Who: Students in grades 4 – 12
What: Create a short animated historical film in a full day workshop with a professional animator and museum interpreter
To Register:  On the venue of your choice (Museum of Vancouver, Port Moody Museum, Richmond Museum).

Why animate local history?

This day-long workshop encourages students to identify what they value about their heritage and their city. They become detectives, guided through the museum exhibits with an objective: to look for clues to the past in order to bring their own story to life through animation.

Goals & Objectives

* Understand how animation works
* Learn how to develop a story and create characters
* Understand the concept of historical fiction
* Acquire the basic tools and techniques for creating an animated film
* Develop a better understanding of events in Vancouver history

This short was done by students at the Museum of Vancouver in a one-day Animating History workshop on November 27, 2018.

This short was done by students at the Richmond Museum in a one-day Animating History workshop on November 26, 2018