The Vancouver Police Museum is North America’s OLDEST police museum! Located in Vancouver’s former Coroner’s Court and City Morgue, the Police Museum details the history of the Vancouver Police. See displays on uniforms, counterfeit currency, confiscated weapons, historical crime, forensics, and more. Visit the gift shop for Vancouver souvenirs and
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Heritage Thursdays is a weekly Thursday afternoon children’s program that operates in the summer. Each year the program is based on a popular or pertinent theme. This years theme is “Through the Artists Lens” with each session exploring a new art medium/style! July 14th – Group of Seven – A
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Did you know pineapple leaves can be used to create fabric? Visit the Museum of Surrey to untangle all sorts of interesting facts about fibres, textiles and the tools and techniques used to make them. From May 10 until the end of July, Untangling Textiles introduces visitors to the world
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At the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, your experience begins with an inspiring showcase of BC’s Olympians, Paralympians, world-class athletes, teams and pioneers; the stories of our athletes and teams who have accomplished greatness and brought pride to British Columbia and Canada. You will be entertained and educated
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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,
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The BC Farm Machinery and Agricultural Museum features British Columbia’s largest collection of pioneer artifacts. The kids will love riding on the Museum’s pedal tractors. While a number of the displays are for eyes-only, ask a volunteer to show your kids the vegetable sorting machine and the egg sorting machine.
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Imagine visiting a museum where you don’t have to constantly say “don’t touch” or “please just look” or “good grief, get down from there”. Welcome to the new Kids’ Gallery at the Surrey Museum. Tucked in the back corner of the Museum, the new 900 sqft space is dedicated entirely
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The BC Farm Museum re-opened for the season on April 1st.  They remain open 7 days a week from April 1st until the end of the Thanksgiving weekend.  You can find the BC Farm Museum in historic, and charming, Fort Langley. My youngest and I had great fun exploring the
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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
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This morning we took our boys to the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC. We have been meaning to take our children out to UBC, as that is where my husband and I met. While the boys found the idea of mom and dad meeting rather funny, they were fascinated by
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