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The Burnaby Village Museum site is set in the 1920s – a place where pictures of King George V and Queen Mary are hung in the school house, where the Union Jack flies over the site and where Victoria Day is celebrated in grand style. Traditional Victoria Day entertainment at the museum includes: – a [...]
The Pitt Meadows museum invites you to join them on Sunday afternoons to explore the past, create crafts and learn new skills. They lead lessons in a variety of artistries such as pie-baking, jarring and jamming, soap and candle making, gardening, building, sewing, quilting, weaving, crocheting and knitting, drawing, painting, sculpting and more. Join them [...]
Come to the Vancouver Art Gallery and join in on the fun. Together grownups and kids explore the galleries with a team of bold, whimsical, funny and informed Art Agents. This event is geared towards kids aged 5-12. The program is free with gallery admission. Art Agents Details: When: Saturdays Time: 12:00pm – 4:00pm Where: [...]
Every Thursday night the Vancouver Maritime Museum keeps its doors open a little bit later. Even better, admission during this time is by donation! Every day the Vancouver Maritime Museum charts a different course of adventure for all. Come aboard for fun and knowledge. Discover the rich maritime history and traditions of the Pacific Coast. [...]
Celebrate Asian Heritage Month at the Surrey Museum. Learn the art of furoshiki—Japanese gift wrapping. You’ll never need to use paper, tape or scissors again! See dance performances from a variety of Asian countries. Watch films and see colourful costumes. Try the Japanese craft of origami and other crafts. Practice writing your name in another language. Admission [...]
An exhibition of photo-based images by Catherine Stewart and accessories from the clothing collections of Claus Jahnke and Ivan Sayers. Using bird specimens from the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, Vancouver-based Stewart explores the role colour, patterning and adornment play in courtship and attraction. Through the juxtaposition of images of bird plumage with images of vintage fabrics [...]
When adults visit a museum with children, there is a fine line to tread to keep everyone happy. Parents want to see; look at artifacts, read stories and descriptions. Kids on the other hand are doers; they want to touch and feel. The Vancouver Maritime Museum was able to satisfy both these needs. It was [...]
Located in Fort Langley the BC Farm Museum holds the largest collection of antique farm machinery in the province. Enjoy wandering the many buildings filled with historical farming equipment. B.C. Farm Museum Contact Info: Where: Langley Time: April 1 – Thanksgiving Day (10am – 4:30pm) Address: 9131 King Street, Langley Phone: (604) 888-2273 Website: http://www.bcfma.com/index.htm
Fall in love with the diversity of life as you explore 20,000 square feet of exhibits, visit the Allan Yap Teaching Lab, and stare through the jaws of the largest creature ever to live on Earth—the blue whale. The museum puts UBC’s natural history collections, with more than two million specimens, on public view for [...]
The railroad was once the primary means of long distance travel for people and commerce and the Port Moody Station was the terminus of the CPR (and the second built) until it was moved further west to Vancouver. The Port Moody Station, completed in 1908 and in service until 1976, is now the Port Moody [...]
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