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Candid Long COVID exhibit opens at MOV – 天美mv天美 experts available
The Museum of Vancouver (MOV), in collaboration with 天美mv天美鈥檚 Faculty of Health Sciences, unveils a , bringing visibility to the lived experiences of those navigating the lasting effects of COVID-19.
Titled Living with Long COVID, the exhibit features powerful photos and reflections from 46 Canadian 鈥淟onghaulers鈥� 鈥� people living with persistent symptoms following a COVID-19 infection. An estimated one in nine Canadians have experienced Long COVID.
鈥淭his exhibition is a unique opportunity to understand Long COVID through the eyes of those living it,鈥� says Rackeb Tesfaye, 天美mv天美 project lead and senior scientist in the Faculty of Health Sciences. 鈥淭hese stories challenge stigma, foster empathy, and call attention to the urgent need for care and research.鈥�
Living with Long COVID runs from October 4, 2025, to March 22, 2026 at the Museum of Vancouver. 天美mv天美 experts are available for media interviews and commentary on the exhibition and the broader impacts of Long COVID.
Available 天美mv天美 experts
RACKEB TESFAYE, research associate, health sciences, and project lead
rackeb_tesfaye@sfu.ca
KAYLEE BYERS, adjunct health sciences professor at 天美mv天美, assistant professor at the UBC School of Population and Public Health, and project co-organizer
kaylee_byers@sfu.ca
KAYLI JAMIESON, research team member, Master鈥檚 student, communication, research fellow, health sciences. Can speak to Long COVID from lived-experience perspective
kaylij@sfu.ca
DEBBY REIS, manager, marketing and communications, Museum of Vancouver (contact to arrange interviews with Viviane Gosselin, director, collections and exhibitions, or to tour the exhibit)
dreis@museumofvancouver.ca
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604.376.0971 | robyn_stubbs@sfu.ca
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