Reviews of Carr House (Museum)

D P singh

Juniper This is kiran and Durga from Jodhpur India One juniper came to us we are looking her to remember old memories

Stu Barrett

Nice collection of period furnishings and some information about Emily and her family.

Sullivan Barker

Emily Carr House is a decent representation of a home of the period. The hostess was very charming and knowledgeable. In fact, she lives in the home. I would have liked to see more of Emily's art.

Sarah-Anne Lake

Nice place to visit.

Carlos Obregon

Well maintained and very friendly staff. A must see in Victoria

Bart Verruyt

Some nice art different

Ksandra Keast

Loved everything about the place. And seeing some of her artwork.

Connie Chau

Wonderful, to see how Emily Carr was inspired; by the beauty of Victoria. The tour guide, Tom; was very informative and friendly. It was a great visit. Definitely recommend it.

Mélina Renaud

Beautiful house, lovely paintings. It’s worth the quick stop on your way to the coast or Beacon Hill Park from downtown Victoria. No info about the tours provided though...

Tyler “Dewey” Miller

Didn't see Emily maybe next time.

alma shoemaker

Interesting

Vancouverite111

It is nice to take a look at the most famous British Columbian Artist house. Vancouver Art Gallery shows her art pieces if interested.

Carrie Churchill

Interesting little find!

Lianne C

Beautiful house and neighbourhood. The entrance to the house is at the back. There is no signage for this on the premise. It's a small quaint location. The tour does cost money to come in. I did not see enough value to pay the entrance fee.

R R

Oh one of my favorite tour house.

Z D

2/10

Julian Worker

A heritage home on Government Street where Emily Carr lived. This is a must see item if you are visiting the Beacon Hill Park area and are heading back into central Victoria.

Paul Boyle

It had closed but enjoyed the yard gardens and what I could see through the windows.

Phyllis Tsang

Closes at 4pm. :( Couldn't go in, but outside is nice.

Andrew Kim

Very very famous place for everyone. Especially artists.

Janice McLean

Fun to walk in the steps of a great woman painter,,, the guides are amazing!

Jim Stinnett

Great Victoria historical home. If you love Emily Carr you should make the effort to visit.

Enola Eugene

I wish it was open more often.

Mark C

Beautifully kept

Janice

The restoration and work being done to display who Emily was and the family life is impressive. A great experience

Anthony Ou

Felt a bit cheated as many items were 'presumed' to be owned by Emily Carr or the house 'thought' to be setup like it was. Mostly a lot of random clutter on display and not a coheisve experience. Disappointed we could not visit upstairs because the house keepers live there. Mostly tourist trap to sell some local artists work - which is usually fine but should not be done in this context. Video in the screening room was 30minutes which means we could not easily join in the middle. Would have been better to break up the video and place in each room.

Markpaul Chohan

A spectacular visit. It was a delight to learn about the history of Emily Carr. Would definitely recommend visiting.

Cindi Bryan

Beautiful

cherry K

Just house

Edward Ross (Edward_YYJ)

I've been here several times over the years. Always a good experience.

oscar my favorite

Nice place to visit

C. T.

(Translated) It is closed. The garden around it is pretty, but unfortunately none of the famous cats far and wide. (Original) Es ist geschlossen. Der Garten drumherum ist hübsch , aber leider weit und breit keine der berühmten Katzen.

Alan David

Beautiful place

Quin Sweetman

Only open May thru September. But I enjoyed the peaceful walk around the beautiful house

Cage

its good for art enthusiasts not my type of place though

Brenda Bolton

Beautiful home and Fun Pet Parade Halloween 2021

Hillbillytc

A must see while I'm Vic

Desmond Hedderson

It's a beautiful home home, an interesting place to stop and have a look around.

Shona Fraser

What a lovely piece of history. The tour was absolutely excellent, the plaques around the garden are thought-provoking and the restoration work is impressive. Loved learning about the Carr family, the home design of the time, and the trappings of colonial society in BC. Highly recommend booking a tour if you’re interested in period interior design, slice-of-life Canadian history and/or art!

Celine Nguyen

The house looks great, it feels you are going to see one of the sisters pop in at anytime, laugh, and offer you a cookie. Lots of good vibes in this house.

Jeremy White

Lots of fun. Staff was knowledgeable. Quite crowded when busy.

Lynn Brumby

The gardens are beautiful. It is lovely to take your time to look at what hidden plants there are. The couple that take care of the visitors are very organized. There are several rooms full of furniture, drawings and items from the era that Emily Carr lived in. It is so lovely to think she us not forgotten.

Jake Johnson

Wonderful!

Jesika Edison

Beautiful home and display, we really love the garden and how clean everything was. Hope to go back in the summer.

Chris Sandy

Enriching piece of Canadian art history.

