Welcome Message

Welcome to North Vancouver’s Museum & Archives where we engage, strengthen and inspire our community by illuminating history, connecting people and exploring ideas.

NVMA is provides public access at two sites in North Vancouver where we offer activities, resources, and events for people of all ages and backgrounds. Our visitors include school groups and teachers, families, new residents curious about their community, long-time residents, people researching the history of their home or their family, and representatives of businesses and community organizations.

As the NVMA looks to the future, we have adopted these Mission, Vision and Values.

Vision
We will create a dynamic and innovative history centre and become a focal point of community life on the North Shore.

Mission
We will engage, strengthen and inspire our community by exploring history, connecting people and sharing ideas.

Values
Our vision is rooted in diversity, creativity, innovation and excellence. We believe:

• That history matters;
• That education is central to what we do;
• That understanding the issues and challenges of the past is necessary to create a sustainable future;
• That our unique natural environment has profoundly influenced, and continues to shape, our community; and
• That each individual’s story is part of a larger, unfolding narrative comprising the history of North Vancouver and its people.

I invite you to participate in our activities, and to help us celebrate and preserve the rich history, unique stories, and cultural resources of our community.

Nancy Kirkpatrick
Director
North Vancouver Museum & Archives