The Museum of Vancouver has a mini exhibition featuring 15 of the Stanley Cup riot boards.
The 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot broke out in the downtown core of the city on June 15, 2011. Following the riot, plywood panels covered where store windows had been. The next morning, citizens of Vancouver began writing messages on these panels. Take note of the varied points of view written on the boards: "Thank You VPD", "Go Canucks Go", "Nothing but love for my city", etc.
The Museum aims to use the boards to "examine our collective conscience, encourage reconciliation, address the city's social ills, and remind us that hope persists".
The exhibition runs until September 30, 2012.
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