This past weekend, the 14th Annual Richmond Maritime Festival brought thousands out to the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site in Steveston Village. With the first smoke-free days after weeks of haze engulfing the city, the refreshing breeze and blue skies made for a perfect day to stroll the Fraser Riverfront, visit the historic Britannia Shipyard…
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Across The Top Of The World exhibit opens
This newest exhibit at the Vancouver Maritime Museum, Across The Top Of The World: The Quest For The Northwest Passage is now open. If you’re a history fan of any kind this exhibition covers it all, from British Maritime and Naval History, to Canada’s birth of a nation, and Inuit History to the discovery of the…
Invisible Threads at Vancouver Maritime Museum
Last week, a very interesting and historic exhibit opened at Vancouver Maritime Museum, Invisible Threads: Life Saving Sugihara Visas and the Journey to Vancouver. The exhibit tells the history of thousands of Jewish refugees who fled Nazi occupied Europe and were able to escape to Japan as a result of Japanese vice-council to Lithuania, Chiune Sugihara….
Babes & Bathers at Vancouver Maritime Museum
Just in time for the summer beach season, Vancouver Maritime Museum has launched their latest exhibition. Babes & Bathers is a look back the history of the swimsuit. From the introduction of woolen swimming costumes in the late 19th century through its many changes to the technical lightweight swimsuits of today. Drawing from the collection…
Vancouver Maritime Museum remembers the Komagata Maru
This weekend the Vancouver Maritime Museum opened their newest exhibit; Komagata Maru: Challenging Injustice. Telling the story of the Komagata Maru, a chartered ship bringing its South Asian passengers to their new home in Canada only to be met with hostility and discrimination. 100 years ago, Canada was a much different place than the rich…