Vancouver
Museum
In 1894 is created the Art, History and Sciences Association
of Vancouver, and their members begun the search of objects
and devices for a museum. In 1905, the museum found a
space in the Carnegie library. From its first days the
donations were cosmopolitan and eclectic. Dr W.A. Briggs
donated his Siamese Budas collection in 1907, the captain
Henry Pybus donated several articles, including a full
field equipment of a samurai soldier, and in 1922 a mummy
of a boy extracted of a tomb in Luxor, Egypt. Soon, the
museum of Vancouver was exceeded in its storage capacity,
but it was not until the end of the 50´s that obtained
its objective, when occupied the three floors of the Carnegie
building. But this building was badly constructed, so
a new construction was necessary, which was obtained in
1981.
1100 Chestnut Street
Vancouver
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