Reviews of Vancouver Maritime Museum (Library)

Mike Haas

Maritime museum. What can I say if you like this thing?

Matt Grant

Loved it!

Robin Seymour

I found this museum more like an overview of Maritime history and really more of a shrine to the St Roch. So in that understanding, it's a nice place with lots of artifacts from the ship and even the ship herself, sailed there to be a museum piece. It's a wonderful glimpse of life in a world of ice and hardship with several kid friendly zones. Don't plan on more than 2 hours though.

Emma D.

The museum was bigger than how it’s looked from outside. It was interesting to see inside the RCMP ship

Alphonsus To

There's a boat in the building! Very cool to check out!

Xie Weiqing

The ship models are so cute and elegant.

Christopher J

Wow, what a gem if you've got kids under 5: free for them (14 bucks adult I think), huge play area, and the big boat (Roch) is super cool. Air conditioned. Can't eat or drink inside, have to check backpack in at front desk, only downside with the wee ones.

Ben Schrom

Very cool for what it was. A bit overpriced but they need the money.

Chris U

Great for a fun yet entertaining day trip

B Pardo

Truly enjoyed my visit. The exhibits were very interesting,my hubby and i enjoyed it and my kids enjoyed it too. The best was when we got to board the ship. Had a fun time. Would recommend it, Thanks!

Cas N

10/10

Myles Mcdonald

friends that i bring here really enjoy the experience,great place to have

Jora Nijjar

I got to visit this museum during the Koma Gata Marru exhibit and it was very well done. They also have a nice kids area to let kids explore. Very well done.

chloe

very interesting place! staffs very friendly.

Hoài Thương

Good

3 1 5 7 3

Very informative and airy space to roam. Give yourself a few hours to appreciate this museum ????

Tash Dvornik

(Translated) Interesting and unusual (Original) Интересно и необычно

Kruzerboi Bush

Will definitely recommend tour Attraction

Vivian Wang

Small museum in Vancouver, great to learn history. Very informative staff.

Julie S

The ship is very cool to visit.

Lester L

Do watch the movie explaining the history of the ship.

Gibbon Fan

isn't real

Tim Tankard

Old fashioned resource and a classic old museum with some really great exhibits.

Igor M

A must visit for those who love maritime history

Malista Kara McIntyre

The highlight of this museum is the massive ship it is built around. While there are great exhibits that offer you insight into some of the maritime history of Vancouver, I found it a little lacking. Would love to see more about how the maritime impacted Vancouver and the surrounding area. Kids will love it for the interactive areas and ability to move through with ease.

Sydney Eatz

The Vancouver Maritime Museum is a clean and informative museum. It has the St. Roch - a complete ship inside the museum. A fantastic way to spend the day. - A Richard Trus review

Brooke Glover

$12.50, cheaper than its neighbour. Cool place to visit, get in for the video and access to the St Roch. After spending about half an hour with the ship, we were surprised to find there was another large section to the museum with interactive displays, great stories and model ships. More than we expected! This place is recommended. False Creek Ferry got us there from Downtown for $3.25 pp and we spent 2 hrs all up.

Matt Goddyn

Fun! They let you enter the St. Roch vessel anytime, really neat to explore.

Samuel Richardson

Great place for kids or adults. I spent 2 hours there and didn't have time to visit everything. The guided tour of the ship was really interesting time, when I learned a lot about Arctic exploration.

Pedro Torres Moya

(Translated) very quiet place (Original) Lugar muy tranquilo

David Yule

Anyone interested in the naval history will find the displays have been well done

K.A. Wiggins

Love this place; it really plays well with modern hipster sensibilities: steampunk and nautical trappings galore. Highly recommended as a venue for private evening events - it's great fun wandering around the wooden ships, boats, industrial boating and pirate exhibits with a glass of wine in hand, playing 'grown-up' style. Or, yeah, good for actual kids too... dress-up, lots of toys (interactive exhibits), stuff to touch and put on and play with. Some great Vancouver and area history, along with the fun stuff. It's not the flashiest in terms of design; the interior is getting a bit dated and worn, looking more like a small university museum in places, but it's worth a visit if you're interested in maritime history, boats, or Vancouver-area history. Make a day of it and walk the seawall east to Granville Island - there's usually some gorgeous wooden boats moored along the waterfront. Plus, like, food and stuff at Granville Island. Ice cream ftw.

lorna riddell

We went specifically for the Amundsen exhibit on his journey to the south pole. It was well worth the visit.

