Vancouver Museum and Pacific Space Centre
Located in Vanier Park near the Maritime Museum, the Vancouver Museum is a distinctive addition to the city’s skyline. Built in 1967, the museum’s curved; white, concrete roof is based on a Fisrt Nations hat, outside, a stunning modern sculpture, which looks like a giant steel crab, sits in a fountain on the museum’s south side. Permanent displays here include the Orientation gallery which re-creates British Columbia’s rocky coastline and mountainous interior. Vancouver’s history is explored from the culture of the aboriginal people of the area to the city’s pioneering days’ celebrated in a series of delightful black-and-white photographs. The museum is particularly noted for its depiction of everyday life, with exhibits such as an 1880s Canadian Pacific Railroad car, 1930s clothes, and the 1950s gallery with a vintage Ford Thunderbird and a working jukebox. Part of the museum, the Pacific Space Centre is particularly popular with children. The Archaeological Discovery Centre lets visitors take part in a simulated archaeological dig.
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