Museum of Vancouver

Museum of Vancouver

Museum of Vancouver
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Speciality MuseumsHistory Museums
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
The Museum of Vancouver (MOV) connects Vancouverites to each other and connects the city to the world. An enthusiastic civic advocate, MOV is dedicated to encouraging a deeper understanding of Vancouver through stories, objects and shared experiences.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Hendlschorsch
Essen, Germany7,978 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Couples
....which the Museum of Vancouver and the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre "homed" in a building complex.

The MOV is the largest municipal museum in the country, hosting permanent and traveling exhibitions on the history of the city, Native American and Pacific cultural achievements, and exhibitions on contemporary history.

Adult admission currently 22 CAD
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Written August 22, 2024
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Rooombiter
Isle of Wight, UK876 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 • Couples
Not having visited Vancouver before I thought I would check out the museum of Vancouver to understand its history.
It was a bit hit and miss, quite a bit to see but also some omissions in my view.

I learned quite a bit about the abuses suffered by the First Nation people and how the museum is acknowledging the past role of the museum in harvesting artefacts from their sacred sites etc

The displays are arranged in a sequence that has you wandering backwards and forwards trying to ascertain if you have skipped time periods but I managed to make sense of what was there I think.

Being new to Vancouver I was a bit confused as to the geography of the city and its development over time and the displays didn’t always have context unless you were familiar with where the various named places were.

Nonetheless there were lots of interesting things to see and I was inspired to find out more from my own research.
You could spend a couple of hours there.
Written January 1, 2025
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P3988FLmaryr
Auckland Central, New Zealand47 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Family
It was great to see some of the history of Vancouver at this museum but the visit, for me, was tainted by the lack of interest (by the staff at the entrance) in the visitors to the museum.
They just took our money and vaguely pointed to the start of the museum. We did not get a map, or any information about the place.
When I asked where the closest cafe was they were equally uninterested in telling me where the best place was.
Literally the staff on “duty” just talked to each other the whole time.
Written October 17, 2023
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AnnetteRM2015
Waikanae, New Zealand109 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2024 • Family
We were disappointed - we were advised when we arrived that much of the museum was under construction and our entrance fee was reduced but there seemed to be a modern exhibit of indigenous art (really interesting) and only one room on indigenous history and a Vancouver through the ages (interesting) but the uses of wood was too modern and we had to go around twice to check we had seen everything available. We couldn't access the garden and downstairs seemed to access the toilets only. The space museum is in the same building (and it did not have a gift shop) so maybe both could have been combined while they are restructuring. Pricy for little to see,
Written September 17, 2024
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GKTravellers
Harrogate, UK1,310 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2022
We spent 2 and a half hours understanding the history of Vancouver in this informatuve museum. A number of rooms are given over to the First Nations people who inhabitated the area before the European settlers. At $15 the museum offers good value for money.
Written September 3, 2022
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Jon Nuxoll
Eugene, OR45 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Solo
Opens with displays about First Nations. The extensive texts written in indigenous language will be helpful to the dozen or so people who can read it. Rest of the museum is mostly predictable and static displays about how Vancouver was impacted by timber, world wars, Great Depression, hippies. Not much past the 1970s, except a quick reference to gay rights. NOTHING on the coming of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Granville Island, Expo 86 (though Montreal’s Expo 67 gets a mention), immigration from Hong Kong, 2010 Olympics. Ticket agents seem unaware of and not very interested in the museum.
Written August 18, 2024
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Michael C
5 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022
Went with my friend visiting in from Norway hoping it would showcase the intimate history of Vancouver.

Instead, we were met with endless aboriginal skateboards (forgettable and quite ugly) and very little actual history of the city of Vancouver that is of interest beyond what you would typically read on Wikipedia.

My Norwegian friend decided around 35 minutes in that he would rather just use the museum's washroom and go to Kitsilano beach (which was nearby).
Written August 3, 2022
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Samuel B
Norwich, UK103 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Solo
Enjoyed my time at the Museum of Van. yesterday. The first couple exhibits I wandered around weren’t really of interest, but the history of the city and it’s people and the exhibition around Asylum were incredibly interesting to me. I’d recommend checking this out on a rainy day.
Written October 23, 2023
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Wilson L
Kelowna, Canada5,118 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2022
It was a fun little visit here. We were in the area and came for the Space Center and while we visited we thought we might as well check out the Museum of Vancouver. It was massive but it was a cool exhibit seeing the history of Vancouver. Between the First Nations, Old Vancouver and Chinese History in Vancouver, it was a very informative and fun way to spend the hour. I would recommend it if you're looking for an hour or two to kill in the area.
Written January 22, 2022
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William S
Liverpool, UK611 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2022
This was our second visit after a break of several years. We enjoyed it more this time with a highlight being the excellent special exhibit of the history of the immigrants from China. The difficulties the early groups endured and the appalling discrimination by the citizens and government were depressing - but the resilience of those who endured this was remarkable. The other exhibits were all very interesting and enlightening and time flew by as we toured the rooms. We left after 2 hours and still had much more to see. The only improvement could be to make several of the labels and descriptions easier to read - several were in very small script or placed too low such that you had to bend to an awkward angle to read them (especially the label near the ground by the large cross-cut log). Overall this is an excellent museum which should not be missed.
Written February 19, 2022
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