"X" marks the spot for Spring Break piratical fun at the Vancouver Maritime Museum!
Enjoy family friendly self-guided pirate themed activities at the Maritime Museum during spring break. Activities include pirate hats, flags, treasure chests, maps and pirate ships. All activities are included with admission to the Museum.
Spring Break Hours (from March 10 to 25)
Monday to Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday Noon to 5:00 pm
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Explore Sunday - St Roch Engine Room Tour
Sunday 18 March 2012 Noon to 4:00 pm
Go below and visit the engine room and main hold - areas of the ship that are not normally open to the public. Guided tours start approximately every 15 minutes and are included with admission to the Museum and are free for Museum members.
Starting Sunday April 22, we will also be offering Explore Sunday - Ben Franklin - a chance to see inside the famous research submersible that sits behind the Museum. Check our website for more details.
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| Titanic: the Ship, the Sinking and Life Aboard
Saturday 14 April 2012 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
 On the 100th anniversary of the great tragedy, the Maritime Museum presents a lecture by Dr. Robert Gallacher, a historian in the field of Exploration and Maritime History. Dr. Gallacher will talk about the ship and the people who sailed aboard. How the ship was constructed and why she sank. It will continue with an overview of life aboard for the over two thousand passengers who shared a voyage but who lived in worlds apart within the confines of the floating palace. Titanic! A Centennial Voyage of Exploration
Public lectures celebrating the centenary of the sinking of Titanic continue at Simon Fraser University. Remaining Saturday lecture include: England in 1912: The Titanic's Social Contexts; The Titanic Goes to Hollywood; and A Night to Remember: Titanic and Us - A Panel Discussion. Click here to find out more and to register. Another Titanic opportunity for movie buffs See Titanic 3D before your friends. Tickets for "sneak preview" events are on sale now both on-line, and at participating theaters. For event locations, to purchase tickets, or to learn more about this exclusive event, please go to: Titanic 3D Fan Preview |
SAVE THE DATE - The Best Seats in the House!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 |
 News of the Titanic transports the visitor back to April, 1912 to an event that was heard around the world. Oceans and time zones away, news of the Titanic sinking was front-page news even here in Vancouver. The Vancouver Maritime Museum presents an exhibit of news clippings from The Vancouver World documenting this historical event from April 15 to April 30, 1912. Read the scripts that would have captured the minds and hearts of Vancouverites a hundred years ago. March 1 to July 8 in the J. Torben Karlshoej Gallery |
For countless generations, Squamish people hunted, fished, gathered resources, engaged in battle, and welcomed visitors from their canoes. Across the region that would become Vancouver, these were the vehicles that literally bound together life on the land and sea. This special exhibition will take visitors through the lifecycle of a Squamish canoe-from its roots in a stand of local temperate rainforest, through the hands of Squamish craftsmen, and throughout the Salish Sea. Squamish carvers are renowned for crafting seven types of specialized canoes. Discover how these watercraft continue to connect the Squamish people to each other and the wider world.
November 24 to May 21 2012
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