Granville Island Model Ships Museum
1502 Duranleau Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3S4
604-683-1939 Fax: 604-683-7533
Home to an impressive international collection of model submarines, warships, sailing ships, work vessels and remote control racers, the Granville Island Model Ship Museum is the hobby enthusiast’s North American Mecca.
Category:
Visual Arts Location
What:
| Type | | Museum |
Where:
| Getting There | | On Granville Island |
When:
| 6 days a week / Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00AM-5:30PM / Closed on Mondays |
Profile Last Updated: October 17, 2008
Super Models
Having recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, The Granville Island Model Ships Museum is proving to be a popular attraction for both amateur and professional model makers. John Keith-King, creator of the Maritime Market on Granville Island, put the museum together as a way to preserve Vancouver's marine heritage, as well as a way to display some of BC's modeling talent. The museum houses a considerable collection of work vessels such as tugs, commercial fishing boats and freighters, as well as a large cross section of the seagoing vessels including naval, commercial and pleasure vessels. Contributing modelers include William Ballenger and William Bull and, if you’re lucky, you might catch one or two local modelers adding some new feature to their pride and joy, allowing you to witness a master at work.
Showcasing Local Talent
Most of the modelers are from BC and have built their models completely from scratch. The museum’s naval collection is equally impressive, spanning almost two hundred years from Admiral Nelson's "H.M.S. Victory" to state of the art U.S. nuclear submarines. Other members of the collection include three stellar pond models, meticulously crafted by local artist Murray Barber, all of which are fully remote control and which include the "Lady of the Lake" – a Friendship sloop; "Raven" – a Dragon class racing sloop, and "Dragonfly," an international A Class racing yacht.
New Arrivals
Included among the museum’s latest acquisitions are the USS Enterprise, complete with an entire fleet of hand painted aircrafts, as well as The Inuit, a realistic replica of one of the first boats used to tow barges laden with raw materials along Canada’s rivers and canals.
Having recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, The Granville Island Model Ships Museum is proving to be a popular attraction for both amateur and professional model makers. John Keith-King, creator of the Maritime Market on Granville Island, put the museum together as a way to preserve Vancouver's marine heritage, as well as a way to display some of BC's modeling talent. The museum houses a considerable collection of work vessels such as tugs, commercial fishing boats and freighters, as well as a large cross section of the seagoing vessels including naval, commercial and pleasure vessels. Contributing modelers include William Ballenger and William Bull and, if you’re lucky, you might catch one or two local modelers adding some new feature to their pride and joy, allowing you to witness a master at work.
Showcasing Local Talent
Most of the modelers are from BC and have built their models completely from scratch. The museum’s naval collection is equally impressive, spanning almost two hundred years from Admiral Nelson's "H.M.S. Victory" to state of the art U.S. nuclear submarines. Other members of the collection include three stellar pond models, meticulously crafted by local artist Murray Barber, all of which are fully remote control and which include the "Lady of the Lake" – a Friendship sloop; "Raven" – a Dragon class racing sloop, and "Dragonfly," an international A Class racing yacht.
New Arrivals
Included among the museum’s latest acquisitions are the USS Enterprise, complete with an entire fleet of hand painted aircrafts, as well as The Inuit, a realistic replica of one of the first boats used to tow barges laden with raw materials along Canada’s rivers and canals.
