Past Exhibitions

Explore some of our past displays and exhibitions!

German Christmas Traditions

December 2025 Christmas has a long Christian tradition throughout Europe, with each country having t…

International Women’s Month

March 2025 In Honor of International Women’s Month, from stay-at-home moms to career women, he…

Victorian Horror Novels

October 2025 In the late 19th-Century, horror novels were all the rage. It was a way to explore repr…

Lapu-Lapu Memorial

April and May 2025 Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. The Roedde House Muse…

Victorian Aestheticism

March and April 2026 Known for “Art for Art’s Sake”, Aestheticism was a late 19th-…

Lunar New Year

February 2026 It should be noted that the China Town today wasn’t officially formed until around 188…

Kathe Kollwitz

Kathe Kollwitz

Our October 2025 collections room exhibit German Expressionist Kathe Kollwitz. Active during World W…

Legacy Voyage: The African American Migration to BC, 1858

Legacy Voyage: The African American Migration to BC, 1858

From the RHM Collection, Curated By Rachel Lige “Legacy Voyage: The African American Migration…

Whispers and Winks: The Art of Victorian Flirting

Whispers and Winks: The Art of Victorian Flirting

From the RHM Collection, Curated By Rachel Lige Our “Art of Victorian Flirting” exhibit is now on di…

Viola Roedde’s Style Revisited: 1910s Fashions

Viola Roedde’s Style Revisited: 1910s Fashions

From the Ivan Sayers Collection Celebrating the captivating style of Viola Maude Roedde (née White).…

A Nostalgic Look at Victorian Christmas

A Nostalgic Look at Victorian Christmas

Curated by Roedde House By displaying enchanting vintage Christmas cards from the Roedde House colle…

The Roedde Boys in the Military: WWI

The Roedde Boys in the Military: WWI

Curated by James Gibson Presenting a special exhibition highlighting the wartime contributions of th…

Stanley Park and The Legends That Live On

Stanley Park and The Legends That Live On

Written by Jenna MossopCurated and Installed by Jenna Mossop and Rachel Lige The Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqu…

Unsolved Mysteries of the early 1900s

Unsolved Mysteries of the early 1900s

Curated by Rachel Lige Step into the captivating world of scandal and true crime, a fascination not …

Pride, Posies & Drag Pioneers

Pride, Posies & Drag Pioneers

Curated by Rachel Lige The museum this exhibition revolves around the dynamic themes of LGBTQ+ histo…

Noel Robinson: Military Serviceman, BC Historian, Playwright, Journalist

Noel Robinson: Military Serviceman, BC Historian, Playwright, Journalist

Curated by James Gibson The exhibit features the history of Noel Robinson (1880-1966), a l…

The Book and Fine Art Printing Trade on Cambie Street

The Book and Fine Art Printing Trade on Cambie Street

Curated by James Gibson2023 Roedde House Board Member, James Gibson, has launched a new exhibit on t…

Surviving Heritage

Surviving Heritage

Curated by Fred Hume Fred Hume has always been interested in history and historical images. A long-t…

Rattenbury and Roedde House

Rattenbury and Roedde House

Curated by Noah James Our UBC summer of 2022 research student, Noah James, delved into the history o…

Roedde School Days

Roedde School Days

Curated by King George Secondary Archivist, Jim Bradbury This exhibition showcased the various schoo…

Remembrance: Spotlight on Duncan Lawson (1897-1918)

Remembrance: Spotlight on Duncan Lawson (1897-1918)

Curated by James Gibson All three Roedde sons enlisted in WWI, and so to provide a glimpse into…

Remembrance November 2021

Remembrance November 2021

Curated by James Gibson The exhibition tells the story of Vancouver’s 29th Battalion, also known as …

At the Masquerade October 2021

At the Masquerade October 2021

We are pleased to host a new exhibition by fashion historian Ivan Sayers.“At the Masquera…

Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here

Curated by Roedde House Museum & Harper Wellman This exhibition celebrates print culture and the…