Top 10 Museums in Vancouver, Canada

Since 1996, visitors and collectors alike have appreciated the curated artwork of Canada's First Nations and Inuit people. Affordable prints share space with one-of-a-kind sculptures and fine art.

A leading contemporary fine art gallery representing master Inuit, Northwest Coast and Māori artists. The gallery focuses on exhibitions that showcase contemporary directions in aboriginal art, including cross-cultural communication, the use of new materials (such as glass and metal), and modern interpretations of shamanism, environmental concerns, and other issues pertaining to the changing world.

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.

Since 2010, the Karen Cooper Gallery has resided on historic Granville Island, Vancouver's premiere art and artisan district. The gallery invites all to reflect on the mosaic of elegant landscapes and wildlife which portray British Columbia's diverse and luxurious natural beauty. As an artwork which occupies space, these landscapes eternally preserve our endless sense of wonder toward the complexity of the natural world. The gallery combines the timeless desire for exploration with fine art practices to produce an immersive visual narrative of the ever-changing wilderness. The Karen Cooper Gallery is where one can find a moment to connect with and reflect on the grandeur of the local natural world.

The Jewish Museum and Archives of BC offers walking tours of Vancouver's historic neighbourhoods with a focus on Jewish community history. Join us for a scenic walk through Strathcona, Gastown, Oakridge, or Mountain View Cemetery. Full tour schedule on our website.

This Vancouver Art Gallery is located at 535 Howe Street, it is a meticulous presentation of Fine Original Art with 2 floors boasting spectacular collections in Contemporary, Abstract, Figurative, Landscape, Cityscape and Still Life by Canadian and local Artists. BC's largest collection of Original Old Master paintings and sculptures, Picasso,Renoir,Kandinsky,and more. Free Admission.

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.

Gallery showcasing top-of-the-line Northwest Coast native and Inuit art.

Welcome to the Roedde family's home. Gustav and Matilda Roedde settled in Vancouver in 1888. Gustav opened the first bookbinding business in Vancouver and by 1893 was successful enough to afford to build a house in the new West End neighbourhood. Roedde House, attributed to famed architect Francis Rattenbury, is a City of Vancouver-designated Class A Heritage House. Since 1980, the Roedde House Preservation Society has taken painstaking care to renovate and furnish the house to reflect the ambience of late Victorian family life. Feel free to walk into every room; you will even be invited to touch some artefacts. Come in and experience life in the late 19th century for yourself.