Vancouver Museums

And other learning experiences. From the Vancouver Museum about the city's own story to the UBC Museum of Anthropology about aboriginal cultures. From the Vancouver Art Gallery with contemporary artists and BC's famous Emily Carr to the Vancouver Maritime Museum with an actual ship inside its walls. From Science World for kids to learn about physics and chemistry to the Vancouver Planetarium to learn about outer space. There's a lot to learn in Vancouver.

I've always been a museum person. I like to learn and find out about history, how people lived and what happened “way back then”. And I must start with...

My favourite at the UBC Museum of Anthropology is Vancouver's own Bill Reid. His iconic sculpture, Raven and the First Men, is in a dedicated specially-designed space.

And the Museum is a beautiful Vancouver attraction as well.

The Museum of Anthropology is a sun-filled gallery of totem poles and native artifacts. I can't tell whether to call it an art gallery of old things or a museum with a very beautiful collection.

Walas Gwaxwiwe - Great Raven Mask for dancing at ceremonial feasts.

The primary focus is BC First Nations heritage and art. And you will also find contemporary art in the Audain Gallery, objects from aboriginal cultures around the world in the Multiversity Gallery), and a full-size representation of a Haida village outside.

There's a lot to see. Find more details in Part 2.

UBC's Museum of Anthropology does a stellar job of forging bonds with aboriginal groups in BC and around the world, helping to maintain its collections respectfully and allow thousands to enjoy the beauty of these cultures.