Arnav Goel

Impressive museum even for adults. Learnt a lot about history of Vancouver and some really cool activities too

Anya Torina

Learn about the ship that was in artic pole for 2 years!!! Climb on board, see how they used to live + there is a playroom for kids+ you can rent place for events

Alvin Wong

Fun place, but definitely geared more for adults then the younger kids. Exhibits are well done, with detailed models crafted with care, but the low level of interactive exhibits will lose the younger kids depending on that they find interesting. Other wise a well run ship that's unique within Vancouver

Dominique

(Translated) Wonderful (Original) Magnifique

Mark Biernacki

Perfect place to start a day with the kids! Get the multipass and see the Museum of Vancouver and planetarium and take the aquabus/falsecreek ferry

Juan Gonzalez

Really interesting stuff to see.

Kj Brey

So much to see! and do

andrea padovani

Wonderful location, interesting display.

Wei Kung

Wow! This is actually a really good museum! So many great artifacts, lots to read also! We learned a bunch and will love to come back when the cabins of St. Roch reopens.

Anibal Bonfigli

(Translated) Very interesting and illustrative. To learn a little more about the naval history of Canada. (Original) Muy interesante e ilustrativo. Para conocer un poco más sobre la historia naval de Canadá.

Romana Milašinović

(Translated) Great museum. A lot can be learned about the nautical history of British Cumbia. "All praise." (Original) Odličan muzej.Može se puno naučiti o nautičkoj povijesti Britanske Kumbije.????Sve pohvale.????

Iqbal Aytan

The place is small, i was curious that why people are not allowed to explore St.. Roch ship more.

DoRiS C

Enjoyed the exhibits, esp the St Roch.

Juweriyah Daud

OMG! This place was AMAZING! BREATH TAKING! OUTSTANDING! I went here in 4th grade for a history field trip but now I'm in 6th and thought about writing a review! The staff where very nice and helpful and don't mind 50 kids asking Q's all at once you get what I mean. They have a great outdoor place for eating lunch and running around! :) And the best part was The Ship inside the Museum!!! they gave us a tour of the HOLE ship from top to bottom except for the engine room...But there was this great built in in the ship to see the engine room! and there where so many more thing to learn about there! and Cool old stuff that belonged to Natives of Canada!!! I'm planning on going again some time! I hope you choose this place to visit yourself cuz I promise you you will be AMAZED! :D xoxo!

jose luis de la puente perez

(Translated) Excellent (Original) Excelente

Wilson Wong

Interesting local maritime history!

Eugenia S

Pleasantly surprised with this museum. The documentary about the ship was really outdated, but did contain some interesting info about ship's history. It was nice to be able to walk inside and explore the decks and the rooms. Almost missed the lower floor! And the ladder going up is steep, but very fun as you get to try what the sailors did daily. Very cool kids section too!

Dan Patton

The St Roch is worth the price of admission alone - the rest of the museum is a bonus. Nice exhibits - and a great way to spend a rainy day

Ilya Zlotnik

I think it's great way to spend a couple of hours learning about British Columbia's nautical history in the Maritime Museum! The museum is not very big but you will know a lot of different stories about Vancouver and its history. Definitely worth coming back!

Adrian

You can see it from outside, save your money. BTW is it free?

Tenek Tech

The Vancouver Maritime Museum is located in Vanier Park, west of False Creek in the neighborhood of Kitsilano on the Vancouver waterfront. Some of the museum permanent exhibitions includes: The Historic arctic exploration vessel St. Roch used by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Extensive galleries of model ships, including the famous model of the French warship Vengeur du Peuple made of pork and beef bones. She was built by French prisoners during the Napoleonic period. Children's Maritime Discover Centre An extensive collection of maritime art including artworks by Emily Carr. A large library and archives. Chung collection: Material relating to Canadian Pacific Steamships Outdoor displays: NASA undersea research vessel, the boiler of the Beaver - the first steamship in the Pacific Northwest. Heritage Harbour.

Ian Michaluk

A good place to view a few maritime artifacts.

Zimo Wang

(Translated) There are not many exhibits, but there are many model airplanes of all kinds. (Original) 展品不多，但很多航模，各式各样。

Corey Reynolds

Attended a private event here, and had a quick look around the museum on the St. Roch. Small but rich in history and information

Sshspr

This is stuning outdoor place for varieties of activity , VMM is surrounded by wide angle ocean with mountain and high rise condo on the background view. You can swim here, arrange picnic, barbecue ,cycling . Specially it’s in the city. So yeah, Awesome !!!!!

Cecilia Teixeira

Interesting and informative museum.

James Januszewski

Well worth the small entry fee. Takes American cash

andrew cheung

Nice view of West End

Chris N

Interesting stop

Nicolas Marceau

Lovely local museum, do not miss out on the art/model exhibit at the 'back'.

Darian Kovacs

always a good time

Tatiana Plyasetskaya

British Columbia has dropped the requirement to wear masks in indoor public spaces. Starting on July 1, 2021 wearing a mask in an indoor public space was recommended, but not mandatory, for those who are not fully vaccinated. But the staff of the museum insisted on wearing masks, thus imposing their own rules atop of governmental regulations.

