Living very close to Mystic CT I have visited the Seaport often so I am accustomed to exhibits about the marine industry. This museum had a lot to offer, in depth exhibits, and it seemed to go on forever. The RCMP boat was very impressive.

I've visited some brilliant, world class museums. This is not one of them. The St. Roch is an impressive part of the museum's collection and worth paying to see once. I did enjoy exploring the ship. However, the St. Roch is the *only* part of the collection I really feel is worth seeing. As we're in Vancouver, I feel we... More

we bought a combined ticket as museum of vancouver ,space museum and planetarium are all next to each other (good value) its very interesting and great for kids

Interesting museum, the main part is an original boat which was used by the RCMP to patrol the arctic. Much fun to walk all over the boat which is brought to life with props to give you an idea of what it was really like to sail many years ago. Interesting historical maps of Vancouver and information in the other... More

the museum is a nice place to drop in if you are walking around kits beach area and want to get out of the sun or rain for a bit. There's lots of information about early vancouver and it's maritime history. Nothing amazing here but you will learn a few things. A couple good exhibits and lot's of model ships.

I checked out this museum after news of a bored, supressed mom launching a sad one woman campaign to get some of the art removed because she found it offensive. Tattoo and Scrimshaw: The Art of the Sailor was actually qiute beautiful. Beautiful, intricate carvings made on whalebones were the "offensive" material. I was quite impressed with the work and... More

If you are a prude you should avert your eyes when visiting a museum if you see something that offends you; the scrimshaw exhibit is perfectly acceptable as a reflection of the lives & times of the whalers who owned/carved these pieces and so they should be displayed. Don't like it, don't go back.

My husband spent an hour here while I went for a walk on the beach.. He says there was a lot of information in a small space but he enjoyed it. We both saw the tattoo and scrimshaw exhibit and were adequately warned by the front desk staff that some of it might be seen as offensive. I am a... More

I am disturbed and troubled after a morning at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. The Museum have a new exhibit called Scrimshaw which features numerous images of inappropriate nature (oral sex, sex, nudity, male anatomy etc) on tusks. There was only one small warning sign beside one of the display boxes. But, there was no warnings in the entrance ways leading... More