrard Dry Dock.

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Inspiration images

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3.0 EXPERIENCECircular discovery discs mounted on wall with graphics and simulated forest creatures nesting inside

North Van for Kids Exhibit

Simulated tug boat learning area

Imagery of the ocean and mountains in the background

Docking posts with puzzles and graphic treatments

Large scale train cars that ride on tracks around the room connects the various areas and link stories

Activity tables for arts and crafts, puzzles and books

Representative image of interior settings of various city buildings

Town style images on partial partitions within space

Crane with hand cranks to load and unload the logs and containers onto the trains

Various abstract simulated tree trunks with discovery elements embedded, each peak hole would hide creatures that live in the trees

Kid’s slide with “springboard” steps to enter the tree trunk and access the slide at other side.

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Graphic Approach: Kids ZoneThe color palette here is the same as that of the permanent gallery but it utilizes a clean, fresh treatment and bold illustration styles.

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4.1 NVAN MUSEUM IDENTITYEvery organization is recognizable by its brand. Likewise, the North Vancouver Museum and Archives will be easily identifiable by a new, fresh, and contemporary look that will launch it into the future.

The new look is inspired by everything that is North Vancouver —the mountains, the water, the trees—and represents all that North Vancouver stands for. Here are key elements that could make up a new brand for the museum:

ColourInspired by the water, mountains and the sky, the colour scheme for the museum’s identity is rooted in shades of green and blue that share the same hue and intensity. These two colours balance each other and will become the core of the new brand and identity of the new museum.

TypographyThe selected typography is simple, contemporary and timeless. The typography was carefully chosen to bring an approachable and friendly look to all museum communications including the logo. By using a light and friendly typestyle, young and mature audiences alike will easily gravitate to the new look without feeling as if it belongs to any specific era.

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Communities: Changing Perspectives

The Outdoors: On Nature’s Edge

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IconsThe logo has been developed by creating a dynamic interaction between key letters in the name, angles often seen in the industrial lands and the natural elements that surround the North Shore. Conceptually, we see the museum as the converging point where the past meets the future and the ocean touches the mountains. Therefore, the triangles, peaks and valleys that are created by the angled letters of NVAN provide a beautiful abstraction of the past, the future, the mountains, the valleys and the ocean.

These elements come together to create a harmonious brand that will have an infi nite number of applications for the museum.

ImageryThe NVMA has a rich photographic collection that lends itself to a strong integration of the historic and contemporary images through a playful and colourful graphics.

By juxtaposing the old with the new, visitors will intrinsically understand that their own history is a part of their present and the future.

Graphic patterns are abstract representations of the infrastructure and industrial development that give North Vancouver its character and of the natural elements that surround the North Shore

Integration of historic and contemporary images, working with the new NVAN Museum brand

The graphic treatments are designed to integrate the past, present and future stories. The colours are coordinated with the subject matter, and the positioning is determined by the natural fl ow of the images.

Historic images are treated with a special tone, almost like an instagram eff ect

Graphic Example

Playful and bold typographic treatment, using the letter V in the logo

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In addition to this marriage of the natural and human world, the exhibits will also feature a very dynamic and interactive level of engagement for the public. Through the use of analog and digital technologies, visitors will enjoy a variety of activity-based learning. The use of immersive environments, lighting and interchangeable graphics and digital content will keep the museum fresh, innovative and relevant.

Materials, Finishes, Textures and ColoursThe exhibits and graphics will be created using a variety of materials and colours, all of which will be inspired by the same key elements that give the museum its new identity. The shapes and structures will be abstract representations of the natural elements. The materials will be carefully selected to ensure that they are the most sustainable materials available at time of production. They will be inspired by the stories and industries that have made North Vancouver what it is today and will include sculptural and abstract forms that showcase the industrial nature of the Pipe Shop itself.

4.2 EXHIBIT DESIGN APPROACHThe overall design approach for the exhibits has been inspired by two key elements: nature and community development, and where they meet.

Natural elements such as the mountains and ocean will provide the backdrop to the stories being told at the museum.

