Lectures
Events
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Tending Eden: A Garden History of Victoria
Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street, Victoria, BCMartin Segger will talk about the golden years of Victoria as a garden city, 1890-1930.
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The Stories Houses Tell
Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street, Victoria, BCEvery house is more than a collection of walls and ceilings; houses carry the stories, memories, and identities of the people who live in them. In this talk, Maryam Vakil shares her journey to Yazd – a UNESCO World Heritage City – and the experience of reviving a 200-year-old adobe house. What began as a [...]
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Victoria’s Morgan Block
Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street, Victoria, BCVictoria's Morgan Block: A Heritage Conservation Case Study Victoria's Old Town is a cherished historic district with preserved architecture. Development guidelines protect its character while accommodating growth. This panel discussion involving some of Victoria’s most respected architects and Heritage professionals will examine one proposal's journey through the approval process, exploring context, regulations, and design deliberations. [...]
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Devil’s Workshop
Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street, Victoria, BCDr. Charles Leitz chronicles the interplay of architecture and the occult, from medieval Europe to contemporary Victoria.
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Fort Street Exhibit Opening
Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street, Victoria, BCJoin us for the opening of our new feature exhibit, Fort Street: The Story of Victoria’s First Street.
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Furniture of Peter Neve Cotton
Open Space 510 Fort Street, 2nd floor , Victoria, BC, CanadaAn exhibition at Open Space art gallery will present furniture designed by Cotton for his company, Perpetua, between 1950 and 1955. Held in conjunction with the Victoria Design Festival.
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Peter Cotton: A Life in Design
Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street, Victoria, BCJoin us for a panel discussion of Peter Cotton: A Life in Design. Held in conjunction with the Victoria Design Festival and an exhibition at Open Space art gallery.
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Mahara Woodlands
Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street, Victoria, BCHistorian Richard Somerset Mackie explores the tenure, architecture, and inhabitants of a house on Tsehum Harbour in North Saanich.
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