The Richmond Museum presents the 17th annual Doors Open Richmond from June 8–9, 2024, at over 40 unique locations across the city, each representing the city’s cultural diversity and rich heritage. You can enter to win a prize package!
Doors Open Richmond Locations
| 12 Service Battalion Museum & 39 Service Battalion Az-Zahraa Islamic Centre Bahá’í Community of Richmond BC Ambulance Services Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site Eastern Catholic Church Richmond Gina Page, Seawrack Press Studio Gurdwara Nanak Niwas: India Cultural Centre of Canada Lingyen Mountain Temple London Farm Minoru Chapel Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Temple Peisen Ding, Branscombe House Artist-in-Residence Richmond Art Gallery Richmond Caring Place Richmond City Hall Richmond Artefact Collection Richmond Family Place Richmond Fire-Rescue Richmond Jamia Masjid (Sunni Muslim Mosque) Richmond Museum |
Richmond Nature Park Richmond Olympic Oval Richmond Public Art Richmond Public Library Richmond Public Works Richmond RCMP Richmond Recycling Depot Richmond Youth Education Center Sanduz Estate Wines Scott Pleydell-Pearce Artist Studio Sea Island Heritage Society Steves Farm Steveston Buddhist Temple Steveston Japanese Language School Steveston Museum Steveston Tram S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Richmond Service Centre Sudnya Dance Academy The Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency Turkish-Canadian Society Ukrainian Community Society of Ivan Franko Vedic Cultural Centre |
Visitors will get a glimpse behind-the-scenes of organizations or businesses, through tours and hands-on activities. Select highlights from this year’s program include: the Turkish-Canadian Society of Vancouver, where visitors can sample savoury Turkish cuisine and practice traditional crafts; the Richmond Olympic Oval, where sports enthusiasts can tour the facilities and the interactive museum that is the first of its kind in North America; the Steveston Japanese Language School, where families can create their own unique paper craft; and many more.
In addition to the in-person program, visitors can learn more about sites through videos showing at the Richmond Cultural Centre Performance Hall and Richmond Museum Theatre.
Bus tours will be available on both days to take visitors to different places of worship along No. 5 Road, known as the “Highway to Heaven.” This year’s tour will have stops at the Az-Zahraa Islamic Centre, Lingyen Mountain Temple, Richmond Jamia Masjid, and the Vedic Cultural Centre (Sunday only).
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Win a Doors Open Richmond Prize Package
Established in 2008, Doors Open Richmond is the longest-running Doors Open event in BC. The local event is part of the Doors Open Canada program supported by the City of Richmond, the BC Arts Council, the Province of British Columbia, and the Government of Canada. The event is organized by the Richmond Museum Society.