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Get ready for all the wit, wagers, and fascinating morbidity—but with all-new questions and even more fun! Test your expertise on everything from true crime and forensics to local history and museum facts. We’re loading up the prize table with incredible loot for the winning team, funniest answers, and mini-game
Truth is scarier than fiction! Step inside the former Vancouver morgue at the Vancouver Police Museum and discover the horrifying history that haunts its halls. This isn't your average Halloween ghost tour; it’s an immersive journey into the dark history of Vancouver, through a building where over 20,000 bodies were
Support Canadian artists and vendors in a marketplace for the curious, the macabre, and the magical—come explore the extraordinary! Featuring; Regal Beast Restorations Lemenz Nessy Naiad Punk Rock Pastries Pretty Dead Taxidermy Ghostly Vancouver Tours Simply Mean Hexum Designs Pretty But Odd Chrystal Raven Studios Mark of the Valkyrie Nomland
Queer people were defined as law-breakers by the Canadian Criminal Code. But the laws were already broken. Join queer storyteller Glenn Tkach, creator of the award-winning Really Gay History Tour, as he delves into the legal history of Vancouver’s queer community. Discover the surprising ways that Canadian law shaped local
A marketplace for the curious, the macabre, and the magical—come explore the extraordinary! Featuring: Haunting Photography & Paranormal Equipment Intriguing Clothes, Art & Jewelry Unforgettable Taxidermy & Curiosities Spiritual Tools & Witchy Homewares Glass Works & Ritual Decor Cottage-Core Charm & Delectable Treats And much more!
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the VPMA! Join us for a FREE Family Day at the Vancouver Police Museum & Archives on February 1st. Enjoy free admission all day and celebrate the Year of the Snake with us! Highlights: Lion Dance Performance (1 pm to 2 pm): Witness a
The VPMA is thrilled to welcome back the spine-tingling storytellers Gina and Victoria from Haunted History BC! Warm up with blankets, hot chocolate, or tea, which are included with your ticket, and enjoy as Gina and Victoria weave their ghost stories and chilling narratives. This is the perfect event for:
Join Northern Paranormal Investigations for an exclusive hands-on paranormal experience. Explore the morgue, autopsy suite, lab, blood drying room, and overspill morgue. This event is perfect for seasoned investigators and those new to searching for the paranormal, and with only 8 tickets available this will be an incredible, intimate event.
Enter if you dare! Join spooky sisters, Gina & Victoria of Haunted History BC, for their first-ever immersive event, Dead of Night- Creepy Campfire Stories, at the Vancouver Police Museum & Archives. There is nothing quite like the gathering in the dark, around a cozy campfire to tell stories about
Becoming Vance, 'Canada's Sherlock Holmes' - 1930’s Vancouver, a time of unemployment, widespread poverty, and rampant crime. While many wondered how to provide for their families, one man quietly worked behind the doors of 240 East Cordova Street, hoping to make a difference in the lives of his fellow Vancouverites.
The Vancouver Police Museum will be open on Friday March 29th, this stat holiday! We will have activities for the whole family, including our scrambled eggs code search, fingerprint animals art activity, and Lego building all included with cost of entry! The Museum is open 10am-5pm. Adults: $13.50 Kids (5-18yrs):
Tying in with our newest exhibition, 'Becoming Vance' Eve Lazarus will be discussing her book 'Blood Sweat and Fear', and all things John Vance. Inspector John F.C.B. Vance was known as Canada’s Sherlock Holmes to the international media due to his many successful years working with the Vancouver Police Department.