INDIGENOUS ART
Gain a deeper understanding of the art and culture of the region ’ s First Nations ’ people by visiting local museums and art galleries . Hallmarks of Northwest Coast art include its unique lines , distinctive red and black paint , use of animal figures and , perhaps most well-known , its extraordinary totem carvings . A cluster of shops in the Granville neighborhood offer a perfect venue to gallery hop . Downtown Vancouver is where you ’ ll find the Bill Reid Gallery , named for the acclaimed Haida artist and dedicated to exhibiting contemporary Indigenous art . Reid is also celebrated at the Museum of Anthropology ( MOA ) at the University of British Columbia . The museum ’ s Bill Reid Rotunda displays his famous sculpture , The Raven and the First Men , which was featured on the Canadian 20-dollar bill from 2004 to 2011 . �
Indigenous Art
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