What to do and see in Vancouver, Canada: The Best Specialty Museums

Contemporary art museum presents rotating exhibitions. Located in a historic building in Vancouver's Chinatown the museum is open FREE to the public on Saturdays through engaging docent led tours. Book your visit on the website.

The Musqueam Cultural Education Resource Centre and Museum features historical objects, contemporary art and a place to share Musqueam history and culture through song, stories, tours and activities. General admission $5. Guided group tours of the land and museum $300 (by appointment) – land tours include the Chinese Market Gardens and the special relationship between the Chinese and Musqueam.

Explore traditional and contemporary art from Northwest Coast First Nations and other cultures across the world. See magnificent Indigenous carvings, weavings and contemporary artworks in a spectacular building overlooking mountains and sea. Admire the world’s largest collection of works by acclaimed Haida artist Bill Reid, including his famous cedar sculpture The Raven and the First Men. Explore the Museum’s Multiversity Galleries where more than 10,000 objects from around the world are displayed. Stroll the Museum Grounds, where monumental Haida houses, poles and Musqueam house posts capture the dramatic beauty of traditional Northwest Coast architecture and design. Enjoy a wide range of special exhibitions and public programs, including free guided gallery walks. Visit the MOA Shop and relax in Cafe MOA. MOA is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people.

Upcoming Events: Indigenous Plant Use; Sun. Feb. 26; 1:00-3:00 p.m Register online. Come and visit Vancouver's only ecology center. Explore our interpretive displays to learn weird and wonderful facts about the animals and plants of Stanley Park.The Nature House is your gateway to nature and exploration!

WE ARE NOW ADMISSION BY DONATION! Vancouver's Deeley Exhibition is a speed enthusiast's dream gallery, showcasing a themed Exhibition of 60 motorcycles from one of Canada's largest private collection of 250 antique and relevant bikes from around the world. 2017 marks 100 years since the Deeley family placed their faith in an almost unknown motorcycle company from Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Harley Davidson, thus becoming the first distributor of the brand in Canada. To celebrate such a milestone and the evolution of other motorcycle brands throughout the past 100 years, the Deeley Exhibition proudly presents a brand new exhibit, 100 Years of Motorcycling! Located on the Burnaby and Vancouver border, we're easily accessible by transit and a short distance from Downtown Vancouver. Contact us today to start planning your trip, tour or event at Vancouver's most unique venue!

Specializing in original stone sculpture, Ukama Gallery on Granville Island represents over 200 highly skilled emerging and world-renowned artists from Zimbabwe. Working with local partners, each unique work of art is personally selected with an eye towards capturing the remarkable variety of styles that flourish in an artistic community that ranges across the country, from well-established artist communities and co-operatives, to the many hard-to-reach rural areas. In this way, the Ukama Gallery collection is curated to convey a real sense of the important contribution that Zimbabwean sculptors are making to modern art. Complementing the sculpture are paintings and mixed media works from outstanding local Canadian artists. The combination of expressive and imaginative artwork adds colour and texture to the very tactile impression of the sculpture. Side by side, these complementary art forms have something to say about the essence of the human artistic instinct and experience.

Are you curious about BC’s sport history? Stop by and explore the BC Sports Hall of Fame, which celebrates BC athletes’ extraordinary achievements! Explore 12 galleries representing the teams, the athletes, and the builders who have been a part of BC sport history. You can relive the excitement of the 2010 Olympics or test your athletic skills in our interactive participation zone! Learn more about our hometown teams in the Our Teams, Our Turf Gallery, or explore our Greg Moore Gallery, complete with his Indy racing car. You can also stop by our viewing window and take a peek inside BC Place! Conveniently located in Downtown Vancouver just minutes away from a Skytrain station and bus stops, check out the BC Sports Hall of Fame today.

Through multimedia exhibits, this museum preserves the memory of and educates the public about various aspects of the holocaust.

For over fifty years, the Vancouver Maritime Museum has celebrated the profound significance of the ocean and waterways of the Pacific and Arctic. Located in on the waterfront in stunning Vanier Park, the Maritime Museum's featured attraction is the St. Roch, a National Historic Site and RCMP vessel that was the first vessel to circumnavigate North America and the only link between distant communities in the Canadian Arctic in the early 20th century. The museum also has extensive galleries of model ships, including a particularly fine bone model of the French warship Vengeur du Peuple which was built around 1800 by French prisoners of war, a Children's Maritime Discovery Centre, a recreation of the fo'c'sle (forecastle) of Vancouver's ship Discovery, an extensive collection of maritime art, the boiler of the Beaver which was the first steamship in the Pacific Northwest, and many more wonders and treasures.

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.