Vancouver Art Gallery Association

Identity area

Identifier

VAG

Authorized form of name

Vancouver Art Gallery Association

Parallel form(s) of name

    Other form(s) of name

    • Vancouver Art Gallery
    • VAG

    Type

    • Arts Organization
    • Museum

    Contact area

    Librarian Primary contact

    Type

    Librarian

    Address

    Street address

    750 Hornby Street

    Locality

    Vancouver

    Region

    BC

    Country name

    Canada

    Postal code

    V6Z 2H7

    Telephone

    604-662-4709

    Fax

    604-682-1086

    Email

    Note

    Description area

    History

    The Vancouver Art Gallery Association was incorporated as a non-profit society in 1931 to exhibit and collect art, to educate, and to provide a social centre for the public. The Association is governed by an elected Board of Trustees which conducts business through a series of standing committees and by delegation to administrative personnel. From 1931 to 1949, personnel included an administrator, secretary, and facilities caretaker.

    Through the 1950s, 11 additional positions were created [to care for] curation, security, reception, and membership. In 1963, a library, curatorial office, and press office were created, and from 1969-1972 the gallery established additional offices for registration, education, information, preparation, public relations, special events, and extension programmes, with a full-time staff of 33 officers. Over the course of the 1970s and 1980s, management of the Gallery grew into 17 distinct departments. A departmental structure has been maintained through the 1990s with new reporting relations, established through departmental groupings into seven divisions, each with its own head.

    Geographical and cultural context

    Mandates/Sources of authority

    Administrative structure

    Records management and collecting policies

    Records are acquired through periodic transfer from Gallery administrative units and by donation. Holdings consist of all inactive records of the Gallery.

    Buildings

    Holdings

    Total Volume: 252 metres
    Inclusive Dates: 1923 – present
    Predominant Dates: 1970-1995

    Finding aids, guides and publications

    Access area

    Opening times

    Open by appointment Monday – Thursday. Please email us to arrange a visit.
    Closed Statutory Holidays.

    Access conditions and requirements

    An appointment is necessary to consult material in the archives.

    Accessibility

    Services area

    Research services

    Reproduction services

    Public areas

    Control area

    Description identifier

    Institution identifier

    Rules and/or conventions used

    Status

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    Revised by BCANS Coordinator, March 24, 2011.

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        Maintenance notes

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