On Tuesday evenings, admission to the Art Gallery, including the special exhibitions, is by donation. Occasionally, there are artist talks and curator tours, too. Lines can get long, so it's best to come as close to 5 pm as possible. And with the money you save, you can splurge on dinner at the Gallery Café.
Skip the Seawall and bask in the pristine, serene atmosphere of Vancouver’s premier art gallery, where rotating exhibitions draw renowned artists from around the world, and permanent exhibitions showcase the West Coast’s finest artists – from Emily Carr to Andrew Dadson, Fred Herzog and Geoffrey Farmer. Among locals, the gallery’s café is one of the city’s best-kept secrets: here, you can sip a $6 martini on one of the city’s most historic and, arguably, underused patios – beneath the shelter of a big umbrella, of course!
The Vancouver Art Gallery usually charges $20 for adult admission, but every Tuesday night entry is by donation only. So why don’t you and your date take in some culture, see if you can unwrap the genius behind the latest and greatest in the world of modern art, and try to dredge up what you learned in history class about the Group of Seven.