Maritime Museum of British Columbia

Zone d'identification

Identifiant

MMBC

Forme autorisée du nom

Maritime Museum of British Columbia

Forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom

Autre(s) forme(s) du nom

  • Maritime Museum of BC
  • MMBC

Type

  • Provincial/d'État

Zone de contact

 

Brittany Vis, Archivist Contact principal

Type

Adresse

Adresse physique

634 Humboldt St.

Localité

Victoria

Région

British Columbia

Nom du pays

Canada

Code postal

V8W 1A4

Téléphone

250-385-4222 ext. 115

Fax

Note

Zone de description

Historique

The Maritime Museum of BC opened in 1955 as a naval museum located on Signal Hill just outside the gates of the HMC Dockyard in Esquimalt. By 1965, the Museum had outgrown the original location and found a new home in the former Supreme Court building in Bastion Square − the oldest surviving courthouse in the province. In 2014, the Museum got news from the Government of British Columbia that the provincially-owned historic courthouse was in need of major repairs that require the building to be empty. The Museum has since relocated to a new public storefront location at 634 Humboldt St., where we have our exhibits, public research space, and a gift shop. The majority of our collections are now stored off-site but are still accessible through our research request program.

The Maritime Museum of BC represents a rich and vast link to the province’s legal and nautical roots. It is also home to three significant sailboats − Dorothy, Trekka and Tilikum − each with their own incredible story of adventure and enchantment.

The Museum cares for more than 35,000 unique artifacts, in excess of 40,000 historical photographs and an internationally recognized chart collection. As well, the Museum delivers popular educational outreach programs geared to children and seniors featuring topics such as immigration, pirates and privateers, women at sea, and the fur trade.

Contexte géographique et culturel

Textes de référence

Mission: To promote and preserve our maritime experience and heritage and to engage people with this ongoing story.

Vision: To be the leading interpreter and presenter of BC’s on-going maritime story, by celebrating the nautical culture and heritage of British Columbia.

Structure administrative

Gestion des archives courantes et intermédiaires et politiques de collecte

Bâtiments

MMBC Society Office
MMBC off-site storage, Seymour
MMBC off-site storage, Ogden Point

Fonds

Instruments de recherche, guides et publications

Zone de l'accès

Heures d'ouverture

Summer Hours: Daily, 10-5
Winter Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10-4

Conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Accessibilité

Zone des services offerts

Services d'aide à la recherche

Services de reproduction

Espaces publics

Zone du contrôle

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Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

Niveau d'élaboration

Niveau de détail

Dates de production, de révision et de suppression

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Points d'accès

Points d'accès

Contact principal

634 Humboldt St.

CA V8W 1A4