Heritage 101 is the core required course for the Heritage Conservation Certificate. The course covers the basics of heritage conservation in Canada, with topics ranging from intangible cultural heritage values to writing conservation plans for historic sites. It is available on demand, so you can work through all 7 modules and the final assignment at your own pace.
Join Vancouver Heritage Foundation on the first day of spring to recognize City Farmer’s 48 year history as Vancouver’s first demonstration garden, ‘compost hotline’ and outdoor classroom to locals and international visitors. Remarks and plaque presentation will be followed by garden tours. All are welcome.
From digitizing Council minutes to a curious fern album donated to the City of Vancouver Archives in 1938, the latest piece of scanning equipment acquired by the Archives opens the possibilities of what can be digitized. Join us in a conversation with City of Vancouver Archives staff as they discuss the interesting technical challenges that are involved with these projects. Using a early 20th century fern album, they will speak to the considerations, challenges and work that goes on behind the scenes to make digitized records accessible to researchers.
Join us for a flag raising and sharing of stories to celebrate the history of Larwill Park. As early as the 1880s, this historic site was known as the Cambie Street Grounds. A much-loved park, sporting field, and parade ground, it was a vibrant gathering place for public meetings and athletic events. Baseball, cricket, and lacrosse teams played here year-round, and it served as military drill grounds during the Boer War and the two World Wars. In 1943, the park was dedicated to Al Larwill, celebrated as the “father of amateur sports in Vancouver,” and was officially renamed Larwill Park. From the mid-1940s to 1993, the block was Vancouver’s central bus depot. Today, Larwill Park remains a landmark of community spirit and cultural heritage and is designated as the future home of a new, purpose-built Vancouver Art Gallery.
Join A.J. Ballou and Ryan Holmes to explore how tools like 3D scanning, photogrammetry, and lidar are transforming the documentation, preservation, and interpretation of historic building projects and sites. The presentation will highlight practical applications utilizing 3D laser scanning, UAV LiDAR, and lessons learned from recent heritage projects.
From the very earliest decades of European settlement in the Lower Mainland, Francophones played an active part in the social, economic and religious development of the area. From Gastown to Langley, including, of course, Maillardville, familiar names will be encountered, right up to the new Francophonies that more recently augment this linguistic group.
The building that houses the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) was designed by award-winning architect Alfred Waugh (Formline Architecture), the first Indigenous graduate of UBC’s architecture program. Designed with the intention of unifying themes of memory and social dialogue, the building also reflects the diversity of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Join Shannon Robinson from the IRSHDC for an online session to discover some of the unique design features and symbolic architectural elements as well as stories from the creation of this two-story, 6,500 square-foot space.
Bricks and Brews is back for 2026! Come celebrate the kickoff to this year’s Heritage Discovery Day with a heritage talk and tasting at Mount Pleasant Vintage & Provisions and discover the story of two little houses that could. Join heritage consultant, Elana Zysblat as she walks you through the story of two turn-of-the-century homes that had survived on what had become an industrial-zoned block and were temporary neighbours on the shores of false creek as they sat in storage while their properties were adapted for mixed-commercial uses. Both have transformed for contemporary new uses while helping to make heritage buildings cool again for younger demographics.
Despite the various threads in the narrative about Vancouver’s architects and architecture, there has been a lack of research focusing on the collective experiences of Chinese-Canadian architects within the city’s architectural and social history. In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, this talk traces the legacy of Chinese-Canadian architects in shaping Vancouver’s urban landscape, exploring how architecture serves as both an artistic expression and a social function.
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