360° Virtual Galleries Tour

Last updated on
Monday, August 12th, 2024
Experience type: 
Virtual Field Trip
Program Description

Engage in a virtual experience of our galleries from the comforts of your classrooms! An educator leads you through our 360° virtual galleries via screen sharing, pausing along the way with inquiry-based questions to stimulate creative thinking and critical discussions.

Virtual Galleries available:

Vancouver History Galleries

ćəsnaʔəm: the city before the city

 A Seat at the Table

That Which Sustains Us

Haida Now

Big Ideas
  • Water is essential to all living things, and it cycles through the environment.
  • All living things sense and respond to their environment.
  • Creative expression is a means to explore and share one’s identity within a community.
  • Exploring works of art exposes us to diverse values, knowledge, and perspectives.
  • Identity is explored, expressed, and impacted through arts experiences.
  • The arts provide opportunities to gain insight into the perspectives and experiences of people from a variety of times, places, and cultures.
  • We shape the local environment, and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live.
  • Canada is made up of many diverse regions and communities.
  • Indigenous knowledge is passed down through oral history, traditions, and collective memory.
  • Indigenous societies throughout the world value the well-being of the self, the land, spirits, and ancestors.
  • Learning about indigenous peoples nurtures multicultural awareness and respect for diversity.
  • People from diverse cultures and societies share some common experiences and aspects of life.
  • Demographic changes in North America created shifts in economic and political power.
  • Interactions between First Peoples and Europeans lead to conflict and cooperation, which continues to shape Canada’s identity.
  • The pursuit of valuable natural resources has played a key role in changing the land, people, and communities of Canada.
  • Canada’s policies and treatment of minority peoples have negative and positive legacies.
  • Exploration, expansion, and colonization had varying consequences for different groups.
  • Trip Details
    City: 
    For Grades: 
    4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Duration: 
    30 minutes unless otherwise stated.
    Maximum Students: 
    Offered In French: 
    Yes
    Also Offered For: 
    Adult Groups, ESL, Guides, Homeschool, Other, Scouts
    Packages Provided: 
    No Packages Provided
    Fee Details
    Fee Notes: 

    $80/tour/class