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The Lower Mainland Museum Educators are passionate about the community we've created and welcome museum staff and volunteers from all aspects of museum work as well as from all regions.
However, if you are interested in a more curatorial-focused or regionally-specific conversation please check out our partners:
Vancouver Island Museum Educators
Are you a Vancouver Island Museum Educator? Looking to get to know your colleagues, learn and network? Interested in becoming or returning to the sector as a museum educator? Then VIME is for you! L
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Lower Mainland Curators Group
The Lower Mainland Curators Group (LMCG) is for anyone with an interest in curatorial work, ideas, or themes in British Columbia.
We present quarterly virtual and in-person sessions to discuss newly launched projects, share challenges and successes, and discuss lessons learned.
Stay up-to-date and follow us on LinkedIn or e-mail lowermainlandcurators@gmail.com to join our mailing list.
Join Lower Mainland Curators for our first meeting of 2026 on Thursday, February 19, 2026. All are welcome to attend this free virtual session, but RSVP is required. Email lowermainlandcurators@gmail.com to RSVP.
LMCG Meeting - Food Heritage 2:30 - 4:00 pm
o Learn from three presentations that explore the importance of food as cultural heritage!
o Presentations followed by a Q&A session
About the Presentations
Curating FOODWAYS and Hong Wo同和
Zoë Chan, FOODWAYS Curator and Mawenzhu Abbi Shi, Hong Wo同和 Curator
Richmond Art Gallery
Zoë Chan and Mawenzhu Abbi Shi will discuss the development of the exhibitions FOODWAYS presented at Richmond Art Gallery in tandem with the pop-up exhibition Hong Wo同和 at the City of Richmond Archives in 2024. These exhibitions reflected on how food and its diverse associated rituals, traditions, and social interactions shape individual and collective experiences of identity, labour, place, and community. Bringing the two projects into conversation, the presentation will explore their curatorial approaches while working with contemporary artworks and archival materials.
Itadakimasu (いただきます)
Beyond food, fun, and festivals at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
Sherri Shinobu Kajiwara, Director|Curator, Nikkei National Museum
Itadakimasu is said before eating in Japan. While it literally means “I humbly receive,” it’s really about gratitude—toward the food itself and toward all the people who played a role in bringing the meal to the table, from farmers to cooks.
Kajiwara speaks to the value of food as a bridge to Nikkei history and Japanese culture. The upcoming exhibition at the NNM from March – Sept 2026 is curated by the Powell Street Festival former director Emiko Morita on 50 years of the festival at which Japanese street and Nikkei heritage foods feature prominently, but let’s dive into food heritage at the NNM beyond food, fun, and festivals.
Creating Space in the Kitchen
Jane Lemke, delecTABLE: Burnaby Food Journeys Curator
Burnaby Village Museum
Jane Lemke (BVM Curator) presents on the feature exhibit delecTABLE: Burnaby Food Journeys, on now at Burnaby Village Museum and how the exhibit uses food to promote cross-cultural understanding.
About Lower Mainland Curators Group
The Lower Mainland Curators Group (LMCG) is for anyone with an interest in curatorial work, ideas, or themes in British Columbia.
We present quarterly virtual and in-person sessions to discuss newly launched projects, share challenges and successes, and discuss lessons learned.
Stay up-to-date and follow us on LinkedIn or e-mail lowermainlandcurators@gmail.com to join our mailing list.