Dr. C. Singh

Interesting. Really for those who (a) know her work and (b) have a local connection. Not really for the general masses, also limited in scope.

Clyde Legg

Very interesting family history

Cheryl Roberts

Please consider your visitors from afar! You did not update your opening and closing time over the Christmas holidays on here and we travelled all the way from Vancouver only to find you were closed. There was even a group of people sitting in the front room of your house, whom we could see and they didn't even bother to answer us knockig at the door! Disappointing.

Shayla Harrison

The staff were so knowledgable and kind. You could see their passion through their speech.

Allan Miller

Small but interesting. Free coffee. Ask for lemonade if it's hot. Nice quiet garden. Park in front. ACCESSIBLE to a degree. They have ramps they can put down to assist you.

GWoo

A part of Victoria's proud history.

naturallyherb

An amazing and unique historical site. Great to have visited today on Emily Carr's 150th birthday!

Suzanne K

They were closed when we went but even touring around the outside was lovely.

DANA PANKOWSKY

Make sure to book an appointment online and visit this historical gem! Pascale is a amazing guide :)

Michael Prins

Worth it! Pleasant surprise! Kate the site manager gives a very personal yet informative tour. Learned lots of the little details about Emily Carr and her life, and her plucky outlook! They also fit us into the day last minute, speaking to the kindness and enthusiasm of the staff. Can’t wait to see the home fully developed into a community centre, artist-in-residence programme, and historical site.

R Flochlay

(Translated) Charming house museum on the story of a fascinating woman artist. The lady who runs the museum is very welcoming and smiling. (Original) Charmante maison musée sur l'histoire d'une femme artiste passionnante. La dame qui tient le musée est très accueillante et souriante.

Mic Boad

She was an amazing lady, creative, talented and so ahead of her time as an environmentlist, and creative genius. Emily Carr is amazing. Wonderful tour, beautiful gardens and lovely gift shop make this a wonderful stop when on a tour of Victoria. Lots of information from the curators and there are signs in the garden telling her story. I was on a photography tour and we had fun taking pics in the house and in the garden. A few here. Lots to see. Pick up some beautiful presents... I loved it thanks.

Yvonne Yang

It’s such a pleasure walking in the neighbourhood and seeing this historic site open. What a beautiful garden with Emily Carr’s painting plaques displayed in the garden around this Carr house. Very impressive short visit of the garden.

Vania TDDR

Interesting

Harwood

Beautiful house.

Mindy Scattergood

A little jog from the cruise docks, but worth the walk in the old neighborhoods.

Paul Kolb

(Translated) Historic building with a lot of history. (Original) Historisches Gebäude mit viel Geschichte.

langpark

Got there at 11:08am but closed. Phoned them but the fax machine was on and voice mail full. Looks like no desire to work!!!

Jane Wiseman

Unfortunately it was closed in September and I went there in October. Enjoyed the outside grounds.

Mike Margetts

Loved the visit and the staff you can tell enjoy sharing their stories and knowledge.

Rodney

Always a treat to visit historic homes, this one is well maintained, interesting artist with beautiful landscape.

Anni Galardo

Beautiful charming Victorian house with lots of history and well taken care of by lovely staff

Michael Johnson

incredible to visit. Lots of history.

Rylee Ann

Super neat place, would recommend.

David Phipps

Beautiful Victorian home

Hannah Scott

Highly recommend!!! The gardens are beautiful with very informative plaques throughout. Lovely pieces of art work through the garden paths. The house is incredible, stepping back in time. Pascall our tour guide was simply amazing. She is an incredible storyteller who had our interest the moment we met her. An absolutely wonderful day!!!!

Terry Weisler

Great information on a famous person in our history

robert hoedel

Go check this place out!

Anne Fischer

A little bit smaller than frida's house in mexico city. Interior look into her life growing up. Free 30min quasi-documentrary in one of the rooms. Self guided tour (a plastic sheet with info on it given out) You're welcome to sit in the patio and enjoy a tea+cookies or lemonade for free. There's pencil crayons as well for kids or adults who feel inspired to sketch. Lovely garden! Won't take much time to go through the rooms I even if you read an hour maybe two at most. Gift store has to little space to work in same room as the desk very tiny. There's room for about 5 cars to park in the front yard. Be warned horse tours drive by this place and bike tours will pull up into the front yard as well. Entrance is through the back not front door.

Charlie MacKenzie

Interesting history. We visited in the off season and can't comment on the interior of the house as it wasn't open.

J Man

Great place to stay

Sarah-AnneLake Lake

Nice place to visit.

DOMINGOS RENO

(Translated) Lovely place with her objects. (Original) Lugar adorável com os objetos dela.

Belinda Williams

Very low key as museums go. Incredibly cluttered, and tours are self-guided. A must see for Carr fans!