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Chung | Lind Gallery Weekly Drop-In Tour

Chung | Lind Gallery Weekly Drop-In Tour

Have you ever been curious about the intersecting histories of British Columbia, the Klondike Gold Rush, settler-colonial expansion, and the Chinese diaspora in Canada? Join our weekly drop-in tour for an introduction to the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection and Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection Gallery. The tour is free and open to the public, as well as the UBC community. No need to RSVP, just drop in to learn what the Chung | Lind Gallery is all about. Weekly drop-in tours are offered every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., visitors are also welcome to browse the Gallery anytime we are open, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Chung | Lind Gallery is located on Level 2 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. For more information on accessibility, please visit https://gallery.library.ubc.ca/visit/accessibility/. Questions? Contact the Chung | Lind Gallery at (604) 822-3053 or rare.books@ubc.ca.   

Building:
IKBLC
Room:
Chung | Lind Gallery (Level 2)
Date:
Saturday, December 21, 2024
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Room:
Irving K Barber Learning Centre
Location:
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Audience:
  All  
Categories:
  Tours  
Presenter(s):
Andrew Sandfort-Marchese, Emily Witherow

About the Chung | Lind Gallery

Beginning in 1848, the rush for gold prompted large migrations of people to western North America. As miners chased the ever-elusive El Dorado, or “Gold Mountain” 金山, they carried more than their gold pans—they also brought their diverse cultures and outlooks.

The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection and Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection underscore the contested perspectives that shaped this tumultuous time, and reflect the settler-colonial expansion, transnational trade, and economic development that followed. Throughout this period, people of disparate backgrounds interacted with, and adapted to, each other. As the collections show, many of these encounters resulted in conflict, discrimination, and settler dispossession of Indigenous nations—yet others led to accommodation and cross-cultural collaboration.

Within this context, the Chung and Lind collections recognize the vast human and natural costs of migration and development, while celebrating the remarkable contributions and experiences of the individuals whose lives are echoed here.

We invite you to explore the histories represented in these collections, and consider the ongoing relationship between past perspectives and life today.

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Presenter(s)

Andrew Sandfort-Marchese, Emily Witherow

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