Museum Blog

The Rise and Fall of Vancouver’s Top Cop in the 1950s

Written by Sheena Koo 1950s Vancouver was an idyllic time for many. The city had just a few skyscrapers, with the Hotel Vancouver and the...

Revisiting the Milkshake Murder

A newspaper headline about the infamous Milkshake Murder in Vancouver. * This is a repost of a popular blog about the Milkshake Murder...

Speaker Series in Review: The War on Blight with John Atkin

John Atkin enthralls audience members with his presentation on the dark underworld of city planning in post-war Vancouver. Audience...

Speaker Series in Review! Local Author Sam Wiebe Captivates with Fact, Fiction and Capers

Attendees of last week’s Speaker Series were in for a treat with local author Sam Wiebe taking the reins for our fourth presentation in...

Speaker Series Review with John Belshaw: Fifty Shade of Noir

Chinatown during the early part of the 1900s. Credit: Vancouver Archives. Many incorrectly assume that Vancouver is a city without a...

2018 Speaker Series in Review: The Penthouse Papers with Aaron Chapman!

Our 2018 Speaker Series is well underway, and the legendary tales about “Vancouver Noir,” or Vancouver’s salacious history of crime and...

2018 Speaker Series Review: The Men Who Would Be Kings with Jesse Donaldson

We’re excited to have our 2018 Speaker Series in full swing again! This year’s theme, Vancouver Noir, delves into the city’s salacious...

Murder, Mystery and Intrigue in Review: Babes in the Woods

A newspaper clipping from The Vancouver Sun, 1998. *This is a repost of a popular blog from 2014 Written by Sheena Koo The final lecture...

Seeing the Kosberg Murders in a New Light: Criminologist Heidi Currie Digs Deep and Finds Answers

Written by Sheena Koo The streets of Vancouver on December 10th, 1965, were quiet and chilly—just like any other winter’s day in the...

Visiting During Covid-19