Vancouver Police Museum
The Vancouver Police Museum & Archives occupies the city's historic Coroner's Court building in Gastown, a space that served as Vancouver's city morgue and autopsy suite from 1932 to 1980, processing over 20,000 bodies. Visitors can walk through the authentic recreated 1970s autopsy suite, explore mugshot archives, confiscated weapons, and exhibits on Vancouver's most notorious criminal cases. Founded in 1986 to mark the Vancouver Police Department's centennial, it is an independent museum operated by the Vancouver Police Historical Society and is a genuinely singular stop for any cyclist touring through Gastown.
This place is in the traditional territory of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), Stz’uminus, šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam), and Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla.
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.
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