VANCOUVER ART GALLERY

VANCOUVER BC ART GALLERIES
The Vancouver Art Gallery was founded in 1931 and is the fifth largest art gallery in western Canada. The gallery was originally designed in 1906 by Francis Rattenbury and was later redesigned by the architect Arthur Erickson. The building is over 165,000 square feet and occupies an entire city block in the center of downtown Vancouver. In 1983 the Art Gallery of Vancouver moved to its current location, the former provincial courthouse situated at 750 Hornby Street in Vancouver.

The Vancouver Art Gallery houses a permanent collection of over 7,900 items, valued at over one hundred million Canadian dollars. The works of art on display here are extremely varied and consist of national and international pieces. The gallery is home to over two hundred works by the internationally acclaimed British Columbia artist Emily Carr. The gallery also houses many illustrations by Chagall. The Vancouver Art Gallery also exhibits photo based collections from international artists, such as Thomas Struth, Cindy Sherman, Andreas Gursky and Rineke Dijkstra.

The Vancouver Art Gallery is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 9pm, the rest of the week including Sundays and holidays it is open from 10am to 5.30pm. With the exception of the fourth Friday of each month when the gallery opens from 10am to 11pm.

The Vancouver Art Gallery admission price for adults is $15, for seniors of 65 years plus is $11, for students with identification the fee is $10, for all children between the ages of 5 to12 years is $6, for children of 4 years and under they may enter for free. Family tickets are also available at $40, these cover a maximum of two parents and two children. Admission is by donation only on Tuesdays between 5pm-9pm.

Be sure to check out the galleries store when you visit as is offers an array of books, magazines, cards, notebooks, calenders, toys and great giftware.

For more information about the Vancouver Art Gallery, including what works of art are currently being displayed and what exhibitions are showing and for viewing of the upcoming events, please see the galleries website here.