Bill Reid Gallery
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The Bill Reid Gallery suits an hour downtown with the Haida artist's sculpture and jewellery and with contemporary Northwest Coast work, and the trade-off in winter is the calendar, because from October to May it opens only Tuesday to Saturday.
Photo Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 and others, credited in the gallery
Access
A level route runs in from Georgia Street between Christ Church Cathedral and Cathedral Place to an automatic door. An elevator serves the mezzanine and the accessible all-gender washroom on the lower level, and staff lend two manual wheelchairs.
Bill Reid (1920–1998) was a carver and jeweller of Haida heritage, and the gallery that carries his name opened in 2008. By its own account it is Canada's only public gallery for contemporary Indigenous Northwest Coast art, and it holds the Simon Fraser University Bill Reid Collection. The gallery acknowledges the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, along with all the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast.
Every River Has a Mouth: The Visual Languages That Connect Us runs until 14 February 2027, and Cradled Origins takes the mezzanine until 17 January 2027. Dempsey Bob's SALMON opens on 1 March 2027 for a year. The gallery runs one show for the whole year and changes the mezzanine three times.
The entrance hides in a courtyard between Georgia and Dunsmuir. Look for the sandwich board on Hornby Street and climb the short stairs, or take the level path in from Georgia Street. Photos are fine without flash, and tripods and selfie sticks stay in your bag.
Worth knowing
- The gallery calls the first Friday of every month its Community Access Day, with free admission from 2 to 5 pm.
- Children 12 and under, Indigenous visitors and current SFU students get in free.
- Late February 2027 falls between the end of Every River Has a Mouth on 14 February and the opening of SALMON on 1 March, so check what's on before a visit then.
- Canada Place is a 10-minute walk away by OpenStreetMap routing, and Burrard station on the Expo Line is 4 minutes from the door.
Quick answers about Bill Reid Gallery
How much is the Bill Reid Gallery?
Adult admission to the Bill Reid Gallery is $15 plus tax in 2026, with $12 for seniors, $10 for students, $8 for youth 13 to 17 and $32 for a family of two adults and two youth. Children 12 and under and Indigenous visitors get in free.
When is the Bill Reid Gallery open?
From October to May the Bill Reid Gallery opens Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. In summer it opens every day from 10 am to 5 pm.
Is the Bill Reid Gallery ever free?
Yes. The Bill Reid Gallery is free from 2 to 5 pm on the first Friday of every month.
What are the opening hours of Bill Reid Gallery?
Bill Reid Gallery keeps these hours: Sun–Mon closed; Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00.
When is the best time to visit Bill Reid Gallery?
Bill Reid Gallery: Come on the first Friday of the month between 2 and 5 pm, when entry is free.
Can you get to Bill Reid Gallery by bike?
Hornby Street has a two-way bike lane, and one bike lock stands on the far side of the street from the gallery.
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