Arts & Culture
Free rotating art galleries in a century-old French-Canadian mansion in Maillardville, with a heritage square and museum out back.
Maillardville, Brunette Ave
More infoPlace des Arts runs its free rotating galleries out of Ryan House, a turn-of-the-century mansion with French-Canadian mansard rooflines in Maillardville, BC's biggest French-Canadian neighbourhood. Wander the local and emerging artists at talking volume, then step next door to Carre Heritage Square for Mackin House Museum, the old Fraser Mills rail station, and an outdoor amphitheatre. Thoughtful, low-pressure, and completely free.
Park free on-site at 1120 Brunette and start inside Ryan House, the galleries are free and small enough to actually discuss each piece rather than march past. Note the Sunday short hours (1-5 pm only) and Saturday's 5 pm close, so this is a day-and-early-evening date, not a late one. Don't miss walking across to Carre Heritage Square: Mackin House Museum and the restored Fraser Mills station are steps away, and if you land here in early March, Festival du Bois turns the whole Maillardville block into a French-Canadian music-and-tourtiere street party.
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