Stanley Park Celebrates Its 120th Birthday!

"The Unnatural History of Stanley Park"

• Introduction
• Background
• Exhibition
• Panels
• Donors

An Exhibition in English and Chinese Celebrating the 120th Birthday of Stanley Park

Vancouver Museum
1100 Chestnut Street
September 25/08 to February 15/09

Exhibition visitors will remember Stanley Park through souvenirs, stacks of postcards, and keepsakes collected by park visitors over the past 120 years and behind-the-scenes stories of the park's plants, animals, people and landmarks. Here are some of the highlights that await Museum visitors:

• Experience through sounds and light the power of nature in the 2006 Stanley Park blowdown
• Discover the way the land was changed through logging activities in the 1800s and native animals and birds were managed and replaced with exotic animals
• Take a trip down memory lane through uniforms and equipment from sport teams that played in the Park
• Enjoy the artwork inspired by Stanley Park (by Emily Carr, James Blomfield, Frederick Varley from the Group of Seven)
• Learn about some of the crazy schemes to improve the Park that were never realized, including an elevated streetcar into Brockton Oval and elephant rides on Second Beach
• ...and so much more!