2022

• The exhibition A Seat the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia won the Canadian Museums Association Awards for Excellence: Exhibitions

2021

• Canadian Historical Association: Public History Prize for A Seat the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia with the Chinese Canadian Museum and the University of British Columbia

• The Reconciled Futures Art Installation project was awarded third place in the Green Stormwater Infrastructure Trailblazers Campaign presented by The Atlas and the Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange.

2019

• BCMA Award of Merit: Excellence in Exhibitions for Wild Things: The Power of Nature in our Lives in partnership with Nature Vancouver

2018

• Nature Vancouver Society: Frank Sanford Award for Community Service for the exhibition Wild things: The Power of Nature in our Lives

2015

• Charles Redd Award with the Western Museum Association for Excellence in Exhibition (USA, Canada) for c̓əsnaʔəm: The city before the city

• The Council for Museum of Anthropology, a section of the American Anthropological Association, recognizes innovative and influential contributions to the filed of museum anthropology with the Michael A. Ames Award for c̓əsnaʔəm: The city before the city

2014

• Canadian Museum Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education: Sex Talk in the City.

• Options for Sexual Health - Educator of the Year for: Sex Talk in the City.

2013

• Canadian Museum Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Marketing.

• Canadian Museum Association Award of Distinguished Service for MOV Curator Joan Seidl.

2012

• Canadian Museum Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in the category of Education for Bhagra.me.

• Recipient of Architecture Canada (AIBC) BC Chapter's Architectural Advocacy Award.

• BC Museum Association, Museums in Motion Award.

2011

• 3rd place in Georgia Straight's Best of Vancouver for Best Public Art Gallery in the 2011 Best of Vancouver.

• 3rd place in Georgia Straight's Best of Vancouver for Best Public Art Gallery in the 2011 Best of Vancouver.

• 3rd in the category of Art Gallery (public) in WE Vancouver's Best of the City 2012 Reader's Choice Awards.

2010

• Canadian Museum Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Management.