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…
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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….
The Forbidden City at Vancouver Art Gallery
The Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China’s Emperors, is now open at the Vancouver Art Gallery and on view until January 11, 2015 The exhibition brings together 5 centuries of Chinese culture; paintings, ceramics, jewelry, metalware, textiles and cultural artifacts, curated from Beijing’s Palace Museum. Throughout the main floor of the Gallery, guests are…
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…
Vikings invade Victoria’s Royal BC Museum
For the first time in a millennia, a new age of Vikings has come to Canada. The West Coast is now home to a vast collection of Viking artifacts, many never before seen outside of Scandinavia. Vikings: Lives Beyond The Legends is now open at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria. Vikings, hopes to challenge…
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…
Picks of the Week – Oct 23, 2013
The end of October is upon us and that means a time for Tricks and Treats, Costumes and Parties. Although Halloween isn’t for a few more days, this weekend will host most of the festivities. Rock: It’s not too late to grab a ticket and catch rocker Chris Cornell at The Orpheum Theatre at 7:30pm…