The Vancouver Art Gallery is the fifth largest art gallery in Canada. The gallery was founded in 1931 and designed by British architect Francis Rattenbury. Mr. Rattenbury spend most of his career in British Columbia and is also known for the Parliament Buildings and The Empress Hotel in Victoria. Thirty years ago the gallery went through a $20 million dollar renovation and which spans three city blocks, known as Robson Square. The gallery is connect to the rest of the complex via an underground passage below Robson Street.
The gallery has a permanent collection of approximately 10,000 artworks including pieces by Emily Carr. The building was assigned a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980.
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