One-hundred-and-twenty years after one of the worst maritime disasters in the Pacific Northwest, historian Erik Kosick joins our Nautical Nights Speaker Series to delve into the history of The Coffin Ship: Superstition and Incompetence in the S.S. Clallam Tragedy.
An award-winning historian and mariner takes readers on an engrossinginternational journey of self-discovery that explores timely themes of humanconflict, ethics, and reconciliation. Included in admission to the Maritime Museum of BC, this event will run in the museum gallery. There will be a Q&A period and a book signing, with copies available in the museum … Continued
Admission is by donation all day long, there will be treats, and our new exhibit No Walk in the Woods: The History of the West Coast Trail will be open!
Admission by donation all day!
The summer season truly begins on Sunday, May 19 at the Maritime Museum of BC: not only will we be launching new opening hours, a seven-days-per-week schedule, and a summer of new programming for all ages, but we are starting the season with a Community Day and Pop-Up Sale! From 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM, … Continued
Admission by donation all day!
Admission by donation all day!
To celebrate the Classic Boat Festival Artists' Showcase, the Maritime Museum of BC will be open with admission by donation all day long.
Join us in the gallery to see artists' works from the Festival. It's also a Community Day, so admission is by donation!
Last chance to see our No Walk in the Woods: The History of the West Coast Trail exhibit. The exhibit closes at 4:30 PM for an exhibit changeover.
Join us on Halloween and make your own Spooky Sea Lantern at the Maritime Museum of BC this Halloween! Dive into the eerie ocean depths as we craft glowing sea lanterns inspired by lighthouses and all things Halloween. Suitable for all ages, this drop-in event runs from 1:00pm to 4:00pm and is free with admission. … Continued
The Maritime Museum of BC will be open with admission by donation all day long.
See the Pacific in Peril: Climate Change, the Warming Ocean, and How to Turn the Tide exhibit, complete an Activity Book for pirate's treasure, and check out interactive anchor and knotmaking stations!