Vancouver Monuments

Nurses Public monuments honouring nurses exist in various cities around the world. Vancouver is home to a number of public monuments honouring various nurses and their contributions to the public. This exhibit displays pictures and a brief history of some the monuments identified and photographed by Nina Rumen. In 1996, Nina was joined by Brenda Flynn, who did further research and added to the project. Glennis Zilm developed the script for this display.

The Memorial Nursing Portrait Collection

This exhibit of portrait dolls was established in 1990. The purpose of this collection was two fold: first, to raise money for the History of Nursing Scholarship fund; second, to provide a visual lasting portrait to honour a friend or family member. The memorial collection pays tribute to the nurses and events that shaped the history of nursing in British Columbia. The collection portrays nursing from the times of early aboriginal and lay nursing and the move toward the establishment of professional nursing in British Columbia. The portrait dolls are designed and dressed by Sheila J. Rankin Zerr. Photograhy and presentation design by David Roberts.