BJ00853

Museums & Cultural Centres

Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Vancouver Island North boasts a rich and colourful back story. Its various museums and cultural and interpretive centres chronicle a saga of human habitation dating back at thousands of years. Alert Bay’s priceless U’mista Cultural Centre is internationally renowned for its collection of potlatch artifacts.  The community museums in Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice, Sointula, Quatsino and Alert Bay all do their vital part in keeping the history and traditions of the region alive with displays, rotating exhibits and extensive archives.

  • Alert Bay

    • U'mista Cultural Centre
      Phone: 250-974-5403
       

  • Port Hardy

    • Port Hardy Museum
      www.porthardymuseum.com
      Phone: 250-949-8143
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      Community museum and archives with permanent exhibits of the history of First Nations, forestry, geology, natural history, and European settlement of the North Island. New temporary exhibits each spring through fall; smaller temporary exhibits each winter.

      Gift shop specializes in local First Nations artwork -- silver jewelry, carvings, drums, paintings and prints -- plus books, CDs, DVDs, giftware, postcards and souvenirs.

      Open year round Tuesday through Saturday; call for extended summer hours.
      7110 Market Street, Port Hardy, BC,
       
    • Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre
      Phone: 250 949-9022
       

  • Sointula