Vancouver Police Museum

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autopsy tables, so unsettlingly clean.
Autopsy room at the Vancouver Police Museum – when things are uncomfortably clean.
Who: Vancouver Police Museum
vancouverpolicemuseum.ca
What: Museum
When: Tuesday – Saturdays, 9am-5pm
Where: 240 East Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 1L3
Price: $12 Adult; $6 Child (See all)

“Arresting Experience” More like Unresting…

…in an exciting way, like being Sherlock Holmes, in the 1950’s, in Vancouver.

To my surprise, it is more interesting than I expected albeit some reading involved. In the Vancouver Police Museum they showed day-to-day information that could be useful for the average person, like confiscated weapons, historic unlawful gambling items, and a showcase of guns.

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When you first enter the exhibit.
Confiscated weapons
Confiscated weapons. Maybe some of these are a fashion statement. I’m kidding, but really, what are people thinking?
Counterfeiting Statistics.
Why some stores refuse $100 bills. I wonder what the current stats are after we started using the new plasticky bills.
Morgue and Autopsy Suite warning sign
Did I mention this museum was previously a morgue? It really adds to the eerie feel.
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Two murder cases back in the 1950’s. It’s bone-chilling thinking that these happened in neighbourhoods where the houses look like the ones in my neighbourhood. It doesn’t help to know that “[t]his case has never been solved”.
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A collection of human organs is displayed in the autopsy room.

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The museum also offers a series of “Movies in the Morgue”.

My Thoughts

Enjoyed it! But in regards to Movies in the Morgue? Um, I’ll pass, thanks.

 

Thanks to JF for inviting me to explore with you Vancouver attractions via the Vancouver Inspiration Pass.

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2 thoughts on “Vancouver Police Museum”

  1. Little

    Nice.
    I did not know there’s one so close to the actual po-po station.
    I wanna check it out with baba

    Reply

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