New - Attractions

Vancouver continues to grow in population and in product and service offerings available with Tourism Vancouver members. Check out a few of the latest and greatest Attractions available today:

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BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM


Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel now offers a Walk, Ride, & Slurp package. It includes gate admission, a carousel ride and an ice cream cone. This product packages the most requested and popular activities into one sweet deal.

Contact: Cyndy Patenaude, Booking Clerk
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC, V5G 3T6
Phone: 604-293-6509
Fax: 604-293-6525
Email: cyndy.patenaude@burnaby.ca
Website: www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca
Year-round: Seasonal with our public hours
Commissionable: Yes
Retail Price: in CAN $ 17

BILL REID GALLERY OF NORTHWEST COAST ART


The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is Vancouver's newest public art gallery, named after the acclaimed Haida artist Bill Reid (1920 - 1998). Permanent installations include the exhibition Restoring Enchantment: Gold and Silver Masterworks by Bill Reid; the monumental bronze sculpture Mythic Messengers and a full-scale totem pole carved by James Hart of Haida Gwaii. Opening in June 2009, Continuum: Vision and Creativity on the Northwest Coast, featuring works by 23 contemporary Aboriginal artists from Alaska south along the British Columbia coast to Washington State.

Contact: Paula Fairweather, Director of Marketing
639 Hornby Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2G3
Phone: 604-682-3455
Fax: 604.682.3310
Email: pfairweather@billreidfoundation.org
Website: www.billreidgallery.ca Year-round: Yes
Commissionable: Yes
Retail Price:

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL (CHRIST CHURCH PARISH, VANCOUVER)


Tourist attraction - The scheduled unveiling of the five new original Susan Point designed and crafted stained glass windows depicting the Tree of Life will be April 5, 2009 Palm Sunday. This breath taking addition to the Cathedral's current 32 stained glass windows is sure to cause a big stir in Vancouver tourism circles. Don't miss it.

Contact: Randy Murray, Communications and Development
690 Burrard Street
Phone: 604.682.3848 ext 21
Fax: 604.682.8377
Email: randy@cathedral.vancouver.bc.ca
Website: www.cathedral.vancouver.bc.ca
Year-round: Yes
Commissionable: N/A
Retail Price: Free will offerings gratefully accepted and receipted for amounts over 10 dollars with contact info.

DEELEY MOTORCYCLE EXHIBITION


The DEELEY MOTORCYCLE EXHIBITION is proud to announce the opening of their newest Exhibition "End of Empire" - an objective look at the rise and fall of the British Motorcycling Industry. We welcome motorcycle enthusiasts and novices alike to visit and experience the history, power and the art of motorcycles in our "state of the art" facility in the heart of Vancouver

Contact: Terry Rea; Historian
1875 Boundary Rd.
Vancouver, B. C.
V5M 3Y7
Phone: 604-293-2221
Fax: 604-909-6232
Email: terryrea@deeleymotorcycleexhibition.ca
Website: www.deeleymotorcycleexhibition.ca
Year-round:
Commissionable: No
Retail Price: Admission by Donation, Fee for Group Tours

MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY


As of March 2009, following our incredible expansion and renovation project, the Museum of Anthropology at UBC will begin to offer our spaces for the first time to weddings and other private celebrations. Ceremonies and receptions may be held on our spectacular ocean-view Grounds or in our beautiful new Courtyard Room.

Contact: Gwilyn Timmers; Public Services Manager
6393 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Phone: 604-822-4643
Fax: 604-822-2974
Email: rentals@moa.ubc.ca
Website: www.moa.ubc.ca Year-round: Yes
Commissionable: No
Retail Price: $5000 (BUY OUT)

VANCOUVER ART GALLERY


The Vancouver Art Gallery presents three exceptional exhibitions celebrating the Canadian artists who embraced European Impressionism and led the revolution in Canadian painting that followed. On view from January 31 to April 19, 2009, Legacies of Impressionism in Canada: 3 Exhibitions focuses on Quebec artist Maurice Cullen, his contemporaries and those who were influenced by them. Tracing the work of this groundbreaking group, the exhibitions present the creative output of Canadian artists as they explored the northern landscape and the world beyond with new and exciting perspectives.

Contact: Joshua Desnoyers; Tourism Marketing Specialist
750 Hornby Street
Vancouver BC V6Z 2H7
Phone: 604.662.4700 Ext 309
Email: jdesnoyers@vanartgallery.bc.ca
Website: www.vanartgallery.bc.ca Year-round: Yes
Commissionable: Yes
Retail Price: Admissions starting at $7

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