In this way these natural elements will create the back bone for the exhibits and establish the underlying rugged beauty of the mountains and the shoreline. Without trying to replicate the complexity of the natural environment, the exhibits will be designed to represent in an abstract way the complex shapes, textures and colours that make up the fabric of the natural environment.

In addition to this nature-inspired design approach, there will also be a social and human layer that will tell the stories of those inspired and touched by the land, water and where the two meet. Over time, North Vancouver has been home to many types of development and industry, all of which are part of the cultural and social heritage of the North Shore. This heritage will be strongly represented in the exhibits by the use of artifacts, props, thematic environments and stunning visuals.

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Interchangeable GraphicsIn addition to the physical space modifications indicated above, the design and construction of the exhibits will be done in a way that their graphic components can easily be updated. This will allow for large background images to be changed periodically, giving the environment a completely new look. Similarly smaller story panels can easily be updated to tell additional or different stories as the museum’s needs require.

Layering of ContentThe content and stories told in the museum’s galleries will cater to every type of visitor, whether they are young, old, scanning the exhibits or really drilling down into them. High-level take home messages will be visually and graphically emphasized for the visitor who is in a rush, or has an eye on their child. For those visitors who really like to drill down into the details of a story, we will provide enriched discovery elements such as drawers with objects that can be easily updated; flip books with multiple stories and digital media which allows users to access more in-depth information at the touch of a button.

Flexibility of ExhibitsOne of the key mandates of the new museum is that content will be easily updated, refreshed and ever-changing. Exhibits will be portable and can be moved to locations throughout the community. This dynamic approach will ensure that visitors will have new experiences every time they come. Some of the strategies that will be adopted to accomplish this are:

Flexibility of Exhibit FixturesThe exhibits will be designed so that the millwork elements, such as cabinetry or display cases and anything made out of wood, can be easily reconfigured and rearranged at any time.

The wall partitions that will be suspended on a track system may be moved to change the layout of the space.

By incorporating this flexibility at the beginning, the museum staff will be able to change the exhibits themselves with minimal additional operational costs.

A modular display system of stackable cubes that can be arranged and oriented to adapt to the needs of the stories being told in the galleries will also increase flexibility.

Multiple PerspectivesEvery story can be understood from multiple perspectives. If done correctly, the exhibits can offer a variety of voices on any particular topic. What’s more, these perspectives can be presented on a rotational basis giving visitors a different experience with every visit.

Including these different perspectives not only increases return visitation, but it also increases the awareness and understanding of those who visit. Seeing the same story through different lenses or told through the voice of a new comer, a longtime resident, or perhaps a student will increase discussion and understanding of North Vancouver’s past and present.

Stackable cube modules function as display cases on one side and graphics on the other. Easily reconfigured for exhibit updating

Portable & reconfigurable millwork units on wheels. Designed to display artifacts, graphics & stories

Wood framing with rail system allowing wall panels to be reconfigured. Panels have replaceable historic images creating a different scenes.

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4.3 OUTREACH PROGRAMNorth Vancouver’s stories are rich, engaging and relevant to visitors and residents alike. There are so many that they cannot all be told within the walls of the museum. Through its outreach program the Museum will have the capacity to curate special exhibits that will feature specific community groups or highlight contemporary topics. These outreach exhibits will also act to increase the exposure of the museum’s identity and values, fostering and strengthening relationships with the larger North Shore community.

The outreach program will partner with other key organizations such as visitor attractions, scenic destinations or community agencies that provide products and services to the community.

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Appendix A: Summary Content Matrix

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North Vancouver Museum & Archives – Summary of Content Matrix

We must know our history to understand our present and anticipate our future. 1

A Land of Riches: Connected by Water

North Vancouver Museum & Archives

Our mission is to engage, strengthen and inspire our community and its visitors by exploring history, connecting people and sharing ideas.

How? We will create a dynamic and innovative history centre and become a focal point of community life on the North Shore. The new museum will encourage visitors—residents and tourists of all ages—to learn about the history of North Vancouver and to explore the elements of the community’s unique identity.

