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Spend a summer evening with us!

August 5th, 2010 No Comments

Looking for something to do with your friends before the end of the summer? There’s no better place to cool down than in an old morgue. In just a last few weeks, the place has been burning up with a Yelp Party, a massive Groupon offer and busy programs for both kids and adults. And [...]

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“A Local Hero” – Kinlochbervie visits Vancouver

June 21st, 2010 No Comments

“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 [...]

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Tweetup at a Crime Scene

May 18th, 2010 17 Comments

It’s almost been a year since our last Tweetup; we think it’s definitely time to organize another one. On Wednesday, June 2 from 6:00-9:00PM, you are all invited to the museum and try your hand at a handful of crime-investigating activities, from analyzing blood spatter and bullet evidence to identifying tool marks and foot prints. [...]

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The “Big House” Welcomes the World

February 8th, 2010 No Comments

Hard to believe it’s only a few days until the 2010 Olympic Winter Games descend on Vancouver; more than 350,000 visitors are expected to visit Vancouver and Whistler over the two-and-a-half weeks of the games. You can’t imagine how much we want to see some of those folks come through our doors… The only problem? [...]

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“Police (Museum) Raid Penthouse!”

January 15th, 2010 1 Comment

By Kristin & Joanna Milling about outside the Penthouse Nightclub before our (a group of us staff from the Police Museum) Heritage Vancouver-arranged tour, it was interesting to note how many different kinds of people had gathered for a peek inside one of Vancouver’s most notorious hot spots.  The crowd was definitely what you’d call [...]

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VPM at Science World

November 27th, 2009 No Comments

The sun is shining today, but the weather forecast says it won’t last for long. Luckily for us, we will be hosting an event at Science World which will keep us busy and dry. This weekend (Saturday November 28th and Sunday November 29th) from 11:00am to 3:00pm we will be hosting a drop-in forensic science-themed investigation. [...]

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Thrilled About our Newest Exhibit!

August 13th, 2009 2 Comments

Our whole crew has been working hard the last few months to get this together and it’s finally time to make an announcement: Come join us as we celebrate the opening of our newest exhibit at the Vancouver Police Museum. This major exhibit explores the history of sport and athleticism in the Vancouver Police Department [...]

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A Most Unusual Event

March 11th, 2009 14 Comments

As you’ve read previously on this page, we’ve hosted lots of different events in our space: film shoots, photo shoots, birthday parties, conference receptions, meetings, adventure races, lectures and even plays. The most unusual, though, would probably be the baby shower we hosted here last weekend. Christina, one of our employees, approached us a month [...]

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