Vancouver Maritime Museum
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  Location within Greater Vancouver Regional District | |
| Established | 1959 |
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| Location | 1905 Ogden Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6J 1A3 |
| Coordinates | 49°16′39″N 123°08′50″W / 49.277507°N 123.147265°W |
| Type | Maritime museum |
| Director | Dr. Joost Schokkenbroek |
| Website | vanmaritime |
The Vancouver Maritime Museum is a
Virtual Museum of Canada.[1]
Collection
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Captain Henry A. Larsen on the foredeck of the R.C.M.P. St. Roch -
HMS Discovery (1789) Model in the Vancouver Maritime Museum
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The main exhibit is the model ships,[1] including one with historic model ships built entirely from cardboard or paper as well as a particularly fine bone model of the French warship Vengeur du Peuple which was built around 1800 by French prisoners of war, a Children's Maritime Discovery Centre, a recreation of the forecastle of Vancouver's ship Discovery, an extensive collection of maritime art, and a large library and archives.[citation needed]
Outdoor displays include the NASA undersea research vessel
Captain Cook's exploration of the Pacific. This collection is separate from the Wally Chung material housed at the Rare Books and Archives Collection at the University of British Columbia.[citation needed
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See also
- Maritime Museum of British Columbia
- Museum ship
- List of museum ships
- Ship replica
- Ships preserved in museums
References
- ^ a b c d "About the Museum | VMM". Official website. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "Vancouver Maritime Museum". www.tourismvancouver.com. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
External links
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