And what will be the Museum’s greatest artifact? Well, that will be North Vancouver itself.

Summary of Key Themes for the Core Exhibits

As part of the Exhibit Concept Plan, a detailed Content Matrix has been prepared. It articulates exhibit themes, stories, artifacts and delivery media. The full Matrix has been provided to staff of the Museum & Archives. The following document is a high-level summary of the key themes and sub-themes, with selected stories, around which the new museum is being planned.

Exhibit theme Summary Selected Stories

Introduction to the long-term exhibits:

Water is life. It both connects and fragments our community and it runs through many of North Vancouver’s stories. Water defines North Vancouver geographically, culturally, and economically.

• Water defines North Vancouver: the astonishing amount of precipitation that falls here each year has sustained huge forests; our rivers and streams once supported teeming salmon populations and beaches with shellfish once fed aboriginal settlements; the snow that blankets the mountains feeds our reservoirs and becomes drinking water; the rivers and inlets that define our distinctive geography isolated us, in the early years, and created our community’s boundaries.

• Tap water can act as a hook to reel visitors into the story of North Vancouver. (eg. If you drank from the tap today, odds are that you drank water that drains from North Vancouver’s watersheds.) Includes story of creation of the water district, flooding of Capilano reservoir, building of Cleveland Dam, etc.

• Immersive elements: Can include artistic light projection/installation that mimics rainfall; an interactive map of major waterways and how they were spanned; soundscape of waves lapping on a beach.

19th Century First Nations

Shorelines and Rivers Nourished a Longstanding Culture.

(More historic and contemporary First Nations stories and individuals will be featured throughout the galleries)

• The Coast Salish, the ancestors of the Tsleil–Waututh, Musqueam, and Squamish peoples, were the first people here in North Vancouver. Archaeological evidence points to several thousand years of habitation in scattered sites on the North Shore (permanent winter villages and temporary fishing camps (and other resource sites) along local shorelines and river mouths

• First Nations lore and legends: 1) The Legend of the “Two Sisters” (the “Lions”, those ever-familiar mountain peaks) 2) The Legend of Vancouver’s rain and the Western winds and 3) Other legends, such as the story of “Kakliatl”, a children’s fable.

• Can exhibit Museum’s berry-picking canoe, or commission a contemporary canoe. Use items from Maisie Hurley collection of First Nations art.

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Early settlement and logging

A forest of giants, a network of flumes, and access to deep water port facilities enable North Vancouver trees to be sent around the world.

• North Vancouver was home to the world’s tallest trees. How did these early loggers transform a giant of a tree into a 2x4 that ended up in Australia? Can tell the story of how to fell trees as well as how to process logs. Include saw mills, shingle bolt mills, flumes that floated logs to the Inlet.

• Moodyville: a Lost Community. Deep water port facilities and some of the world’s tallest trees led to early settlement at Moodyville (a now-destroyed community near the mouth of Lynn Creek). A community of “firsts”, it was the first settlement north of San Francisco to install electric lighting. As a departure point for logs shipped to Asia and America, it was a major economic engine for the province in the 1880s.

• Logging operations in North Vancouver ran from the 1860s through the 1940s.Early logging used oxen and horses, later innovations included balloon logging.

• Museum has many logging-related artifacts and archival materials including saws and tools, spring boards, boots, etc. Can include soundscapes of saws and old logging folk songs. Also have archival materials representing Japanese immigrants who worked in the logging camps and mills, and items excavated from Japanese logging camps on the Seymour River.

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Bridging Shores Ferry service to connect the North Shore to Vancouver was essential from the earliest development of the community.

• Ferries across Burrard Inlet began in 1873.Include stories of history of the North Van ferry system (which ended in 1957).

• Seafoam ferry begins service, 1868. Several steam-powered ferries operating in 1870s. Moodyville Ferry Company established 1880 and operates “The Senator”. Union Steamships begin in 1889. By 1900, District begins running a ferry (the Norvan), soon taken over by North Vancouver Ferry and Power Company.

• 1977 – SeaBus begin operation.

