Platinum Jubilee Fest
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Join Government House in celebrating Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee with music, refreshments and festivity!
Government House Foundation
Government House
The Government House Foundation was created to foster the preservation of Government House and its grounds; to enhance its decor, character, maintenance, historical and cultural values; and to provide funding for the Lieutenant Governor’s programs and awards that have a...
Public Events
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Public Events at Government House The Lieutenant Governor is also pleased to host several special events open to the public throughout the year on the grounds and inside Government House. The extensive gardens and woodlands are open from dawn to...
Costume Museum
Cary Castle Mews & Costume Museum
Costume Museum The newly expanded Costume Museum is located in the Carriage House and showcases a large variety of period pieces. From former Lieutenant Governors’ uniforms and Chatelaines’ dresses to an original butler’s uniform, the Museum takes visitors on a...
Rudi’s Tea Room
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Rudi's Tea Room is a casual garden café, serving lunch, sweets, and refreshments, with products sourced as close by as the Government House vegetable gardens, fruit trees and bee hives. Named for Rudolph (Rudi) Hoenson, a philanthropist and longtime supporter of...
The Friends of the Government House Gardens Society
Government House
The Friends of the Government House Gardens Society What was originally a small group of dedicated volunteers in the early 1990s, has evolved into The Friends of the Government House Gardens Society (The Friends). The Friends operate year round with...
Gardens
Gardens
History of the Government House Gardens The Government House gardens were originally designed in 1911 by G.K. Maclean, a landscape architect from Vancouver. Following the 1957 fire Robert Savery, a British-born and educated landscape architect, updated the design of the...
Highlights
Gardens
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Interactive Map
Gardens
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History of the Lieutenant Governor
History
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History
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History of Government House Located on the traditional territory of the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations, Government House is the office and official residence of the Lieutenant Governor and the ceremonial home of all British Columbians. The Lieutenant Governor offers...
Exhibits
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Current Exhibit - Places of British Columbia Works on loan courtesy of the Salish Weave Collection http://salishweave.com Spirit of Taku Susan Point, 2004 The Taku River runs from British Columbia to the northwestern coast of North America, at Juneau, Alaska....
Cary Castle Mews & Costume Museum
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Cary Castle Mews The Cary Castle Mews is a cluster of 19th century wooden service buildings located on the southeast side of the Government House estate. The Mews consists of stables, a carriage house, a gaol, a root cellar, a...
Tours
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Public Tours Government House is open to the public via guided tours. Tours give a look into the residence of the Lieutenant Governor and the ceremonial home of all British Columbians, covering history, points of interest, and art and architecture....
Visit
Visit the House
Government House Government House is the office and official residence of the Lieutenant Governor and the ceremonial home of all British Columbians. The house is located on the traditional territory of the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations, in the heart of...