Off the 'Cuff

“Only a fool like myself would have done it” -Robert McBeath, when asked why he stormed a German machinegun nest Last week the museum had the pleasure of hosting a small group of high school students from a tiny village in Scotland, and I was lucky enough to spend some time with them. Vancouver’s Police [...]

This summer, our summer students are regularly updating this blog with their experiences working at the Police Museum. Wren is one of our fantastic summer programming staff who will be running our forensics workshops for kids. June 17th, 1958. This date probably doesn’t mean anything to you. Even if you live and work in Vancouver, [...]

One of the fun things about working here is that the things we do are bound to get some attention; there are so many different compelling stories you can tell and so many engaging activities to try. Our newest program, Forensics for Adults, is no exception, having received some great attention recently. A few weeks [...]

This summer, our summer students are regularly updating this blog with their experiences working at the Police Museum. Please be sure to check out Jessica’s personal (non museum-affiliated) blog called “Madness and Beauty“. I’ll admit it – I’m new to the world of museums. That’s not to say that I haven’t long been an enthusiastic [...]

We’ve been so overwhelmed by the popularity of our “Forensics for Adults” workshops that we’ve added another series. On Wednesday nights in June, come to the museum to learn the basics of bloodstain pattern analysis, autopsies and firearms. We’ve also added a new workshop where we’ll be looking at broken glass, frayed rope, tool marks [...]

This summer, our summer students are regularly updating this blog with their experiences working at the Police Museum. Please be sure to check out Jessica’s personal (non museum-affiliated) blog called “Madness and Beauty“. Since becoming a tour guide for the Sins of the City Walking Tour, I have developed a passion for Vancouver’s heritage that [...]