• Museum owns original gates from North Van ferry system and original trusses from the Lions Gate Bridge.

A Community That’s Built to Last

Exhibit theme Exhibit thesis Stories

Immigration and settlement

A pioneer spirit takes hold. Early settlement and city planning. Municipal infrastructure. Community groups, organizations, and institutions.

• The establishment of communities: North Vancouver District established 1891; in 1907 The City of North Vancouver was incorporated. Like Moodyville before it, the City embraced modern technology – electricity arrived in 1906, along with telephones and street railways. Tell stories of the “firsts”: first bank, first school, first newspaper, first streetcar -- try to find a contemporary comparison or hook.

• First Nations were moved from seasonal settlements to missions and Indian reserves: Mission Reserve/Squamish Nation: Oldest surviving Catholic Church in Greater Vancouver (built 1880s). Native children were not allowed to go to public schools in NV--there was a residential school here from 19th century until 1959. Former residents (like Dave Joseph) still live locally and could be interviewed.

• First Nations political organizations promoted native rights: In 1923 16 separate tribes amalgamated to form the Squamish Nation. There were also groups like the Native Brotherhood of BC (Maisie Hurley was an important member); Andy Paull established the North American Indian Brotherhood. In 1960, First Nations people r the right to vote.

• Rough living: Accommodations didn’t always involve four walls and a roof—some people camped out in tents and squatted. Japanese lived in shacks on mud-flats at mouth of Capilano River. Later on, there were squatters shacks on the beach in Dollarton in 1940s (author

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Malcolm Lowry wrote “Under the Volcano” while living there); “hippies” and artists squatted on Maplewood Mudflats in the 1970s.

• Boom-Bust-and Boom: North Vancouver underwent major housing developments and experienced several real estate booms (even Rudyard Kipling bought land in North Vancouver at one point).

• Transportation: Streetcar, Ferry & Rail. Historical transportation methods were highly “sustainable”. Back to the past—we are returning to this now and increasing livability of North Vancouver by encouraging bicycling, walking and investing in transportation infrastructure.

• City is a planned community, with ring of parks and boulevards (“green necklace”) that still exists today

• Bridges spurred growth: First Second Narrow Bridge (1925), Lions Gate Bridge (1938) and the current Second Narrows bridge (1958). Even the Capilano Suspension bridge spurred growth of a sort dating back to the 1880s when it was built.

• North and West Vancouver were very British corners of British Columbia: English/Scottish/Irish traditions in North & West Vancouver.

• Rogues & Rascals: little-known stories of North Van's risqué past. For example, prohibition’s impact on Lower Lonsdale Hotels such as the Palace and St. Alice. Local houses of ill-repute and drinking establishments.

• Clubs and Groups: Fire department. Boy Scouts! Athletic clubs. How these groups tie into social sustainability and livability of a community.

• Lots of artifacts and archival materials available: replica settler’s tent; archival photos of Japanese community shacks at mouth of the Capilano; Japanese Tea House by Horticultural Grounds; photos of “hippy” squatters at Dollarton and Maplewood Flats; old school desks; Fire Dept uniforms; trophies from community groups and teams; scout uniforms, and numerous other items.

The Shipyards

Shipmaker, townbuilder. The Shipyards as a centre of industry, economy, community, and social activity. Can also include related maritime activities (such as smaller boat builders and tugboat operations)

• We can’t tell the story of North Vancouver without telling the story of the shipyards that brought life, community, employment and, at one point, a financial lifeline to the city. There was a time when North Vancouver practically was the shipyards. There is a wealth of artifacts, photos and archival materials that will help tell the stories of the shipyards. Touchscreen interactives can bring those stories to life.

• Deep water along the shoreline of North Vancouver enabled the community to become a major shipbuilding centre (particularly for the building of Victory Ships at Burrard Dry Dock during WWII). This tradition continues today with Seaspan International having recently secured a multi-billion dollar federal shipbuilding contracts.

• How a ship was built: The sheer scale and feat of technology and labour that shipbuilding entailed. The importance of ships built here during WWII. Also note the transition from wooden shipbuilding to steel shipbuilding.

