Families and kids of all ages can expect to experience fun and enlightening activities this Spring Break at the Britannia Mine Museum with three weeks of workshops, interpretive talks, science experiments and a geoscience dig day from Monday, March 13, 2017 to Friday, March 31, 2017. Spring Break at Britannia Mine Museum We love the […]

The Museum of Anthropology (“MOA”) at UBC presents the thought provoking, socially and environmentally conscious new exhibition Amazonia: The Rights of Nature, on display March 10, 2017 to January 28, 2018. Amazonia: The Rights of Nature Where: Museum of Anthropology (UBC, 6393 NW Marine Drive) When: March 10, 2017 to January 28, 2018 The exhibition […]

The Winter Wander at Vanier Park combines everything that I love so much about this city: A walk by the seaside, a chance to enjoy some arts and entertainment, and of course some really cool museums! Winter Wander at Vanier Park On Saturday, February 4, 2017 bring your family down to Vanier Park for a […]

I love museums. I love museums so much that for our 10 year anniversary trip to Massachusetts we went to the Concord Museum and on my birthday this year we went to the National Motorcycle Museum while visiting family in Iowa. Given that our neighbors to the south are celebrating a whole month worth of […]

If there’s one person I would undoubtedly call a living legend here in Vancouver, right now, it would be Red Robinson, and he’ll be signing his new book at the Museum of Vancouver on Thursday. Red is a radio DJ who can be ranked up among the very best in the world, who had the […]

It’s no secret that the Museum of Anthropology (“MOA”) at UBC is my favourite museum that I definitely would call a must visit location for any visitor, and local. They now have a new visually spectacular and immersive exhibition on global textiles starting this month called Layers of Influence: Unfolding Cloth Across Cultures, which will […]

At least a century of stories spill from the shadows and dark corners of some of our region’s most historic sites and they’re hosting some very special events this Halloween to tell their tales (and have some fun). Britannia Mine Museum What: Spoo-ook-tacular Halloween Weekend Where: Britannia Mine Museum (1 Forbes Way, Britannia Beach) When: […]

The Surrey Museum is bringing back Music at the Museum this summer, with a free concert on Wednesday, July 20th from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Grab your lawn chair, kick off your shoes, dance on the lawn, and enjoy music from the Genuine Jug Band. Music at the Museum Typical of the museum, the lively event […]

Britannia Mine Museum is taking part in BC Mining Week by hosting a Family Fun Day on Saturday, May 14th. This special event is focused on recognizing the contributions of modern mining to British Columbians. Family Fun Day at Britannia Mine Museum At Family Fun Day, visitors of all ages can enjoy various entertaining activities […]

Discover the past and enjoy unique family-friendly activities at some of our local National Historic Sites near Vancouver this Spring Break. Britannia Mine Museum, Britannia Beach What: Spring Break at the Britannia Mine Museum When: March 19th to 27th, 2016 Spring Break Programming: Daily hands-on activities and events featuring historical photo talks, preview demos behind […]