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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
Category: Museums - Vancouver Attractions & Activities
Address: 777 Pacific Blvd S, Gate A, Vancouver, BC V6B 4Y8
This museum, located in the British Columbia Place Stadium Complex, houses the most complete collection of artifacts and sports memorabilia in British Columbia. Test your skills in climbing, throwing, racing and riding in the hi-tech Participation Gallery. Witness 150 years of sports in the Theater History Gallery. The Hall of Champions Gallery...
Category: Museums - Vancouver Attractions & Activities
Address: 5333 216th St, Langley Airport, Langley, BC V2Y 2N3
Located in Langley Airport, about an hour from Vancouver, this mostly outdoor museum includes such vintage aircraft as the Tiger Moth, Sopwith Camel and Avro Canuck. The 3D-exhibits explain how planes fly and feature a World War II supply plane, the Lysander. The museum also has an extensive collection of books and pamphlets related to aircraft...
Category: Museums - Vancouver Attractions & Activities
Address: 1575 Alma Rd, Vancouver, BC V6R 3P3
This museum was once the company store for a lumber operation as well as Vancouver's first post office. It is the oldest building in the city and is set in a little park next to the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. On display are old muskets, clocks, early clothing, and native baskets.
Category: Museums - Vancouver Attractions & Activities
Address: 1100 Chestnut St, Vanier Park, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9
This fascinating space museum features a series of hi-tech learning systems and interactive exhibits that include Virtual Voyages and a flight simulator. The Cosmic Courtyard is an exciting exhibit about the solar system, and Ground Station Canada showcases the achievements of Canada's space program. The Gordon Southam Observatory, which is...
Category: Museums - Vancouver Attractions & Activities
Address: 6393 NW Marine Dr, University of British Columbia Campus, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5
An award-winning cliff-top facility that focuses on the arts of the Pacific Northwest, First Nations, indigenous cultures, and aboriginal peoples from around the world. The highlight of the collection is the sculpture "The Raven and the First Men," carved by the late Haida artist Bill Reid. The museum includes one of the largest collections of...
Science World / Alcan Omnimax Theatre
Category: Museums - Vancouver Attractions & Activities
Address: 1455 Quebec St, Vancouver, BC V6A 3Z7
Enjoy hands-on exhibits that teach about light, sound, physics, biology, meteorology and even music. Young children enjoy the Search Gallery, which allows them to crawl through a beaver lodge and observe tree roots hanging from the ceiling as they learn about British Columbia's natural history. The Omnimax Theater features films on a variety of...
Category: Museums - Vancouver Attractions & Activities
Address: 750 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7
The works of contemporary local, Canadian and Native Inuit artists are featured in this prominent gallery located in the former provincial courthouse. The works of British Columbia painter Emily Carr (1871-1945), Canada's famous "Group of Seven," and European masters are displayed in exhibitions in the gallery's permanent collection. A Children's...
Category: Museums - Vancouver Attractions & Activities
Address: 1905 Ogden Ave, Vanier Park, Vancouver, BC V6J 1A3
This museum features the final moorage of the RCMP schooner, St. Roch, which is best known for its dangerous west to east voyage through the treacherous Northwest Passage. Exhibits include an extensive collection of model ships and displays that chronicle British Columbia's seafaring tradition. Pirates Cove and the Discovery Center will delight...
Category: Museums - Vancouver Attractions & Activities
Address: 1100 Chestnut St, Vanier Park, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9
This museum includes a life-size replica of a trading post, a 19th-century Canadian Pacific Railway passenger car, and an authentic dugout canoe in its many exhibits that document the history of Vancouver. The Orientation Gallery is a multi-layered timeline that uses artifacts to depict the growth and development of the region from pre-history to...
