The Legacy Downtown is the primary gallery space for the University of Victoria and features paintings, drawings and sculptures by some of the best-known artists in the Pacific Northwest, bequeathed to the University of Victoria by Dr. Michael C. Williams. Two gallery spaces feature a variety of rotating exhibits. Wed, Fri and Sat 10 am – 4 pm.; Thurs noon - 7 pm.
Legacy Downtown
630 Yates St, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1K9

Wed, Fri and Sat 10 am – 4 pm.; Thurs noon - 7 pm
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Translations
Elizabeth Yeend Duer slipped between two identities – an Englishwoman and a Japanese painter – during Victoria’s war years.
Jan 26, 2019
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Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects
An exhibition at the University of Victoria’s downtown Legacy Art Gallery gives voice to a community that faces prejudice and violence.
Feb 27, 2018
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Ellen Neel's Totem Poles
Ellen Neel’s show at the University of Victoria’s Legacy Gallery has a provocative subtitle: "The First Woman Totem Pole Carver."
Mar 13, 2017
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MAKING A SCENE: To June 27, 2015 at the Legacy Art Gallery, Victoria
In "Making a Scene: Victoria’s Artists in the Sixties", curator Emerald Johnstone-Bedell demonstrates the spontaneous activity and networks that brought contemporary art to the forefront in the British Columbia capital.
Jun 8, 2015
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MARY KERR, "Copper Thunderbird: Invention, Inspiration and Transformation," July 9 to November 30, 2008, Legacy Art Gallery, Victoria
This exhibition combines two threads of inspiration. One focuses on Mary Kerr’s designs for costumes, props and stage design for Copper Thunderbird, a play about the life and paintings of Ojibwa artist Norval Morrisseau.
Aug 31, 2008