iPRES International Conference on Digital Preservation 2018
Last fall I was able to attend iPRES, the International Conference on Digital Preservation. This was the 15th time the …
New in the Public Domain 2019
On January 1st, the copyright expired for some of our holdings: these are now in the public domain in Canada. …
Happy Holidays!
The Archives will be closed for the holidays from 5pm on Friday, December 21, 2018, and reopen at 9am on …
New Video Wall: Goods & Services–Businesses in Vancouver
Our latest video wall showcases the types of businesses that have operated in the city over time. Goods & Services: …
The Archives’ Pre-move project: an inside look through the conservation lens
The James Skitt Matthews building has been home to the Archives since 1972 and after more than four decades of …
Digitizing deteriorating negatives safely
This is the first in a series of posts on the 2018 Steffens-Colmer Studios and Don Coltman Company Photographs Digitization …
Hugh Pickett fonds now available!
Thanks to the generous attendees of the Hugh Pickett Gala in 2017 and the Friends of the Vancouver City Archives, …
2010 Olympic Torch Relay Photographs Now Available
The Archives is pleased to announce that over twelve thousand photographs from the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay (OTR) – showing …
Merging Time: Past & Present Combined
Merging Time, an exhibit created by the students of Langara College’s Professional Photography program, has returned to the Archives gallery …
Periodicals from the BC Gay and Lesbian Archives collection now available!
Back in May we announced that longtime LGBTQ2+ community archivist and activist Ron Dutton had donated his entire collection, known …