Displays

Experiencing Kōdō: A Weekend of Japanese Incense Culture at UBC

This spring, UBC Library was honoured to co-present a weekend of public incense gatherings and lectures on the Japanese incense tradition. Thoughtfully organized by the Dōjin Japanese Arts Society, the program allowed participants to experience incense…

Award-Winning Books and Films on Display at Asian Library

Looking for your next great read or film? Come explore a new display at UBC Asian Library that celebrates award-winning works from across Asia. This multilingual collection brings together literature and cinema that have received major national and int…

The Journey of Birds: A New Art Exhibit at the Asian Centre Foyer

Date: April 5 to April 30, 2025 Location: Asian Centre (1871 West Mall) (map) Hours: During Asian Library open hours (see hours) Visit the Asian Centre foyer this month to view The Journey of Birds, a new art exhibit presented by UBC graduate student Mengkai Zhang. This exhibit showcases five paintings and a series of […]

Celebrating New Year Traditions at the Asian Library

On Sunday, February 16th, the UBC Asian Library welcomed children and families for Kids Take Over UBC 2025. This year’s theme, “Bridges Across Time, Seasons, and Cultures in Asia,” was presented in collaboration with Nitobe Memorial Garden and Chung | Lind Gallery. As part of this theme, the library has created a special display showcasing […]

Space Fantasy: Nagaoka Shūsei’s Contributions to Afrofuturist Visual Culture – Virtual Exhibit & Visiting Guide

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February 12, 2025 to April 30, 2025
Asian Library Upper Level, Asian Centre
1871 West Mall, UBC Vancouver 
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Space Fantasy: Nagaoka Shusei’s Contributions to Afrofuturist Visual Culture Display

The Asian Library exhibit Space Fantasy: Nagaoka Shusei’s Contributions to Afrofuturist Visual Culture showcases the visionary universe of the diasporic Japanese illustrator Nagaoka Shusei through album covers, interviews, artworks, and books highlighting his legacy in Japan. This exhibit, which notably includes the first known example of Afrofuturistic artwork attributed to Nagaoka, will run from February […]

Kids Take Over UBC at Asian Library

The Asian Library is excited to welcome you and your family to campus on Sunday, February 16, from 10 am to 4 pm! This year’s theme is “Bridge Across Time, Culture, and Seasons in Asia“, which is a collaboration between Asian Library, The Chung | Lind Gallery and the Nitobe Garden. Explore the magic at […]

Within the Gaps Exhibition

Within the Gaps: Intracommunity Voices in Chinese Canadian and Korean Canadian Records   December 10, 2024 to February 9, 2025 Asian Library, Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, UBC Vancouver The UBC Asian Library and UBC Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) are excited to present “Within the Gaps: Intracommunity Voices in Chinese Canadian and Korean Canadian […]

Planet-Friendly Wrapping: Making and Folding Furoshiki for Sustainable Gift-Giving at the Asian Library

As part of BCLA’s 2024 Climate Action Week, the Asian Library and Textile Cartographies Project are hosting a two-part Furoshiki Wrapping for Sustainable Gift-Giving workshop series.   On Tuesday, November 5th, we hosted our first workshop in this series called “Planet-Friendly Wrapping: Making Furoshiki for Sustainable Gift-giving.” This event was hosted in partnership with the international […]

Book Display: Exploring Sikh Heritage and Vaisakhi Celebrations

April is Sikh Heritage Month in B.C. and is a special time for celebrating Sikh culture, art, and history, as well as honoring the invaluable contributions of the Sikh community to Canada. It carries great significance for Sikhs as it was during this auspicious month that Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and last human Sikh […]