#MuseumWeek is a campaign run by Twitter that started in 2014. It is a worldwide event that encourages participants around the world to commemorate the very best museums, galleries and other major institutions. Museumweek by Twitter wants to showcase and celebrate local and worldwide cultures of local and major historical significance, the Arts and Sciences.

Vancouver is one of the many cities around the world that will have museums and galleries participating, the list is as follows.

MUSEUM OF VANCOUVER
The Museum of Vancouver has Permanent exhibitions that tell the city’s stories from the early 1900s to the late 1970s and are complemented by contemporary, groundbreaking feature exhibits.
Since its rebranding in 2009 the MOV has become a leader in the reimagining of museums. The exhibitions are Vancouver centric and designed to make the viewer think not just about the objects, but their greater context. We’ve played host to two Venice Biennale in Architecture projects. We’ve even gone so far as to hire a Curator of Contemporary Issues. We are a bold, contemporary museum, and we can’t wait for you to visit.
Website: http://www.museumofvancouver.ca/

ROEDDE HOUSE MUSEUM
Located not too far from the hotel in Vancouver’s West End, this is a late-Victorian home in the Queen Anne revival style. Built in 1893 for the family of Gustav Roedde, the city’s first bookbinder, it has been faithfully restored to reflect the day-to-day life of a middle class, immigrant family at the turn of the last century.
The Museum offers a unique experience for visitors: unlike many heritage houses, the rooms are not roped off or behind glass, and some of the artefacts may be handled with care. Each of the eleven rooms has been furnished with artefacts and period items, which were collected over the years, some returned by the Roedde family.
Website: http://www.roeddehouse.org/en/

SCIENCE WORLD
Science World at Telus World of Science Vancouver is a science centre run by a not-for-profit organization in Vancouver. It is located at the end of False Creek, and features many permanent interactive exhibits and displays, as well as areas with varying topics throughout the years. This is a huge hit for all ages when you come to visit Vancouver.
Website: http://www.scienceworld.ca/

UBC MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY
Canada’s contemporary museum of world arts and cultures, is a place of extraordinary architectural beauty, provocative programming, and exciting exhibitions. From towering totem poles in our spectacular Great Hall, to the iconic “The Raven and the First Men” sculpture in the Bill Reid Rotunda, to more than 10,000 objects from around the world housed in our new Multiversity Galleries, and cutting-edge temporary exhibitions on display in The Audain Gallery, MOA offers endless opportunities for visitors to discover and learn about their own and other cultures.
Website: http://moa.ubc.ca/

VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
The Vancouver Art Gallery made its debut in 1931 with a tidy collection of British historical paintings and only seven works by Canadian artists. Those humble beginnings were the foundation of what was to become a collection of more than 10,000 pieces. Explore the gallery’s repository of works by Vancouverites Jeff Wall, Stan Douglas, Rodney Graham, Roy Arden, Ian Wallace and others.
It also has a significant collection of paintings by Canadian modernist Emily Carr, who was known for using splashy, bold colors to bring B.C.’s unique landscape and culture to life. In 1937, the gallery purchased Carr’s Totem Poles, Kitseukla for $400; it inherited the rest of her collection in the 1960s. Today, you can see the full collection of paintings, sketches, ceramics, photographs and letters by one of British Columbia’s most groundbreaking natives.
Website: http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/

For further information on #MuseumWeek please click on this link: http://museumweek2015.org/