Opening Celebration: The Learning Lab at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre

On its fifth anniversary, the Chinatown Storytelling Centre is expanding, and we want you to be the first through the door.

This 4,000-square-foot immersive experience brings Vancouver’s Chinatown to life—where the past speaks, and the future listens.

Building on the Centre’s main floor exhibits, the Learning Lab highlights Chinatown’s vibrant heyday from the 1950s to the 1970s. Through immersive storytelling, it reveals how a thriving community built institutions, businesses, and a rich cultural world against significant odds.

Step into a stunning Chinatown streetscape and experience the energy of restaurants and nightclubs, herbal shops and general stores, newspaper publishers, and community organizations that shaped everyday life.

Opening Day Experience

• Guided Tours every 30 minutes
• English Tours offered, All-Day, Cantonese Tours offered at 11:30 AM and 3:30 PM
• Light refreshments and entertainment throughout the day
• Opportunities to celebrate with the community

Admission is by donation (minimum $5). All proceeds support the Chinatown Storytelling Centre’s exhibitions, public programs, and ongoing community storytelling work.

Reserve your timed entry in advance or join a tour on the day (subject to availability).

Please note: Access to the Learning Lab is by guided tour only. The space is not open for drop-in visits.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Chinatown Storytelling Centre & Vancouver Chinatown Foundation