• The Pipe Shop: Tell the story of this building. What it used to be, what happened here, and its role in the story of the Shipyards.

• More than a shipbuilder: The shipyards were a town unto themselves, with bike sharing, fishing derbies, recreational events, community. While the City had 9,000 residents at the time, the shipyards employed 20,000 workers (many of them from Vancouver) from 1942-1945. The shipyards helped revive the City and District from receivership.

• The many different faces of a workforce: Women played an important role in the shipyard during WWII (after the war, they were all laid off). The maritime workforce in North Vancouver was always very multicultural (Native, Sikh, Japanese, Chinese, Kanaka, Portuguese, etc). Famous actor, Chief Dan George, worked on the docks early in his career.

• The eras of shipbuilding: Wallace Shipyards to Burrard Dry Dock and then Versatile Pacific Shipyards. Even today shipbuilding continues (and is undergoing a major expansion) at Seaspan Shipyards two kilometers west of Burrard Dry Dock site.

• Cates Tugs, a legacy business key to North Vancouver’s history dates back to the late 1800s. North Vancouver has been, and continues to be, a major home-base for tugboat operations (formerly Cates Tug and now Washington Marine/Seaspan).

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• Exhibits can include ships plans, historic signs showing all Victory Ships constructed at Burrard Dry Dock as well as building signs from BDD, various models of ships, tugs, and ferries, workers’ badges, shipbuilding equipment, etc.

• Soundscapes can help bring these stories to life. Make sure to include different perspectives: overlay different takes on the same story using different narratives (eg. that of a woman, a First Nations worker and a male shipbuilder) in a digital interactive or a more analogue delivery method.

• Different perspectives –Show views of Cates Tugs over the years.

City and District development

As a community grows, it matures and searches for a sustainable future.

• Community planning, pioneering landmarks of civic development and key infrastructure milestones.

• Suburban development: after completion of Lions Gate Bridge (1938), automobiles become common and residential areas no longer depend on proximity to one of the three street railway lines. Suburban development and expansion into Capilano Highlands and other areas of the District. In 1960 the Upper Levels Highway is built.

• Development of ship-truck-rail transport of goods: Grain elevator, sulphur pile, containerization of goods. North Vancouver's White Pass and Yukon Corporation developed a ship-rail-truck transportation system in the 1950s that led to the game-changing cargo containerization of goods.

• Lower Lonsdale reboot – importance of housing and livability infrastructure. It’s not just about buildings or jobs but it’s also about making changes that lead to healthier lifestyles and create opportunities for personal fulfillment.

• The Arts: From Emily Carr and Pauline Johnson, both of whom visited North Vancouver frequently, to contemporary artists and their visions of the North Shore.

• Cultural diversity: past, present and future with special emphasis on telling the stories of communities that are now deeply rooted in North Vancouver such as the Persian and Italian communities.

• Legacy businesses (Irwin & Billings, Payne Hardware, Keith Plumbing, etc.) – loss of independent businesses in recent decades; transition in businesses flanking Lonsdale over past century tells many stories (economic change, cultural diversity & immigration, etc.)

• Exhibits can include ephemeral materials documenting housing booms and land fever, numerous beautiful municipal maps and plans, artifacts representing North Vancouver cultural communities.

Contemporary Industry

Innovation beyond the waterfront. Economic sustainability.

• Today: who we are and how we live

• The importance of economic sustainability for our diverse community.

• Tourism and outdoor recreation have been (for the past century), and continue to be, major “green” industries.

• Film studios and TV shows: North Shore Film Studios constructed in 1988 – later to become the silver screen giant, Lions Gate Film Studios.

• Invention/achievement: Undersea technology innovated by Phil Nuytten; containerization; Ballard Fuel Cells.

• Exhibits can include Mystery Peak chairlift from Mount Seymour, historic Grouse Mountain Chalet artifacts, items from many historic hotels and all three (Capilano, Grand Canyon, and Lynn Valley) suspension bridges, full-size model submersible, and movie industry materials.

