Public Guided Tours
Join the Audain Art Museum’s knowledgeable Docents for an intimate look at the Permanent Collection, Special Exhibitions and Architecture.
Public Guided tours are available on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays included with the cost of admission. Our Docents discuss the historical context, artistic movements, techniques, and messages within the art of our Permanent Collection and Special Exhibitions, as well as the history behind the building of the Audain Art Museum designed by Patkau Architects.
See below for times.
Pictured: Edward John (E.J.) Hughes, Departure from Nanaimo, 1964, oil on canvas, Audain Art Museum Collection, Gift of Michael Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa. Image by Mirae Campbell
Public Guided Tours
Join the Audain Art Museum’s knowledgeable Docents for an intimate look at the Permanent Collection and Special Exhibition.
Public Guided tours are available on Sundays at 2pm, included with the cost of admission. Our Docents discuss the historical context, artistic movements, techniques, and messages within the art of our Permanent Collection and Special Exhibitions.
Sundays at 2pm: Explore the strengths of the Permanent Collection: carving, painting, and photography.
Public Guided Tour Experience
These drop-in style tours are accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to availability.
Fridays
1:00pm | Architectural Tour
2:00pm | Into the Wosk Collection: Discovery & Wonder
Saturdays and Sundays
2:00pm | Pillars of the Permanent Collection
3:00pm | From Sea to Sky: The Art of British Columbia
These one-hour Public Guided Tours are included with the cost of admission or membership, and registration is required. Register here.
Permanent Collection Audio Tour
Take a self-guided journey through nine highlights of the Audain Art Museum’s Permanent Collection by Go Whistler.
With your own headphones, listen as Dr. Curtis Collins, Director & Chief Curator, guides you through works by Emily Carr, E.J. Hughes, Jack Shadbolt, and powerful Indigenous carvings.
Headphones required for audio version.
Visual version available through the link below.
Admission required.
Enjoy an inspiring hour surrounded by British Columbia’s most celebrated artists. Listen here.