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UNTIL MAY 21
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.
Until May 21 2012
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 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. Until July 8 in the J. Torben Karlshoej Gallery |
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Greetings!
Tragedies Remembered
The centenary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic has predictably led to our being inundated with calls and requests related to the tragedy. In the papers, on television and radio, and on the internet the Titanic is everywhere.
In stark contrast, very quietly, another ship appeared in the papers and on the west coast this month. She was the "ghost ship" Ryou-Un-Maru which had been drifting towards us over a distance of 4,500 miles since last year's devastating Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
There was nothing glamourous about the sinking of the Ryou-Un-Maru by the U.S. Coastguard which seems to have used the hapless vessel (unworthy of salvage) as target practice whilst removing a "hazard to shipping".
Time has rendered the Titanic into an emblem of romance, her association with death made abstract by hype and Hollywood. By comparison memories of the rusting Ryou-Un-Maru will quickly fade, but she will remain a hidden symbol of an event so deeply grim that if measured in terms of loss of life it is off the scale.
Sincerely, Simon Robinson Executive Director |
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APRIL 22
Earth Day at the Maritime Museum April 22 is Earth Day all around the world. More than 6 million Canadians join 500 million people in over 180 countries in staging events and projects to address local environmental issues. The Vancouver Maritime Museum is celebrating Earth Day by offering two of our popular school programs to members of the public. Both programs are drop-in and are included with admission to the Museum.
Amazing Arctic Animals at 1pm and 3pm (For families with young children). Discover the ways that animals survive in a world of Arctic snow and ice. Children will have an opportunity to examine skulls and furs from a variety of Arctic animals and discover how they survive and adapt in the harsh Arctic environment. The program includes a craft activity for children.
Submersible Sunday - Ben Franklin submersible and Hard Hat Divers. Noon to 4pm In 1969, six scientists spend 30 days sealed inside a submersible conducting an oceanographic study of the Gulf Stream current off the East Coast of North America. You will have the opportunity for rare look into the partially restored submersible. Tour includes a short documentary film of the historic mission. Our volunteers will also be on hand to provide a demonstration of historic hard hat diving equipment in the Children's Maritime Discovery Centre.
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Annual General Meeting Notice
The Annual General Meeting of Members of the Vancouver Maritime Museum Society will be held in the J. Torben Karlshoej Gallery of the Vancouver Maritime Museum, 1905 Ogden Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 7:00 pm.
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SAVE THE DATE
Celebration of Light - The Best Seats in the House!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
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