Museum & Art Gallery

Il Museo Regular Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00am to 5:00pm

Il Museo At The Italian Cultural Centre | Free Admission

Our Mission: To be a living narrative of the contributions of pioneer and contemporary Italians and their institutions in Vancouver and beyond. Il Museo at the Italian Cultural Centre in Vancouver tells the varied and vibrant stories of Italians in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia from 1890 to the present day.

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Current Exhibitions

Mosaic of Marks Words Material Exhibition and Atelier* from Reggio Emilia, and Scuola d’Infanzia L’Albero Magico.

Past Exhibitions

Illuminations ✨

Lilian Broca: Mary Magdalene Resurrected

March 31 - August 15, 2022
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Is Public Art Impervious to Time and Tide?

Thursday Feb 10, 2022
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Queens at the Academy: The Courtly World of Roz Marshall

January 22 until March 20, 2022
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Dante Lives!: A Contemporary Visual Celebration of Dante’s Divina Commedia

January 10 - 17, 2022
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A Celebration of Sculpture: The Sculptors’ Society of BC in Honour of Charles Marega 150

September 24 - January 7th
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Pathways to Modernity: Sculpture from Emily Carr University of Art and Design Alumnae

July 8 - September 10, 2021
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BEAUX-ARTS: An Exhibition with the Vancouver Metal Arts Association

April 8 - June 30, 2021
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Through the Eye of the Needle: The Marble and Granite Sculpture of Lorenzo de Francesco

January 20 - March 30, 2021
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Personal and Material Geographies: Craft at the Cultural Centre

September 10 - December 20, 2020
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The Mystery of Craft: The Villa of the Mysteries Re-examined

July 8 to August 27, 2020
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All’ITALIANA: The Craft of Italian Fashion

January 17 - April 25
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Malleable Exhibition

October 18 - December 10
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Brides: Portrait of A Marriage

June 27 - September 30
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Ancient Women in Textile; The Jacquard Weaving of Ruth Scheuing

April 19th to June 15th, 2019
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Princesses & Monsters: Painting and Sculpture by Anyuta Gusakova

January 17- March 30, 2019
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Women’s Work : Reflections upon the History of Women in Textile

September 12th to Dec 30th
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The Body Politick: The Art & Architecture of Bruno Freschi

June 28th to August 30th
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Chromatic Light

April 10 - June 20, 2018
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Venus Rising: Paintings and Drawings

January 23 until April 5, 2018
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In Ruins: Three Artists Explore the Decline and Fall of Civilization

November 8 , 2017 - January 15, 2018
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The Venetian Ghetto: A Virtual Reconstruction: 1516-2017

July 25- October 30, 2017
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Common Voices: The Cultural Legacy of Cantonese and Italian Opera In Vancouver

25 May- 15 Jul, 2017
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Real Life in Technicolor: Paintings by John Capitano

6 April- 15 May, 2017
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Behind Glass: An Artist’s Journey Through European Museums The Paintings of Leslie Poole

January 20 - March 30, 2017
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Voyages: Three Women Visit Italy

13 October, 2016- January 14, 2017
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Vancouver, City of Contrasts: Breaking Down the Fourth Wall

10 September – 5 October, 2016
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Found Objects: Treasures from an Italian Flea Market, the Still Life of Mandy Boursicot

7 July- 5 September, 2016
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Family Lines, Lesbian Heraldry, An Achievement of Arms, The Art of Shelley Stefan

Tuesday, 12 April- 30 June, 2016
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Heroine of A Thousand Pieces: The Judith Mosaics of Lilian Broca

12 November, 2015 -31 March 2016
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La Società degli Emigranti: Tree of Progress, an Exhibition.

August 22- September 16, 2015.
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Lorenzo de Francesco’s Broken Cross Exhibit

June 1 - August 15, 2015
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MENDED- A traveling exhibition of contemporary textile art.

March 17th, 2015 until May 15th, 2015
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The Sacred and The Arcane; The Mythic Vision of Evie Katevatis

20 January to 5 March 2015
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The Taming of the Minotaur

October 10 - December 23, 2014.
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Masterworks

July 10 - September 20, 2014.
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Horizon Line

April 10 - June 30, 2014.
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The Bookbinder’s Art

January 15 - March 31, 2014.
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Silent Spaces

September 17 - November 15, 2013.
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Pasta: An Historical Tour Around the Table

18 July 2013 - 10 September 2013
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Interior Castle: Tradition and Innovation: The Tapestries of Ruth Jones

March 12 - June 7, 2013
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Bel Canto: Italian Opera in Vancouver

October 11, 2012 - January 31, 2013
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Beyond The Barbed Wire: Experiences of Italian Canadians in WWII

March 6 - August 31, 2012
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