"The Vancouver Maritime Museum is located within Vanier Park just west of False Creek on the Vancouver waterfront. The main exhibit is the St. Roch, an historic arctic exploration vessel used by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 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, and a large library and archives. Outdoor displays include the NASA undersea research vessel Ben Franklin and the boiler of the Beaver - the first steamship in the Pacific Northwest; the museum also has a small heritage harbour. There is a workshop where visitors can watch craftsmen build models. Of particular significance is the extensive Chung collection of material relating to Canadian Pacific Steamships and original hand drawn charts from Captain Cook's exploration of the Pacific." (from the business)
Entertainment & Leisure
Vancouver Maritime Museum
Vancouver, BC V6J 1A3
Canada
- Museums & Exhibitions
"As the primary local repository for maritime history, the Vancouver Maritime Museum houses over 15 000 objects and 100 000 images either in storage or on exhibit. Our holdings reflect the city’s long connection with Vancouver, the Pacific Northwest and the Arctic, and the collection represents European, Asian, North American and First Nations sources. Objects include navigational tools, books, charts, posters, and uniforms that touch on naval history, the Vancouver waterfront, shipping, recreational watercraft, and marine harvesting. We strive to represent these communities and their connections to the sea, through the acquisition of cultural and scientific objects relating to countries on the Pacific and the Arctic Oceans." (from the business)
- English
Benefits:
- Unlimited free visits including entry to the St. Roch, Children's Maritime Discovery Centre, feature exhibits and much more!
- Free parking pass while visiting the Museum
- Special member events, exhibit openings, members' only pricing for lecture series, children's programs and events
- Two complimentary single admission passes for your friends or family
- Monthly email updates on Museum activities and special offers
- 10% discount in the Maritime Store and free use of the Museum Library
- Voting member of the Vancouver Maritime Museum Society
Fees (annual):
- $60.00 - Family
- $40.00 - Individual
- $35.00 - Senior
- 604.257.8300 (Information & Visitor Services)
- - Ext. ()
- 604.737.2621
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