For ages 7-11 (must have completed kindergarten) Dive into 4 days of making your very own dinosaur inspired paper mache creations! Kids will be guided through the process of designing and creating paper mache dinosaurs that they will bring home at the end of the week. Register Now! Register now by emailing student@courtenaymuseum.ca.

For ages 7-11 (must have completed kindergarten) Join us for a fun 4 day camp full of fun with clay! Kids will be guided through multiple clay activities that they will bring home at the end of the week. Please bring a small item that can be used for impressions in our fun creations. Register […]

Doors open at 7:00 pm Due to her sold-out lecture in May, Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa will return to give a repeat performance at the Courtenay and District Museum Rotary Gallery. If you missed the first lecture, this is your chance to attend. This illustrated presentation will give a brief overview of Mutton’s story (Mutton was the […]

Santa Saturnina in Boundary Pass by Gordon Miller.   The threat of “foreign” invasion into “their” seas in the wake of the tumultuous fur trade prompted Spain to explore in Northwest Pacific waters, at the farthest reaches of their American empire, from 1774 until 1796.  Following the Spaniards departure from the scene their explorations have […]

Location: Rotary Gallery in the Courtenay and District Museum Speaker: Tim Ennis, Coordinator, North Island Chapter, BC Community Bat Program Learn about Comox Valley bats at this family-friendly presentation to be followed by a kids’ craft. Bats are a fascinating and mysterious group of species that have been vilified as evil or as vermin, while […]

The former Post Office building, now home to the Courtenay Museum, turns 100 years old in January 2026. Celebrate this anniversary by participating in Universal Letter Writing Week on Saturday, January 17 at the museum. Drop in from 11 AM to 2 PM and put pen to paper. The museum will provide pens, paper, envelopes […]

In a presentation based on their book, Fishes of the Strait of Georgia, authors and marine scientists Dick Beamish and Jeff Marliave will share their observations about some of the 243 species that frequent the strait. They will be speaking at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 17 in the Courtenay and District Museum. Both authors […]

Time: Doors open 6:30 PM, presentation starts 7:00 PM.. Join Meaghan Cursons as she presents a lively and visual overview of the many issues, past and present, affecting our watershed. Cursons is a Storyteller and provides Public Outreach and Engagement for the CVRD Comox Lake Watershed Protection Plan. Tickets: Free admission thanks to Comox Valley Regional […]

Sara Donnelly presents “Seagoing Women” an illustrated talk in recognition of Women’s History Month, at 7pm on Tuesday, October 6th in the Courtenay and District Museum. Join Donnelly for a fascinating conversation about her new book Seagoing Women: At Work which is a compelling collection of stories celebrating thirty-three women who have built extraordinary careers […]