Welcome to the Crista Dahl Media Library & Archive

The Crista Dahl Media Library & Archive (CDMLA) is situated on the Unceded Coast Salish Territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.  VIVO Media Arts Centre houses Western Canada’s foremost repository of videotapes by artists and independent producers. Spanning 60 years of production, its 8000 media works reflect the complexity of video art history.

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Now at Virtual Museum Canada

Celebration ’90
Gay Games III & Cultural Festival

Celebration ’90 chronicles the fascinating eight-year journey taken by a small group of Vancouver amateur athletes which led to the first Gay Games to be hosted outside the United States. The story is told through the lens of LGBTQ2S+ video producers and the voices of their community as the events unfolded. Candid footage and insightful interviews from the Mary Anne McEwen Archive capture Celebration ’90’s ambition, complexity, and joyous accomplishments.

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Decolonizing the Archives: First Steps

The Archive has begun a long-overdue review of Indigenous and First Nations materials in our collection and instituting new policies and protocols for description, acquisition and accessibility.

Please contact us by email to update information and permissions.

Remote Research Requests

VIVO is currently closed to the public but the Archive is still working.

Please forward all research enquiries to library@vivomediaarts.com.

We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests remotely.