Tim Wilson

The Vancouver Maritime Museum is everything Vancouver is. The best thing about it is how local it is, how it is all about Vancouver. It is a world class museum.

William Xuan

Good museum, even if it was small. Not many people here and the ticket price was discounted 25% because the gallery was closed

Trevor Dsouza

VERY NICE TO EXPLORE. NICE MARITIME HISTORY AND ARTIFACTS

Sebastian Kluth

Vancouver Maritime Museum's main exhibit is the St. Roch, the first ship to successfully travel the Northwest Passage from west to east. You can watch a short video about it, walk around it and get on and inside the ship. There are a few other exhibits that are a lot less spectacular though. Visiting the entire museum takes about two hours.

Lucas Lawrence

Uniquely interesting place with beautiful architecture. Very kid friendly. Exploring the boats, the children’s play section, and the docks were highlights. Very hands-on. Small but worth the visit.

Google Guide

This museum provides a fascinating history to the people's and the discovery of Vancouver and Canada from a maritime perspectice. One special feature is that it houses the complete RCMP St. Roch vessel which was the first schooner to circumnavigate North America and second ship to go through the important Northwest Passage (it can be boarded and explored). The guided tours are especially informative. It is easy to spend half a day here. Onsite small pay parking lot.

Abdulmajeed Elshawa

Good place to learn interesting facts.

Saman Sorbi

One time visit would be good

Juliano Vicente

Visited on

Aimee Promislow (GlassSipper)

We rented this for my son's Bar Mitzvah party in February. The staff were very helpful, the venue was beautiful and it was all very user family. We will certainly use it again!

Vanesti Dragon

Really interesting museum. Had a whole ship inside that you can walk around on/in and under. Staff were super nice.

Cesar Nieto

(Translated) An interesting little museum if you like boats and the maritime theme. (Original) Un museo pequeño interesante si te gustan los barcos y el tema marítimo.

Gordon Moi

Welcoming staff, the St.Roch is the main exhibit and it’s worth the visit especially for kids. It would be cool to see this museum expanded, I bet there’s a lot more the show of Maritime history on the coast.

Aldrich Aryadi

Good place to learn about Vancouver history

stephen mills

Nice place

Chris Hopkins

Feel bad about animals held against there will.

Erik Gretland

love this place

Zaayer Nasib

Great club where the annual UBC MBA sailing regatta was held. Breakfast was awesome!

Andriy Izotov

(Translated) Good (Original) خوب

Étienne Winisdoerffer

Very nice place

JIBC Paris

Educational place, friendly staff

Andy H

Much better than I expected. From the website, and compared to our prior experience we didn't think this would amount to much. However we really enjoyed our time at this museum! We used to live in London UK, where there are many museums and they are massive, with all sorts of history inside, so we have been disappointed in the past in Vancouver simply because our expectations are set a bit too high. I was imagining that the Vancouver Maritime Museum would be nothing compared to the National Maritime Museum in London, which we used to frequent. However, I was really surprised, this was better! One of the things I really like about this museum is the St Roch, which you get to climb on board of and see the cabins up-close. Also the other exhibits are really good too. - Check out the kids zone too! One thing we used to get bored of in London was that we could never fully see a museum in one day, they were just too big. The Vancouver Maritime Museum isn't like that, it's just the right size! Check this out, and enjoy!

Craig Mckee

Great way to spend a couple of hours learning about British Columbia's and some Canadian nautical history.

Brendan Cindric

Not cheap for adults but great area for kids under 5 and a lot of interesting history for the older kids and parents.

Nick Fedotoff

(Translated) Informative! (Original) Познавательно!

AC CC

No wait

Sahar Alipour

I was biking around and decided to go in and have a look. The admission was donation based; so I just donated 5$. I didn't find anything special about the place. Nothing really that interesting that I would go out of my away and pay the full price (which is 11$) to visit.

JeongYeob Chae

Boring...

Ian Hutchinson

This is a great little museum. Good for the entire family.

Priscila Alves

It's a good place to go. Amazing things to see.

James Miller

Small and very nice museum.. good experience..

Conor Byrne

Some good exhibitions, great for the kids, great location too.

Ron Lange

The kids, surprisingly, lived it. It was a good activity for a rainy day

Samanda Panda

great museum, wish they would expand it.

rimpy m

great place to visit for collecting information regarding the history of vancouver

Kuang-Jui Hsu

(Translated) good (Original) 不錯

Jesse Keenan

this was the perfect place to end a memorable day.

Austin Kim

Reservation recommended

Alex Morin

Great museum, love to learn about local history. The sled dogs are cool additions and it looks like they're adding new displays soon too!

