Momentum: Power and Identity in Sports

The Chinese Canadian Musem is opening a major new exhibition, Momentum: Power and Identity in Sports, on June 10, 2026, to coincide with the kickoff of the world's largest sporting event in Canada.

On view through September 5, 2027, Momentum: Power and Identity in Sports explores the powerful role sports has played in shaping Chinese Canadian identity, visibility, and belonging within Canada’s national history. Blending historic memorabilia, film, and contemporary art, the exhibition brings Chinese Canadian sport stories — from the early 1900s to today — into powerful public view.

Contemporary artworks, photography, and a new LED video façade examine sport as spectacle and power, anchored by an immersive sports-bar-style installation that highlights collective spectatorship.

Momentum brings Chinese Canadian athletes into full view, across soccer, hockey, basketball, football, figure skating, wrestling, rhythmic gymnastics, and beyond. Across generations, they have shaped Canada’s sporting life as competitors, organizers, and fans. The exhibition reframes participation as power, driving visibility, resilience, citizenship, and influence.