Discover Vancouver Beyond the Pitch: Uno Langmann Gallery

As Vancouver welcomes soccer fans from around the world for the FIFA celebrations, visitors have a unique opportunity to experience more than just world-class matches. Between games, explore the city’s vibrant arts and culture scene with a visit to Uno Langmann Gallery.

Located just across the Granville bridge from downtown Vancouver, Uno Langmann Gallery showcases one of Canada's most remarkable collections of historical art. From iconic Canadian landscapes to fascinating works by Indigenous and international artists, the gallery offers a rich cultural experience that complements the excitement of the tournament.

Cabinet of Curiosities: Treasures from the Niels Knudsen Collection

We encourage you to join us in the gallery to view our current exhibition: Cabinet of Curiosities - Treasures from the Niels Knudsen Collection. The exhibition has been extended through May 15th.

Niels Knudsen was a true collector at heart - his entire lifetime was spent scouring for treasures in auction houses, second hand shops and thrift stores. He searched not just for quality and rarity but also for items of interest - anything out of the ordinary. He collected Items from all over the world - Europe, Great Britain, Russia, North & South America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the Arctic, as long as it peaked his interest.

Uno Langmann Limited is proud to present this exhibition Cabinet of Curiosities - Treasures from the Niels Knudsen Collection. A selection of the collection is available to see online, but to view the collection in its entirety please visit the gallery. This is truly a rare glimpse into a collector’s world - treasures accumulated over a lifetime, from around the world. Come browse, explore and enjoy!

Evening Sun, Greenland by Emanuel A. Petersen (Danish 1894-1948)

Petersen was known as one of the “Greenland Painters” depicting Greenland’s history and Arctic life in a naturalist style. Working before widespread photography, he documented the northern landscape and portrayed villagers during a period of rising European curiosity about this remote region. Petersen’s Greenland views, shaped by his final trip in 1946 remain culturally, ethnographically, and topographically significant. Learn more about this piece in our Insights Blog.

IN CELEBRATION OF MOTHERS

EARLY CANADIAN MASTERPIECES

UBC LIBRARY'S RARE BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

The donation of the Uno Langmann Family Collection of British Columbia Photographs to the University of British Columbia Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections consists of more than 22,000 images from over 80 albums. This collection includes extensive coverage of B.C. from the 1850s to the 1950s and includes photographs in a wide variety of formats and genres including albums, diaries, portraits, landscapes and city/townscapes.

Images from the collection are being digitized on an ongoing basis. Library users will be able to request items from the physical collection through UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.

“Royal BC Museum acquires rare painting from B.C.’s first professional Black painter.” - written by Elizabeth McSheffrey for Global News

It’s the newest gem in the Royal BC Museum’s collection of more than 10,500 works of art — a painting of the Victoria Harbour, made in 1883 by Grafton Tyler Brown.

The museum is celebrating its acquisition of Entrance to the Harbour as part of Black History Month. It was one of Brown’s few works while he lived in the city.

Brown is widely considered to be the first professional Black painter in B.C.

“As far as we know, to date, Grafton was the first Black artist to paint an exhibit here in Victoria and in the province of B.C.,” Royal BC Museum art and images curator India Young said.

“What is interesting about Brown is that over the course of his travels, he really shifted his identity.”