Fine Art Stroll at Winchester Galleries, Oak Bay Village, Victoria BC

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Fine Art Stroll at Winchester Galleries

Oak Bay's grown-up art dealer since 1974, free to browse, and an excellent excuse to develop opinions about things you cannot afford.

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Winchester Galleries has been dealing serious Canadian and European paintings since 1974, which predates your mortgage and possibly your parents. The space is light-flooded and unhurried, hung at a height that invites genuine slow looking rather than a confused nod. Browsing is free, so wander, develop loud opinions about things you cannot afford, then drift into Oak Bay Village for tea and ice cream.

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Duration
About an hour
Best time
Morning to afternoon
Per person
Free
setting
Indoor
neighbourhood
Oak Bay Village
best season
Year-round

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