Online Exhibits
Articles and videos featuring fascinating selections from our vast holdings of images.
Haida Tattoo
Explore this Haida cultural tradition, and learn about the tools, designs and ceremonies related to tattooing. Find out how missionaries changed the views towards this practice.
The Raven's Call
Haida artist Bill Reid's creative journey towards a deep understanding of his Haida heritage and identity. Visit the largest and most comprehensive virtual exhibition dedicated to Bill Reid.
Jim Hart Dance Screen
Follow the progress of the screen as Jim and his assistants complete this massive red cedar dance screen at the Bill Reid Gallery in July and August 2012.
Gitselasu ProfCast
View two short movies created using still photographs of Kitselas Canyon, and narrated by Dr. George F. MacDonald.
Gwa'yi Community Memories
This project digitally returned photographic images taken at Gwa'yi in the late 1960s. It features image galleries with descriptions and information provided by the community.
Haida Spruce Root Weaving
An exhibit exploring the life and work of Haida master weaver, Isabel Rorick, the politics of erasure and continuation of women's artistic production in Northwest Coast art history.
Adelaide de Menil Photography
An exhibit on the collection of photographs of the Northwest Coast taken by Adelaide de Menil in the late 1960s and generously donated in 2010.
Chief of the Undersea World
Explore the creation of Bill Reid's Chief of the Undersea World from its beginning as a small wood carving to the full size bronze at the Vancouver Aquarium.
Northwest Coast Masks
Explore a digital collection of masks from the Northwest Coast and discover a cultural tradition that has survived colonialism and is flourishing in the contemporary.