I think that $29 is a tad bit expensive for admission. I loved the internal & external architecture of the building. Granted, it was formerly built as a Court House. It is an expansive space on four floors & hence free portable chairs (albeit camp stools, to be precise) are available . Because many of the escalators are out of commission & the elevator is difficult to find, it felt like trying to find oneself out of Ikea. No joke! 😉 However, the security people were quite helpful. 👍🏻 It was an experience but not one that I need to replicate anytime soon!

It's been a long time since I ventured into Vancouver to visit the Art Gallery. There was an Emily Carr exhibit I wanted to see and which got me motivated to go. While the Carr exhibit was good (only 25 ish works), I was pretty disappointed with the rest of the Gallery. The main floor was mainly given over to the Parviz Tanalovi,and the third floor was an exhibit on Whiteness. The 2nd floor is currently under construction ( I assume for the upcoming new temporary exhibits…?), but what really concerned me was there seemed to be few spaces for any permanent collections over the four floors on the gallery. Where is the space for the many excellent BC Artists the Gallery must have in its collections? We are a diverse province and I appreciate that the Gallery presents some of that diversity, but it seems to only be interested in temporary exhibits.

I don't understand the negative reviews... We thought the gallery was full of interesting works of art, and the exhibition was simply great and very challenging on issues of race and culture. Staff are helpful and facilities up to date although all lifts etc weren't working when we went. It's worth a visit when visiting vancover

The Vancouver Art Gallery dates its beginning to the early 1930s and is one of the largest in Canada. It has some very interesting exhibits and some quite controversial ones as well. The entry fee is a bit pricey!