<https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=1267f35e9b&e=30b79129de> [image: Science World exterior with dome. Tourism Vancouver / Science World British Columbia] <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=86f7b4055a&e=30b79129de> When you register for MW18, don't forget to add in a once-in-a-lifetime tour experience. *All tours are on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.*
*TOUR 1: Go behind the scenes at the Museums of False Creek: Science World <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=39b46709fc&e=30b79129de>, the Vancouver Maritime Museum <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=e4495aa2d3&e=30b79129de>, and the Museum of Vancouver <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=2b21355e23&e=30b79129de>.* *The BC Museums Association presents a full-day tour of three of our Vancouver museums located in the heart of picturesque False Creek. This tour is limited to 30 people. * *Science World*: Experience BC’s iconic science centre located in one of Vancouver’s most recognizable buildings. A behind-the-scenes tour will feature staff from several departments discussing innovation and community engagement. *Vancouver Maritime Museum*: Get special access to the collections space where staff will discuss experiences implementing AR and VR into the exhibit space, unexpected community partnerships, and other digital initiatives relating to the collection. The tour will also have a chance to see the digital work in the exhibit spaces while touring the museum’s centrepiece *St. Roch* vessel (the first ship to completely circumnavigate North America, and the second sailing vessel to complete a voyage through the Northwest Passage) and the feature exhibition, *The Lost Fleet*. *Museum of Vancouver*: Check out the MOV’s collections storage and digitization spaces with staff as they discuss their digitization efforts over the years, especially the challenges of digitizing the costume collection and using DAMS. Tour the featured exhibition, *Haida Now!*, which showcases past and present Indigenous culture in BC. The MOV is the largest civic museum in Canada and the oldest museum in Vancouver. >> Register for this tour. <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=599e8cf9f8&e=30b79129de> [image: Two women walk through a high-ceiling gallery at the Museum of Anthropology. Courtesy of the Museum] *TOUR 2: Experience the University of British Columbia's World-Class Museums and Galleries on the "Living Landscapes: UBC’s Beaty Biodiversity Museum And Museum Of Anthropology Tour"* *This half-day tour at UBC’s beautiful campus will take you through two of its most celebrated cultural centres – the Beaty Biodiversity Museum <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=9c10d9b450&e=30b79129de>, and the Museum of Anthropology <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=a0655990fa&e=30b79129de>. This tour will be limited to 25 people.* Go behind the scenes at Vancouver’s natural history museum. Beginning with a curator-led tour of the Cowan Tetrapod collection, you will peek into the museum’s visible storage cabinets and unveil the stories behind some of the 2.1 million specimens in the collection. You will tour the fossil lab and see specimens up to 500 million years old, and then visit the freezer to see the frozen tissues archive and collections waiting for prep. Finally (and not for the squeamish), you will tour the Vertebrate Prep Lab where you’ll see staff and volunteers preparing a variety of animals for preservation, and see how a colony of beetles are some of the hardest working (and hungriest) helpers at the museum. *Design Tour of the Museum of Anthropology’s Gallery of Northwest Coast Masterworks* This groundbreaking new gallery is dedicated to Indigenous art from the Northwest Coast. One of the most elegant and innovative exhibition spaces of its kind, the 210-square-metre gallery pairs cutting-edge technology with an inviting and natural setting that reflects the surrounding environment. MOA’s Exhibition Designer Skooker Broome and Curator Karen Duffek will speak about the integration of technology, digital media, and lighting in the overall design of this new gallery and how these elements help to express and enhance the central concepts of the inaugural exhibit, *In a Different Light: Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art. *The multimedia exhibit presents over 110 historical Indigenous artworks through the eyes of contemporary First Nations members. *>> Register for this tour. <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=0f08b99f15&e=30b79129de> * [image: A colorful mural of two people dancing in downtown Vancouver. Tourism Vancouver/ Nelson Mouellic] *TOUR 3: Go on a Street-Level Exploration of Diverse Local Cultures and Histories, Plus Afternoon Cocktails* *The half-day tour with the Vancouver Mural Festival <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=a1549c651e&e=30b79129de> will lead participants on a street-level walking exploration of various murals in the neighborhood. * It will focus on the contribution of the Vancouver Mural Festival’s indigenous artists, and explore how creating murals can be used as a way to celebrate diverse local cultures and histories. Tour participants will also get some background on the festival logistics, funding structure, neighborhood consultation process, and hear about what the festival has planned to address all the challenges that arise from of producing a public art festival in the middle of Vancouver’s housing crisis and conditions of increasing economic disparity. Following the walking tour, participants are invited to regroup and continue the dialogue at an informal cocktail/drinks social hosted by NGX interactive in their Mt. Pleasant studio. Featuring local beer and wine, and a signature MW18 cocktail, the behind-the-scenes tour will give you a sneak peak into their latest interactive exhibits. You will have a chance to play with and try your hand with various experiential exhibits in development. *>> Register for this tour <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=91d678549c&e=30b79129de>. <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=00e8d0f000&e=30b79129de>* [image: Interior of the light and airy Polygon Gallery. Courtesy Polygon Gallery] *TOUR 4: Experience the Brand New Polygon Gallery* *The half-day afternoon tour of the Polygon Gallery <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=a1695055b6&e=30b79129de> and facility will lead participants on a journey into the creation of an entirely new gallery focused on innovation and presenting ideas. * Operating as Presentation House Gallery for forty years, the Polygon Gallery presented more than 300 exhibitions highlighting photography and media art, and earned a reputation as one of Canada’s most adventurous public art institutions. Some of the most important local and international artists have been featured—from acclaimed Vancouver photographers Stan Douglas and Fred Herzog to world-renowned artists Alexander Rodchenko and Anne Collier—as well as the work of North Vancouver students participating in innovative education programs, such as Gallery School and Chester Fields. Officially opened on November 18, 2017, the new gallery expands on the organization’s long history of presenting the work of artists who respond to transformations taking place in the world. The Polygon Gallery building is intended as a home for art and an incubator for new ideas, as well as an architectural contribution to Vancouver’s North Shore. The tour will include the building and the inaugural exhibition, N. Vancouver, and is an occasion to speak with staff about the challenges and rewards of creating a new public gallery from the foundation up. >> Register for this tour <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=43775d6737&e=30b79129de> . <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=cba2ec3fd6&e=30b79129de> Register for MW18 in Vancouver now! <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=6325134412&e=30b79129de> April 18-21, 2018 Book the conference hotel! <https://museumsandtheweb.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71f2b910406e41b9c635e9fc4&id=bfeb9eb29d&e=30b79129de> We'll be at the beautiful Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre. 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