Audain Art Museum
The Audain Art Museum is a transformative experience for appreciating the art of British Columbia. Located in Whistler Village, this iconic building houses a permanent collection of artworks, as well as unique and evolving exhibitions from Canada and around the world.
Exhibitions
The museum displays up to three temporary exhibitions a year, creating an ever-changing display to delight locals and visitors alike. Including both historical and contemporary art, they produce their own exhibitions and showcase art from leading art institutions around the world to complement their permanent collection.
Current Exhibitions
The Coast Mountains: Recent Works by Edward Burtynsky
Date: April 27 – September 15, 2025
Description: Internationally acclaimed, Toronto-based artist Edward Burtynsky presents a selection of large-scale, photo-based works. Over the past 40 years, Burtynsky has focused his camera lens on the impact of human industry around the planet. This display of recent works captures the pristine grandeur of British Columbia’s natural environment, while highlighting the pressing issue of glacier retreat due to global warming. The Museum is honoured to host Edward Burtynsky, as he continues to be a leader in artistic discourse that speaks to a greater social consciousness.
Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault
Date: June 14 – October 13, 2025
Description: A landmark exhibition featuring rarely seen drawings from the National Gallery of Canada’s renowned Prints and Drawings collection. Established in 1921 as the first of its kind in Canada, this collection spans the 15th to 20th centuries, showcasing works in graphite, ink, pastel, watercolour, and more. The exhibition highlights masterpieces by Edgar Degas, Gustav Klimt, Edvard Munch, Marc Chagall, Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, and many other celebrated artists, alongside newly acquired and never-before-displayed works.
Permanent Collection
The Museum contains a permanent collection of the province’s most celebrated artists. Highlights include hereditary Haida Chief James Hart’s The Dance Screen (The Scream Too), an exceptional collection of historical and contemporary Indigenous masks, the largest permanent display of paintings by Emily Carr, and key examples of the Vancouver photo conceptualism movement.
The most recent acquisition of an exceptional historical watercolour painting by Emily Carr, War Canoes, Alert Bay, circa 1908, was unveiled alongside the iconic oil on canvas from the Museum’s Permanent Collection of the same name. This signifies an extraordinary reunion of two closely-related Carr masterworks, more than one hundred years after they were painted. The collection also includes The Crazy Stair, a painting by Emily Carr which sold at auction for a record-breaking $3.3 million. This price was the highest ever paid for an Emily Carr at auction, the highest for a work by a Canadian female artist and the fourth most expensive work at an art auction in Canada.
Admission
Adult: $22
Senior: $19
Young Adult (19 to 25): $15
Youth & Children (18 and under): Free
Members: Free
Tickets for Audain Art Museum can be purchased at www.audainartmuseum.com.
When to Visit
| Weekdays |
Hours |
Weekends |
Hours |
| Monday |
11 AM - 6 PM |
Saturday |
11 AM – 6 PM |
| Tuesday |
Closed |
Sunday |
11 AM – 6 PM |
| Wednesday |
Closed |
| Thursday |
11 AM – 6 PM |
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| Friday |
11 AM – 6 PM |
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Special Hours and Holidays
| Date |
Hours |
| June 20 |
1 PM - 9 PM |
| June 21 |
10 AM - 5 PM |
| June 28 |
11 AM - 3 PM |
| July 5 |
11 AM - 5 PM |
| July 10 |
11 AM - 5 PM |
| July 12 |
11 AM - 5 PM |
| July 18 |
11 AM - 5 PM |
Whistler Cultural Pass – $40 per person
The Whistler Cultural Pass provides access to the Audain Art Museum as well as the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre at a reduced price.
Please note that the Audain Art Museum is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays and the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre is closed on Mondays. Passes can be used up to 6 days after your reservation date.
Gift Shop
The Audain Art Museum Shop features a wide selection of handmade jewellery, pottery, wood work and homeware from British Columbia artists, as well as artist prints and collector books from the Audain's permanent collection and temporary exhibits.
Where is the Audain Art Museum?
The Audain Art Museum is located at 4350 Blackcomb Way. Parking is available in the day lots.
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Save up to 20%
Save 20% off your admission to the Audain Art Museum when you book by June 30.
The Audain Art Museum is Rick Hansen Foundation Certified; RHF: 168-00565
General
Emergency Plan
- Emergency plan includes staff trained to provide in-person assistance for people with mobility, visual, and hearing requirements
- Emergency plan includes staff trained to provide in-person assistance for people with cognitive disabilities
High Speed Internet Service
- Business has high-speed internet service available for video application use
Service Dogs
- Staff have been trained on guide and service dog policies
Supporting Programs
- Business accepts Access2Card (www.access2card.ca) or permits a support person to accompany the customer at no cost or at a discount
Cognitive Sensory Friendly
Overall Space
- Neutral or muted colours that are calming and subdued
- Surfaces, window coverings, and décor with minimal glare or reflection, as well as minimal use of bold patterns, shapes, or stripes
- Subtle and/or natural lighting, no florescent or harsh lighting, and no dark shadows
- Minimal visual clutter and obstacles, with clear central access throughout the space
- Door handles have colour contrast with the body of the door; doors and frames have colour contrast with adjacent walls; any glass doors are marked to make them clearly visible
Restroom in Public Area
- Designated gender-neutral/family restroom that can also accommodate a support person
Signs & Navigation
- Signs are clear and concise, in large, plain font with good contrast between text and background
- Signs have minimal glare or reflection
Hearing
Overall Space
- Business has a visual warning (alarm) system
Mobility
Activities & Transportation
- Key activities are accessible to guests using mobility devices
- Accessible spaces have clear views of the main activity (i.e. stage, viewing area)
- Pathways are hard packed surfaces with a maximum slope 5%
Entrance
- Entrance has no steps or if there are one or more steps, there is non-slip ramp with a maximum of 5% slope
- Entry route has a door that is at minimum 815 mm wide
- One or more entry points are automated
Parking
- Designated accessible parking near an accessible entrance that is specifically marked
Restroom in Public Area
- Can be reached without going up or down stairs, has a main entrance and/or stall that is a minimum 815 mm wide and has an outward swing door
- Designated gender-neutral/family restroom that can also accommodate a support person
Vision
Overall Space
- Braille/large print signage for all publicly accessible areas
- Audible alarm and/or public service system
- Multiple lighting sources to improve visibility
*Hours of operation and admission prices subject to change.
First header image art credit: works by Bill Reid and Rebecca Belmore. Second header image art credit: Xwalacktun. Art information: He-yay meymuy (Big Flood), 2014 - 2015, aluminum with LED lights, Audain Art Museum Collection, purchased with funds from the Audain Foundation.