Art on Paper at a 1911 Deer Lake Mansion, Deer Lake Park, Vancouver BC

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Art on Paper at a 1911 Deer Lake Mansion

Canada's only paper-art gallery is free, inside a 1911 Tudor mansion, and the rowboats are just outside.

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The Burnaby Art Gallery lives inside Ceperley House, a 1911 Tudor-revival mansion on the edge of Deer Lake Park, and it is the only public gallery in Canada devoted entirely to art on paper: prints, drawings, the quietly absorbing stuff that rewards actually looking. Admission is free. When you finish, walk straight out into the park, where summer brings rowboats for rent on the lake.

How to do it

Wander the rotating works-on-paper shows inside Ceperley House, a 1911 Tudor-revival mansion that does half the romancing for you, and it's all free. Give the intimate rooms about 75 minutes, then walk straight out into Deer Lake Park for a loop around the water. In summer, rent a rowboat and stretch the afternoon, it'll feel far more curated than the price suggests.

What to wear: smart casual

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Duration
About an hour
Best time
Morning to afternoon
Per person
Free
setting
Indoor / Outdoor
neighbourhood
Deer Lake Park
best season
Year-round

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