Vancouver Art Gallery
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| place | Vancouver , Canada |
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Art museum
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| opening | 1931 |
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Kathleen S. Bartels (Director)
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The Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) is the fifth largest art museum in Canada and the largest in the west of the country. It is located at 750 Hornby Street in Vancouver .
exhibition
VAG was founded in 1931 and was initially housed in an Art Deco building on Georgia Street. In 1983 the museum moved to its current location, a former British Columbia courthouse , after it was rebuilt by architect Arthur Erickson at a cost of 20 million Canadian dollars . The museum has an exhibition area of 41,400 m². The permanent collection consists of around 8,000 works of art, including 200 major works by Emily Carr and illustrations by Marc Chagall . In addition to the presentation of its own collection, the VAG organizes guided tours and public lectures. The exhibitions were shaped , among others, by the long-time curator Doris Shadbolt .
| Former Vancouver Law Courts National Historic Site of Canada Lieu historique national du Canada de l'Ancien-Palais-de-Justice-de-Vancouver |
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 Lieu patrimonial du Canada |
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| Recognized since | June 16, 1980 |
| Type | National Historic Site of Canada |
| ID | 7439 |
| Recognized by | Canadian Federal Government |
| Approved by | Historic Sites and Monuments Act |
| Entry Canadian List of Monuments | |
building
The museum is housed in the former main court building of Vancouver, the former seat of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal of British Columbia. The neoclassical building with a floor area of 15,329 m² was built in 1906 according to plans by the architect Francis Rattenbury . The building has Ionic columns , a central dome , a formal portico and reliefs carved into the masonry . Marble from Alaska , Tennessee, and Vermont was used in the construction of the building . The building replaced the old court in Victory Square and initially contained 18 courtrooms.
In 1912, an extension designed by Thomas Hooper was built on the west side of the building . This part is the only one that has not been converted for museum purposes. Instead it was placed under a preservation order and still has the original furniture of a court.
The building was declared a National Historic Site of Canada on June 16, 1980 .
The Centennial Fountain is in front of the entrance on Georgia Street . This fountain was built in 1966 to mark the centenary of the union of the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Former Vancouver Law Courts National Historic Site of Canada. In: Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved May 22, 2013 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 16'59 " N , 123 ° 7'14" W.