Self-Guided Museum Visit

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Last updated on

Monday, July 27th, 2026

Experience type:

In-Person

Program Description

Visit the Museum on your own. Gallery resource materials are available to support and enhance your self-directed exploration.

Self-guided visits can take place in our Vancouver History Galleries and/or our featured exhibits. The following temporary exhibits will be featured in 2026/2027:

Cesna?em: The City Before The City
That Which Sustains Us
Unity Indigenous Plant Garden
The Suitcase Project
Becoming: The Art of Gu Xiong
Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum

Big Ideas

Indigenous knowledge is passed down through oral history, traditions, and collective memory.

Indigenous societies throughout the world value the well-being of the self, the land, spirits, and ancestors.

Learning about indigenous peoples nurtures multicultural awareness and respect for diversity.

British Columbia followed a unique path in becoming a part of Canada.

The pursuit of valuable natural resources has played a key role in changing the land, people, and communities of Canada.

Canada’s policies and treatment of minority peoples have negative and positive legacies.

Immigration and multiculturalism continue to shape Canadian society and identity.

Changing ideas about the world created tension between people wanting to adopt new ideas and those wanting to preserve established traditions.

Exploration, expansion, and colonization had varying consequences for different groups.

Disparities in power alter the balance of relationships between individuals and between societies.

Emerging ideas and ideologies profoundly influence societies and events.

The physical environment influences the nature of political, social, and economic change.

Trip Details

City:

Vancouver

For Grades:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Times Offered:

10:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:00 am, 11:30 am, 12:00 pm, 12:15 pm, 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:00 pm, Outside of School Hours

Duration:

60 minutes unless otherwise stated.

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

Also Offered For:

Adult Groups, Daycamps, ESL, Guides, Homeschool, Other, Scouts

Packages Provided:

No Packages Provided

Fee Details

Fee Notes:

Discounted group rate: $100 per group of 10 for Youth Groups (under 18 years old). One adult free per ten students. Minimum ratio of one chaperone for every ten students.

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