Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
While there are no current exhibitions at the Centre, there are upcoming exhibitions under development.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Mistreated: the legacy of Indian hospitals in BC and Alberta virtual exhibition
Summer 2023. This forthcoming exhibition will focus on the history of the Indian and tuberculosis (TB) hospitals in BC and Alberta in the 1940s to the early 1970s.
Our Children, Our Future: the Indian Child Caravan 40 years later
The IRSHDC, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC), and Chief Kukpi7 Wayne Christian and the Splatsin/Spallumcheen community are collaboratively curating an exhibition to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Indian Child Caravan and its longstanding implications for advocacy in child welfare. Early 2021.
Past Exhibitions
100 Years of Loss: the Residential School System in Canada
April 3, 2018 – September 8, 2018
This educational exhibit raises awareness about the history and legacy of residential schools. In partnership with the Legacy of Hope Foundation and the Centre, 100 Years of Loss was on display from April to September 2018 in Koerner Library.
Pride and Camaraderie: Stories of Residential School and Sport
June 1, 2019 – December 20, 2019
This curated art exhibition upstairs explored stories from Survivors and sport. Day-to-day experiences at residential school included fear, loneliness, trauma, abuse and at the same time could also include hope
The Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
The exhibition highlights the origins, systems, development and the on-going work of the IRSHDC.