Spring Exhibits at Museum of Surrey, Explore Textile Arts and Mythic Creatures

Surrey, BC – The Museum of Surrey is excited to announce its spring exhibits. In the Indigenous Hall, Weaving Cultural Identities presented by Vancouver Biennale and in the Feature Gallery, Giants, Dragons, & Unicorns: The World of Mythic Creatures, an exhibition from the American Museum of Natural History.

These exhibits offer a unique and engaging way to explore stories of origin, belonging and identity – how textile arts and how mythical creatures connect communities around the world. 

Weaving Cultural Identities is a contemporary textile art exhibit that runs from May 1 to October 1, 2023, and features works from Weavers and Graphic Artists from Coast Salish Indigenous communities including Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations and from Vancouver’s immigrant Muslim communities. In this exhibit, visitors can explore multicultural identities and intercultural relations in a collaborative exploration of histories and uneasy issues of belonging, displacement, diaspora, land, and identity. 

Giants, Dragons & Unicorns: The World of Mythic Creatures (home to the movie, Night at the Museum) is coming to the feature gallery from May 6 to September 16.  This exhibit is filled with unique cultural artifacts that highlight the surprising similarities and differences in the ways people around the world envision and depict mythic creatures and our stories of identity and belonging. "We are thrilled to offer these two exciting exhibits to our visitors this spring "said Lynn Saffery, Museum Manager. “Both exhibits provide a unique and engaging way to explore different aspects of human culture and creativity.” 

In addition to the exhibits, the Museum of Surrey will also offer a range of programming and spring events, including Cedar Sage & Sweetgrass, Music at the Museum of Surrey, and much more.   

For more information about the spring exhibits and other Museum of Surrey programming, visit www.surrey.ca/museum.