Museen

Agassiz-Harrison Museum & Visitor Info Centre

Agassiz

Agassiz is a friendly agricultural community known for healthy, country living & endless outdoor activities.

The Agassiz-Harrison Museum & Visitor Information Centre is housed in an 1893 CPR station. Our museum offers railway history, period clothing, artifacts, photographs & stories of pioneer life. In our Gift Shop you will find all things local; art, jewelry, preserves, books, pottery, woodwork & many more handcrafted items.

While visiting our area explore the Agassiz/Harrison Mills Circle Farm Tour, water sports, fishing, hiking, cycling, skiing in the picturesque Fraser Valley. Visit the Farmers Market every Thursday in the museum parking lot during the summer.

The Visitor Information Centre can help you find & plan your visit to the area.

Well worth the visit to our community!

Alaska Highway House

Dawson Creek

30,000 US army soldiers and civilians completed this astounding engineering feat in just nine months. Find out how by discovering the story behind the monumental Alaska Highway.

Armstrong/Spallumcheen Museum and Art Gallery

Armstrong

Armstrong/Spallumcheen Museum and Art Society operates a museum, archives and art gallery. This facility is open to the public by donation and makes available the artifacts, archival material and artwork of this region. The Society actively collects, organizes, houses, preserves and presents this material.

We have monthly art shows showcasing artists of the North Okanagan from May through to the last week of November. The museum also operates a gift shop and contains books and postcards from the local area as well as work from local artisans.

In December we are open the last 3 weekends for the Christmas season and "Festival of Trees".

Ashcroft Museum

Ashcroft

Rated as one of the best museums in the interior, come explore Ashcroft during the late 1800s. Examine First Nation handcrafts and local history and see China Town in its heyday.

A visit to our museum is much like walking down a country lane and peaking into different homes and businesses. See a dining room table set for dinner or allow a local mercantile to take you back in time. We are fortunate to have some very rare items in our exhibit. There are also special areas that pay special attention to our First Nation and Chinese inhabitants and the role they played in our history.

BC Farm Museum

Fort Langley

Bring the children, grandchildren, or your friends to see the largest collection of pioneer artifacts in Western Canada. Two large buildings in Fort Langley - near the HBC Fort. You will find the most interesting collection of pioneer effects, tractors, carriages, small engines, as well as model engines.

See the farm kitchen, the parlour & the textile room exhibiting a historic loom & sewing machines. Check out the working windmills & the large steam engine. The archival reference library contains thousands of books, manuals, magazines & other agricultural documents plus early photos. In 2015 we added interactive computer tablet terminals so you can watch many of our items in operation. Bring your cameras!

BC Sports Hall of Fame

Vancouver

Come learn about BC's top athletes and teams in the Hall of Champions. Immerse yourself in the monumental journeys of Terry Fox and Rick Hansen. Our Teams; Our Turf Gallery celebrates the Vancouver Canucks, BC Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps. Run, jump and play in the Participation Zone and see inside the spectacular BC Place.

While here, enhance your visit with an All Access Experience tour and get behind the scenes of BC Place! You'll get to hit all the stadium highlights including: the Media Lounge, Premium Suite areas, team locker rooms (when available) and access onto the field providing visitors with an amazing viewpoint of BC Place (when available).

BC Vintage Truck Museum

Surrey

The BC Vintage Truck Museum is located in the historic town of Cloverdale and is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 10:00 am-2:00 pm.

View more than 20 beautifully restored vintage trucks dating back to 1914 and learn about the history of trucking in BC with trucks, displays, photographs and memorabilia.

The original and first 1881 Surrey Town Hall is also part of the museum. Friendly volunteers are always available to give you a guided tour.

Admission is by donation.

Beaty Biodiversity Museum

Vancouver

Fall in love with the diversity of life as you explore over 2 million plants & animals. Stare through the jaws of the largest creature ever to live on Earth, a 26 metre long blue whale skeleton! The natural history museum houses six major collections including fish, fossils, shells, insects, fungi, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians & plant specimens from around British Columbia & the world. Drop-in public programs include activity stations, tours, crafts, puppet shows & more. The museum also hosts interesting lectures, workshops, and temporary art exhibits. Visit our website for more information.

Come for a full day at UBC & visit the Beaty, MOA, UBC Botanical Garden & Greenheart Canopy Walkway.

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art

Vancouver

A public gallery nestled in the heart of downtown Vancouver. Named after the acclaimed Haida artist Bill Reid (1920-1998), the Gallery is located close to major hotels and the SkyTrain Canada, Millenium and Expo lines.

It is the only public gallery in Canada dedicated to contemporary Indigenous art of the northwest coast. Highlights include Reid's stunning gold & silver jewelry, his monumental sculptures in bronze and stone, and a towering totem pole by James Hart of Haida Gwaii. The Gallery Shop is a source for northwest coast gifts, including carefully selected works of original art, finely crafted jewelry, and uniquely designed accessories and gift ware. Inspired by the Gallery's exhibitions, featured pieces are authentic and Indigenous.

All purchases in the shop support contemporary northwest coast artists.

Britannia Mine Museum

Britannia Beach

Faces just seem to light up once the Britannia Mine Museum's underground train pulls out. Our underground guided tour introduces you to the joys, noise and stories of BC mining history and pioneers.

Go ahead and explore. Within the modern Visitor Centre, you'll uncover one feature after another that includes a film, interactive exhibits and panning for real gold to take home.

To reach the highly acclaimed Britannia Mine Museum, head north on the Sea to Sky Highway (approximately 45 minutes from downtown Vancouver).