Vancouver Archives

We are closed today and Monday. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday Apr. 7. 📷: Sliding door, Canadian Western Lumber - 1946 CVA 586-4592 #StatutoryHoliday

Part 2 of this months blog post is ready for your enjoyment. Sink your teeth into these recipes. bit.ly/4cCmdQC #BCHeritageWeek #HeritageWeek @bcheritageweek

We will be closed for Family Day on Monday Feb. 16, 2026. We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday. bit.ly/3Y8ojzz 📷 1942 -- AM1184-S3-: CVA 1184-414

The Archives will be closed for a winter break. Closing Dec. 24 at noon and reopening on Jan. 2, 10am. bit.ly/3Y8ojzz See you in the new year! 📷 : from the Vancouver Courier fonds - 1978 [Stanley Park] Ref. code 2008-127.07696 #StanleyPark #WinterHours

The Archives will be closed for the holidays. We will be closed at noon on Dec. 24th, 2025 and reopen at 10am on Jan. 2, 2026. bit.ly/3Y8ojzz Image : Snow scene in Stanley Park Ref. code: AM1535-: CVA 99-129 Date: [ca. 1917] Photographer: Stuart Thomson (1881-1960)

The Archives will be closed from noon on Dec. 24th, 2025 until 10am on Jan. 2, 2026 Enjoy the Holiday season! 📷: AM1528-S1-F230-: 2008-127.06614 bit.ly/3Iqp8z6 #CanadaPlace #FiveSails #PanPacific #Lights

New Authenticity blog post: Happy Holidays Everyone! bit.ly/4pxGdYo Ref. code: AM1519-: PAM1958-235 Title: Happy new year 1958 for a bright future with health and happiness and prosperity.

The Archives Tree is up!

The Archives will be closing early on Tuesday December 2nd, 2025. We will be closing at 3:00pm on Dec. 2, and we will resume regular hours on Dec. 3, 2025. bit.ly/3Y8ojzz

We will be closing at 3:00pm on Dec. 2, 2025. Our regular hours will resume on Wednesday Dec. 3, 2025. bit.ly/3Y8ojzz

We will be closed Tuesday, November 11, for Remembrance Day. 📷 CVA 99-128.1

Tickets still available for Strathcona's Community-Led Housing Development Talk with Jennifer Chutter Nov. 4th | 7:00 pm | Zoom bit.ly/46PEcym Learn how a group of homeowners developed the Strathcona Area Housing Society. jenniferchutter.com

There still are tickets available for the upcoming Friends of the Vancouver City Archives’ fall fundraiser. Proceeds of the event support the Archives’ digitization efforts and make more photographs and other archival material available online. bit.ly/46PEcym

We are closed today, Monday Oct. 13, 2025. Regular business hours will resume tomorrow. bit.ly/3Y8ojzz image: bit.ly/42VkwbF - AM54-S4-: Trans P67.3

The Archives will be closed on Monday Oct. 13, 2025. Regular hours resume Tuesday Oct. 14, 2025.

Please enjoy our latest blogpost : Authenticity : Unbuilt Vancouver, Part 1: Mawson Plan for Stanley Park by Bronwyn Smyth bit.ly/3VYla3Z 📷 : AM1376-: CVA 380-1

Tickets available! Join Dr. Jennifer Chutter for a virtual talk about how a group of homeowners (SPOTA) developed the Strathcona Area Housing Society to construct and sell affordable housing. Nov. 4, 7:00 pm tickets: bit.ly/4gYOpxv #VancouverHistory #Strathcona

We will be closed today for the holiday. Enjoy the day off if you have it! We will also be closed Wednesday, September 3 for staff training. #holidayclosure

Closed Monday Sept. 1, 2025 and Wednesday Sept. 3, 2025. bit.ly/3Y8ojzz #StatHoliday

The Archives will be closed Monday Sept. 1 and Wednesday Sept. 3. bit.ly/3Y8ojzz