It’s not all about the great outdoors in this seaside city; offerings in its cultural venues range from indigenous art to biodiversity, from fishing history to crime. Art lovers make a beeline for the Vancouver Art Gallery in its gorgeous neoclassical courthouse building (with a new state-of-the-art Herzog & de Meuron home slated to open in four years). Western Canada’s largest public art museum, it has photographs by masters including Ansel Adams, pieces by revered British Columbian artists, and much more besides.
Meanwhile, the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is Canada's only public gallery dedicated to the contemporary indigenous art of this region. Named after master goldsmith, carver, sculptor, writer, broadcaster and spokesman Bill Reid, it features both permanent and temporary exhibitions designed to build bridges between Indigenous and settler populations and others.
Opened in 2021, the Museum of North Vancouver (MONOVA) showcases the fascinating history of its Lonsdale Shipyards site and surrounding area of the city. Don’t miss the guided walking tours around the Shipyards District with ‘Shipyard Pals’ in period costume, among the great displays and events for all ages.