Vancouver Art Gallery opens first dedicated collection floor in more than two decades

The Vancouver Art Gallery presents Highlights from the Collection, a major exhibition drawn entirely from its permanent holdings of more than 13,000 artworks. This presentation marks the opening of a newly dedicated floor for the collection. Featuring more than 200 works by over 100 artists, the exhibition traces the evolving history of the collection through the environments in which art has lived, circulated and gathered meaning. With the selection rotating regularly to preserve light-sensitive works, the exhibition will continually refresh, offering visitors differing perspectives on the collection throughout its run. “Highlights from the Collection reflects our ongoing commitment to making the Gallery’s collection more accessible while foregrounding the stories and connections that continue to resonate today,” says Eva Respini, Interim Co-CEO & Curator at Large at the Vancouver Art Gallery. “As the cultural memory