Diane Walsh

I really enjoyed this museum, especially the history of the ship(St. Roch) but also the tools if the Inuits and the models of the ship's and their history.

Mark Finke

My review is about the summer camp for kids. Overall I am leaving a positive 4 star review. The camp program is interesting for kids, price is democratic. One star is lost, because, unfortunately (for us) the camp has overridden the BC's exemption allowing kids under 12 to not wear a f. cover. This led to an accident that a kid was wearing a dirty one. We also found inconsistencies in the museum safety policies. We had a discussion with the museum management about the accident. I am very glad that the management took this as improvement direction and demonstrated very human behavior during not very easy discussion regarding restrictions and pandemic rules and internal polices. I have a feeling that this is going be improved, turning this camp to a truly 5-star program. One more human-like example of behavior was when I asked to minimize usage of sanitizers and replace them with hand washing. It was heard and kids confirmed that they were washing hands. This is very different from some places, where kids are forced to sanitize hands multiple times (5-6-more times per day) leading to visible skin problems, but continuing to insist "safety" priority, and not hearing parents. Thanks to the museum for listening to parents and being on a kids' side.

Tisha Healy

One of my all time favorite memories was when my dad took my brother and I here, when we were about 4 and 8. Had a lasting impression, and even though most of the information went right over my 8 year old brain, I still found it fascinating. Plus, $11 for an adult? I think I'll be visiting every week!

Mariamor Rangel

(Translated) It is a small museum. The most interesting thing is the boat that they have inside and that you can get on. (Original) Es un museo pequeño. Lo más interesante es el barco que tienen dentro y al que puedes subir.

Mostafa Alatar

Great experience , we took the whole family and we all loved it.

Evgeny Novoseltsev

nothing interesting, but much better then space centre

Lillian Lay

@ loved it

عبدالعزيز يونس

Greeting to the ship's tour guide. He is like Popeye the sailor man, with his warm smile.

Ricardo Merino Martínez

(Translated) Very nice place and the location is excellent (Original) Muy bonito lugar y la ubicación está excelente

The “Illuminatrios”

It's a smaller museum but I really liked the everything they had on display, the in house ship which you can go into, the model ships, the interactive lighthouse replica, as well as the ship "control room" replica. Although I will say the kids section where they had drawers with different items in it, seemed old and dirty. Still an enjoyable visit, however. Oh they also have a telescope looking out to the harbor which was nice.

Gamma G

Sucha lovely place to visit. I love taking my grandkids here.

Dave Malcolm

Wonderful museum. Terrible kerning.

Quinn Matthews

Cool little museum with a fair amount of stuff to see. Great balance exhibits and a comfortable setting. Staff are really nice too!

St Hmn

A must-see in Vancouver.

Maarten Hooft

No

SESTreatment05 SESTreatment05

Good for what it is, just be aware it's not very large. I liked the models, the boat, and features, it's actually quite a good stop, and for most people worth the stop. I'm glad I came, and it would be 5 stars if it were even bigger. As is, maybe a 1 hr stop or so for most people.

Emma Petersen

Lovely museum. Lots to look at and do for all ages. Much more accessible than downtown museums and has lovely view of Kits beach. They are also very kind and courteous involving COVID regulations. I would definitely recommend this to anyone.

MINJU LEE

(Translated) Too nice! (Original) Agradável demais!

bird721

not much to see

Michael Rose

This was a very cool museum. Great place for kids as well.

Mahdi Pourgholi

Wait time

Mountain Mom

Lots of parking, and great for toddlers and little kids! There is a boat inside they can get on and explore. May get a bit boring faster for kids a little bit older (8+). Location was really nice, next to kitslano beach. A great place to spend on a rainy day, probably would take only 1-2 hours to finish the whole museum, as it is on the smaller side.

Canadian BC

This place used to be more affordable before now it's too expensive and you cannot climb on the boat by yourself so it's a little Limited access the guide is retired a boat captain who is volunteering there and the he's good but I don't like when I go to Museum and when they don't allow me to have freedom to go wherever I want. You're used to have a free access before

Tristan L'Esperance

Another fantastic small museum in Vancouver, great to learn history. Very informative staff as well, thank you for the awesome experience!

Cecilia Weckmann

The beach is beautiful, I love the views and the barnacles on the rocks!

RANDY Parrish

If you have not been here at least go once.a bit of local history

Duncan Kids

We love this museum so much my almost 9 year old son has requested to visit it for his birthday next week. I love that my children can explore in this museum and learn.

Alison Richardson

Interesting exhibits.... friendly staff...

Неля Енеди

Public holiday

Jackie Black

This place is small but really great. I got lucky and went on a quiet day so I had a personal tour of the St. Roch and that was super cool. I never thought a boat could have so many stories to tell. That is their major attraction but not the extent of their collection, so make sure to take a look around at everything else.