Designed as a courthouse by British Columbia's leading early-20th-century architect Francis Rattenbury, and renovated into an art gallery by British Columbia's leading late-20th-century architect Arthur Erickson, the Vancouver Art Gallery is an excellent stop to see what sets Canadian and West Coast art apart from the rest of the world. There is an impressive collection of paintings by B.C. native Emily Carr, as well as examples of a unique Canadian art style created during the 1920s by members of the "Group of Seven".
