Visit the local museums while you are in Vancouver! Show your MW name badge and you can enter the following partner museums for FREE!
Museum | Location | Hours | Notes |
Fraser River Discovery Centre | 788 Quayside Drive, New Westminster, BC | 10 am – 4 pm April 17 – 21st, closed on Sunday April 22nd | No food/beverages allowed inside, no animals, full accessibility (elevator and escalator) |
The Olympic Experience at the Richmond Olympic Oval | 6111 Rover Road, Richmond, BC | Thursday-Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm (entry cut-off 4:20pm) | Please check in at the Olympic Oval front desk to receive your ticket to the Olympic Experience. The feature film, Pursuit of a Dream (10 minutes long) runs every 15 minutes. |
Science World | 1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver BC | Weekdays 10-5, Weekends 10-6 | No animals except for guide dogs |
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Richmond BC | Tuesday-Sunday 11-5 | The centre is wheelchair accessible and close to the Edmonds Skytrain station. No pets allowed except for service dogs. April 21: Celebrate Spring Festival from 11am-4pm with a special Bloom Art Auction featuring Nikkei artists |
Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 6393 NW Marine Dr., Vancouver, BC | Daily 10-5, Thursday 10-9 | The museum is fully wheelchair accessible, food is not allowed inside the galleries |
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | 12138 Fourth Avenue, Richmond, BC | Daily 10-5 | No pets allowed except for guide dogs. Site is located in Steveston (south side of Richmond) |
The Old Hastings Mill Store Museum | 1575 Alma Street, Vancouver, BC | April 17-22: 1pm-4pm | Wheelchair accessible but no accessible washroom / no pets / no food or drink |
Vancouver Naval Museum and Heritage Society | 2nd Floor, Burrard Block, HMCS Discovery, 1200 Stanley Park Drive, Vancouver, BC | April 19: 12pm-3pm | RSVP needed. RSVP due April 10, 2018. RSVP to hiroko@mwconf.org Visitors must present Government issued photo ID at the gate to the commissionaire ; guests will be escorted from the gate to the Museum and back. Group visits scheduled at specific times would be preferred. |
PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives | 150-2248 McAllister Avenue, Port Coquitlam, BC | Monday-Saturday: 10am-5:30pm (closed Sundays) |
This program was created by the BC Museum Association.