Vancouver

===Libraries and museums===
{{see also|List of museums in British Columbia}}
[[File:Vancouver and Science World blue hour dusk 2008.jpg|thumb|[[Science World (Vancouver)|Science World]] is an interactive [[science centre]]. The building was originally constructed for [[Expo 86]].]]
Libraries in Vancouver include the [[Vancouver Public Library]], with its main branch at Library Square, designed by [[Moshe Safdie]]. The central branch contains 1.5{{nbsp}}million volumes. Altogether, twenty-two branches contain 2.25{{nbsp}}million volumes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vpl.ca/about/cat/C788/ |title=Vancouver Public Library Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=Vancouver Public Library |access-date=July 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623042615/http://www.vpl.ca/about/cat/C788/ |archive-date=June 23, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Vancouver Tool Library]] is Canada's original tool lending library.

The [[Vancouver Art Gallery]] has a permanent collection of nearly 10,000 items and is the home of a significant number of works by [[Emily Carr]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/visit_the_gallery/visit_the_gallery.html |title=Welcome from Kathleen Bartels, Director of the Vancouver Art Gallery |publisher=Vancouver Art Gallery |access-date=November 1, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107115909/http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/visit_the_gallery/visit_the_gallery.html |archive-date=November 7, 2007}}</ref> However, little or none of the permanent collection is ever on view. Downtown is also home to the [[Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver)]], which showcases temporary exhibitions by up-and-coming Vancouver artists. The [[Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery]], with a small collection of contemporary works, is part of the University of British Columbia.

In the [[Kitsilano]] district are the [[Vancouver Maritime Museum]], the [[H. R. MacMillan Space Centre]], and the [[Museum of Vancouver|Vancouver Museum]], the largest civic museum in Canada. The [[Museum of Anthropology at UBC]] is a leading museum of [[Pacific Northwest|Pacific Northwest Coast]] [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] culture. A more interactive museum is [[Science World (Vancouver)|Science World]] at the head of [[False Creek]]. The city also features a diverse collection of Public Art.