Welcome to the Maritime Museum of BC’s blog!
Browse announcements, insights from our Collections and Archives, and our ongoing #MeetMMBC series about staff and volunteers.
Check out our series below, or recent posts to the right.
New series of Maritime Moments on our Youtube Channel!
Did you catch our latest Maritime Moments series on our Youtube channel? If it looks familiar--that's because the full interview with Michael Davis was featured in our 2022 Queer at Sea: Tales from the 2SLGBTQ+ Community exhibit! The interview is held permanently in...
Presenting Classic Boat Festival Honourary Commodore Richard “Slim” Gardner by David R. Huchthausen
Photo courtesy of James Holkko Presenting Classic Boat Festival 2023 Honourary Commodore Richard "Slim" Gardner By David R. Huchthausen Victoria Classic Festival Judge PNW CYA Historian PNW CYA Past Commadore I first met Slim Gardner at a Classic Yacht Association...
Career Opportunity: Memberships and Donations Coordinator
Join the Maritime Museum of British Columbia team! Role: Memberships and Donations Coordinator This is a part-time regular employment opportunity. Please see the job poster for all information and details at the link here. Applications are due May 31, 2023 at 4:00 PM...
Sailmaker’s Bench
The Maritime Museum of BC Sailmaking is still a contemporary and historic rewarding skill and career, and sailmakers lofts are busy sites of design, drafting, repair, and innovation. Sailmaker’s benches are a key tool for working on sails; sitting down, the sails go...
Marlin Spike
The Maritime Museum of BC Despite what you might think, the marlin spike was not named after the long-billed fish, but instead gets its name from the small cord called marlin, which is typically tarred and used for the serving of rope. In fact, the fish is actually...
SS Iroquois Keys
Maritime Museum of BC If you spend summers bicycle riding along the Lochside Trail, you might know of Iroquois Park in Sidney. It's not named for the Haudenosaunee People, but rather it is named for a steamship known as the SS Iroquois. Long before BC Ferries, there...
#MeetMMBC: How Anya Got Started in Museums
Have you ever considered how your skillset and experiences could translate into heritage or museum work? Everyone who works in the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) sector has a unique career pathway. However, with the ongoing incredible financial...
#MeetMMBC: Welcome, Kym!
Welcome to the Maritime Museum of BC team, Kym Aerts! As the Collections assistant she helps maintain the Maritime Museums extensive collection with Heather and a lovely team of volunteers. Her current project is inventorying and digitizing the Museums collection of...
#MeetMMBC: Welcome, Skyla!
Welcome to the Maritime Museum of BC team, Skyla Thomas! As the Programs Assistant at the Maritime Museum, Skyla is excited to work with Stephanie to facilitate the creation of lifelong memories of the Maritime Museum of BC through stories, crafts, tours, and maybe a...
