The Courtenay and District Museum will celebrate Canada Day with an open house from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Tuesday, July 1st. Guests are welcome to enjoy live music by Alan Jossul, enter to win a door prize, and…
Location: Rotary Gallery of the Courtenay and District Museum Speaker: researcher and writer on Coast Salish textiles Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa This illustrated presentation will give a brief overview of Mutton’s story (Mutton was the name of the only known woolly…
Location: Rotary Gallery of the Courtenay and District Museum Speaker: UVic Professor of History Dr. Jordan Stanger-Ross Dr. Stanger-Ross’ illustrated talk will explore the government’s attempted mass banishment of Japanese Canadians after the close of the Second World War. Stanger-Ross…
Event type: In-person Time and Date: 4:30 pm en francais; and 7:00 pm in English. Both on Tuesday, April 15th (doors open 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm lecture) Location: Rotary Gallery of the Courtenay and District Museum Speaker: Historian Maurice…
Celebrate spring at the Spring Fling and Easter Thing, hosted by the Courtenay and District Museum, on Saturday, April 12th, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This exciting, family-friendly event has something for everyone to enjoy! Enjoy a Petting Zoo…
The Courtenay and District Museum is pleased to present the travelling exhibition Broken Promises from the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Grounded in research from Landscapes of Injustice – a 7 year multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, community engaged project, this exhibit…
Time and Date: 7:00 pm, Tuesday, December 3rd (doors open at 6:30 pm) Speaker: Dr. Victoria Arbour Dinosaur fossils are rare in British Columbia compared to places like Alberta or Montana, but new research by the Royal BC Museum’s palaeontology…
Dinosaurs of BC, a travelling exhibit produced by the Royal BC Museum, is now on display at the Courtenay and District Museum. Dig into prehistoric British Columbia and get up close and personal with “Buster”, the Iron Lizard of the…
Courtenay’s Puntledge River elasmosaur, now BC’s provincial fossil emblem, is turning 80,000,036 this November! You’re invited to the party on Saturday, November 16th from 11:00 am – 2:00. While you’re here celebrating, check out the Dinosaurs of BC exhibit from…
Join writer, editor and publisher Howard White for an in-person talk based on the recently released “Raincoast Chronicles: Fifth Five” 7pm, Tuesday, November 5th at the Courtenay and District Museum. Brimming with stories and images, this fascinating collection celebrates Harbour…