Vancouver Heritage Foundation: created as a private, charitable organization in 1992 by the Mayor and Council of the City of Vancouver, who remain its honorary patrons until today. Under the direction of a private citizen Board of Directors, the Foundation assists with the conservation of Vancouver's built heritage, in recognition of its public benefit.

Thank you to our lecture partners:

& Hycroft

HYCROFT EVENING

LECTURE SERIES

BROWN BAG LUNCH LECTURES

Professional Development Credits are available for both Brown Bag and Hycroft Lectures.

Hycroft Tuesday Evening Lecture Series - New in 2012 -

Tuesday Evenings, 7 - 8:45 pm $12 each @Hycroft, 1489 McRae Avenue

Hycroft Dinner before lecture, 6pm $20 (lecture not included, for details 604 264-9642)

January 17th, 7pm, History of Exterior House Colour, with Donald Luxton

Donald Luxton, heritage consultant & historic colour expert, on the history of residential paint colour from early buildings to the high-style heritage homes of the early 20th C.

February 21st, 7pm, History of Neon Light in Vancouver, with John Atkin

Author and civic historian John Atkin will present "It's All About the Light," about neon, lighting, and the city. Atkin sheds light on the invention and science of neon and Vancouver's extraordinary love affair with this light source. From its peak in the 1950s, Atkin traces neon's decline & looks at the recent renaissance of lighting in urban design.

(1 non-core AIBC credit)

March 6th, 7pm, Historic Stained Glass in Vancouver, with Jim Wolf

Join historian and author Jim Wolf for Vancouver’s art glass history. English craftsmen and artists introduced this art here in the Edwardian era with standard pattern books and catalogues. From the Arts & Crafts masterpieces by the famed Bloomfield studio for West End mansions to the Art Deco windows of the Marine Building! (1 non-core AIBC credit)

Sign up here for one or all Hycroft Lectures >>

Hycroft University Women's Club of Vancouver is at 1489 McRae Avenue in Shaugnessey near 16th and Granville. Free parking is available on McRae and The Crescent just west of Hycroft. Attend all three lectures and you can earn a general elective towards an Old School Certificate in Heritage Conservation!

2012 Brown Bag Talks

At the BCIT Downtown Campus 555 Seymour Street

Wednesdays from 12 – 1:30 pm $12 each (1 - 1.5 Core AIBC credits = hours of talk)

Bring a lunch and join the VHF for insightful sessions on issues of importance to our local built environment. Sign up here for one or all Brown Bag Lectures >>

Session 1 : Wednesday, February 29th Room 870

Topic: Gastown & New West: Economic Revitalization through Heritage Conservation

Guest Speaker: Robert Fung, President, The Salient Group

Session 2: Wednesday, March 28th Room 870

Topic: Hastings Park and the Pacific National Exhibition - History & Evolution

Guest Speaker: Marta Farevaag, Principal, Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg

Session 3: Wednesday, April 25th Room 870

Topic: Lauchlan Hamilton and the CPR's Role in shaping Downtown Vancouver

Until a couple of decades ago, the Canadian Pacific Railway and its lands and facilities were a prominent feature of Downtown Vancouver. The CPR is forgotten by many Vancouver residents as having a central role in the emergence of the city for more than a century. The presentation will speak to the legacies of the CPR in the structure and character of Downtown Vancouver.

Guest Speaker: Michael Gordon, Senior Central Area Planner, City of Vancouver

Professional Development Credits for both Hycroft and Brown Bag are available to

AIBC (CORE), PIBC, BCAAIC, BCSLA and BOABC members.

cancellations policy