Sustainable urban Building it to last: Our community has been around for

• It’s not just about being green. This community must be environmentally, economically and socially sustainable too. What does that

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planning

over a century. What will the next 100 look like? The three pillars of sustainability meet here.

mean exactly, why does it matter, and how does it translate to what happens here in North Van?

• North Vancouver is the first municipality in Metro Vancouver, only the second municipality in BC and one of the first municipalities in Canada to adopt a Local Action Plan for GHG reduction.

• The City's award-winning Lonsdale Energy Corporation now uses solar energy in Central Lonsdale.

• Greenhouse gas emissions - successful storm water management, curbside recycling, sustainable development guidelines, and network of parks and greenways make the City's total per capita greenhouse gas emissions 56% less than the BC provincial average.

The Outdoors: On Nature’s Edge

Exhibit theme Exhibit thesis Exhibit stories


Preserving the natural environment is a touchstone value of this community.

• What exactly are these mountains that form the “backdrop” of North Vancouver? The Coast Mountains, made of granitic rock, extend from the North Shore nearly 1,000 km north to the Yukon and Alaska.

• Flora and fauna of the North Shore (can be brought to life through Walter Draycott’s journals and illustrations, and those of famed mountaineers).

• Urban wilderness: North Vancouver sits at a point where a major metropolis (Vancouver to the south) intersects with deep wilderness that spreads northward over the mountains for countless kilometres. Wildlife in our backyards include a lot more than skunks, raccoons and crows – we regularly see black bears, coyotes, and bald eagles. We also have salmon-bearing rivers and a fish hatchery.

• Map it out: the North Shore through different lenses, a topographical projection interactive can highlight many different features, including historic creeks and streams, waterways, hikes, parklands, tourism assets, historic First Nations village sites and current reserve lands.

• Exhibits can include a Bear Aware sign. May be able to borrow artifacts from Beaty Museum of Biodiversity. Could partner with Ecology Centre in Lynn Canyon Park.

In Peak Shape: A Mountain-Inspired Lifestyle

Touched by nature – the North Shore’s “wild places” contribute to North Vancouver’s social sustainability by creating opportunities for healthier lifestyles and personal fulfillment.

• First mountaineers and trailblazers: The BC Mountaineering Club was established in 1907 – took members to the North Shore mountains for hiking.

• Skiing - Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club (from the Tyee Ski Runners and the Grouse Mtn Ski Club) – one of Canada’s longest running ski clubs.

• The Grouse Mountain Highway and Scenic Resort opened in 1926. Today, Grouse is an all year mountain sports resort, and North Vancouver’s second most visited tourist attraction.

• “Bloomers in the Bush” – early female mountaineers (such as Order of Canada recipient Phyllis Munday).

• The North Shore—a world leader in mountain biking.

• Video/prop interactive experience for visitors that pairs kayak paddle, bike helmet, ski poles, etc. with projection of first-person video of adventures.

• The First Nations snowboard team: “To improve the quality of life and empower Aboriginal youth using the winter sport of snowboarding as a fundamental tool for excellence."

• Exhibits can include axe used in first ascent of Mount Garibaldi, early surveying and trail building equipment, mountaineering gear from

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all generations (old and new), mountain photography (including historic cameras), snowboard from First Nations Snowboard Team, mountain bike built in North Vancouver, artifacts from Paul Binkert, Fred Williams, David & Mary Macaree.


Taking the legacy of the past into the future

• The North Shore wilderness and its mountains are defining characteristics of this place and of its people. Look at environmental sustainability and stewardship of natural resources in North Vancouver and how the future may bring changes in the way we live in relation to our environment.

• Parks - vision is to be stewards of the land, eg. Mount Seymour Provincial Park, Cypress, Grouse and the Coast Mountains.

• Mountains continue to inspire us - commercially and spiritually. eg. Arcteryx. North shore biking. Grouse Grind. Capilano Suspension Bridge Walk. These drivers of economic sustainability overlap with social and environmental sustainability.

• End the exhibit on a question: What do you get from the mountains? How does having a wilderness in your back yard affect your vision of the community’s future?

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