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Home / Art Exhibitions / Celebrating Asian Heritage Month at UBC: Classical Chinese Garden exhibition at IKBLC

Celebrating Asian Heritage Month at UBC: Classical Chinese Garden exhibition at IKBLC

April 23, 2014

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The Garden is moving to UBC! During Asian Heritage Month, visitors of the Irving K. Barber Centre will have the opportunity to the experience the history, culture and symbolism of the Classical Chinese Garden in a series of specially-curated and thematic display cases.  This exhibition can be viewed on the IKBLC Foyer, located on the 2nd floor of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.    In addition, a program will accompany this exhibition on May 24, 11.30AM.

Website: www.vancouverchinesegarden.com
Address: 578 Carrall Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K2UBC Screen Garden 1

A View Within a View: Garden Expressions, Exchanges & Explorations
Saturday May 24th, 2014 – 11:30am-1:00pm
Chilcotin Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

As part of the programming planned for the exhibition, a moderated presentation will be hosted for collaborated garden conversations with the UBC Botanical Garden and Nitobe Japanese Garden. Join us on UBC Alumni Weekend to listen to speakers in lively talks about these built spaces of nature and the role they play in our contemporary urban contexts. All are welcome, the event is free. For more information, contact education@vancouverchinesegarden.com or 604-662-3207 ext. 205.


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Resources available at UBC Library

Keswick, Maggie, Judy Oberlander, and Joe Wai. In a Chinese Garden: The Art & Architecture of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. Raincoast Book Dist Ltd, 1990. [Available at UBC Library]

Mooney, Patrick, and Caswell, Rick.  Understanding culture through design : an examination of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden / Patrick F. Mooney.   Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden Society of Vancouver, 1991. [Available at UBC Library]


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