Association of Moving Image Archivists Conference 2015
In late November, I attended the annual conference of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) in Portland, Oregon. Here …
Our Goad’s Vanmap project won a Heritage BC award
We’re pleased to announce that our project to create a historical layer in Vanmap from the 1912 Goad’s Fire Insurance …
iPRES International Conference on Digital Preservation 2015
This past November I attended iPRES 2015. iPRES is one of the foremost international conferences on digital preservation, and the …
New in the public domain 2016
On January 1st, the copyright expired for some of our holdings: they are now in the public domain in Canada. …
Happy Holidays
The Archives will be closed from noon December 24 to 9am Monday, January 4. This 1891 Christmas menu from …
Merging Time: A Modern Perspective
The popular photography exhibit, Merging Time, is now showing at the City of Vancouver Archives gallery. This year’s collection features …
The 2015 Vancity Theatre Screenings are now on YouTube
We had another successful run showcasing our moving image series at the Vancity Theatre this past November. Every year, we …
Giving the gift of history
It’s that time of year again, the season of giving. Stuck for holiday gift ideas? Why not give the gift …
The Archives at Vancity Theatre – A Distant Mirror & Reflecting the City
The Archives returns to the Vancity Theatre this November with Vancouver – A Distant Mirror. Over the summer, we worked …
Friends of the Vancouver Archives Photographic Cold Storage Facility
We have a specialized, custom-built freezer to provide the highest standard of care for the storage of our photographic materials. …