The records in this sub-series relate to the artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas and the site-specific exhibition Meddling in the Museum which took place at MOA in 2007. Records include research notes, articles, correspondences, grant funding applications, graphic images and photographs, event transcripts, contracts and exhibition development materials.

This sub-series contains records relating to the display at MOA of Nicholas Galanin’s work, “Raven and the First Immigrant.” The sculpture was displayed on the patio outside the Bill Reid Rotunda, in view of Reid’s carving, “Raven and the First Men.” “Raven and the First Immigrant” was displayed at MOA from March 12 until December 31, 2010. The sub-series include correspondence, images of the installation, loan agreements, and draft promotional materials.

This sub-series consists of records relating to “ひろしま Hiroshima,” an exhibition of photographs by Ishiuchi Miyako. The exhibition, which had never previously been displayed outside of Japan, consists of photographs of clothing and accessories of victims of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima. “ひろしま Hiroshima” opened at MOA on October 14th, 2011, and ran until February 12th, 2012.

Records within the sub-series include the exhibition proposal, budgets, reports, grant applications, correspondence, images of artworks, interview transcripts, the exhibition’s comment log-book, promotional materials, and press cuttings.

The fonds consists of records created by Ratner in the process of conceptualizing, developing and running public programming and extension services. Initially, the duties of the Extension Curator were coordinating the development of in-house exhibits, non-credit educational programming, extension activities and publicity. Programming included performances, workshops, lectures, non-credit courses, museum tours, identification clinics
and audio-visual presentations, often in conjunction with the Center for Continuing Education. Ratner organized local and international cultural excursions, including acting as a tour escort. Ratner was responsible for coordinating special events and lectures in conjunction with exhibits, and from 1980 was responsible for administering travelling exhibitions. Other extension activities included print exhibits in Vancouver office spaces, installations in off-campus locations such as the Vancouver Airport, and the Special Prison Extension Project.
Communications duties included production of the calendar of events and publicity circulars. Other duties included preparation of grant applications, managing staff, including student interns, budgeting, preparing reports, and assisting film and video production use of museum space and collections.
Public relations activities included establishing contacts with media representatives, promoting exhibits and other special events, producing news releases, distributing calendars of events and brochures, arranging staff interviews with media and soliciting publicity.
Communications duties included production of the calendar of events and publicity circulars. Other duties included preparation of grant applications, managing staff, including student interns, budgeting, preparing reports, and assisting film and video production use of museum space and collections.
Public relations activities included establishing contacts with media representatives, promoting exhibits and other special events, producing news releases, distributing calendars of events and brochures, arranging staff interviews with media and soliciting publicity.

The fonds has been organized into the following series:

1. Administrative and other records
2. Calendar of events
   3. Correspondence
   4. Excursions
   5. Exhibits
   6. Open-House
   7. Outreach
   8. Publicity
   9. Reporting
   10. Special events
   11. Strategic planning
   12. Weekly programming
   13. Youth programming