North Vancouver Museum and Archives

Virtual Exhibits

Climbing to the Clouds. A People’s History of BC Mountaineering

Male and female climbers holding ice axes above their heads.Ramble through more than one hundred years of mountain adventure in southwest British Columbia. Soar above the mountains, tour the times, rummage through the climber’s kit, watch original videos, and hear remarkable stories of personal feats, historic events, and outdoor adventures.

English version | French version

This online exhibit was developed in partnership with the Virtual Museum of Canada as an initiative of the Department of Canadian Heritage. NVMA also extends appreciation to the Center for Digital Storytelling and the mountaineering community.

Keys to History

Explore four thematic web tours:
A Riveted Community: North Vancouver’s Wartime Shipbuilding
Building a Vancouver Icon: The Lions Gate Bridge
Moodyville: Legend and Legacy
Wilderness on the Doorstep: Vancouver’s Mountain Playground

Moodyville: A Lost Community

Explore Moodyville, a lost community located on the shores of Burrard Inlet where North Vancouver now lies. http://www.cnv.org/moodyville/index.html

1920's women mountaineer, Phyllis Munday.
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