Maritime Museum of British Columbia

Identificatie

Bestandsidentificatie

MMBC

Geauthoriseerde naam

Maritime Museum of British Columbia

Parallelle vormen van de naam

Aandere naamsvormen

  • Maritime Museum of BC
  • MMBC

Soort

  • Provinciaal

Contact

 

Brittany Vis, Archivist Eerste contactpersoon

Soort

adres

Adres

634 Humboldt St.

Locality

Victoria

Region

British Columbia

Landnaam

Canada

Postcode

V8W 1A4

Telefoon

250-385-4222 ext. 115

Fax

Aantekening

Beschrijving

Geschiedenis

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.

Geografische en culturele context

Mandaat/bronnen van bevoegdheid

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.

Organisatie structuur

Records management and collecting policies

Gebouwen

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

Bestanden

Toegangen, gidsen en publicaties

Toegang

Openingstijden

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

Raadpleegvoorwaarden en -eisen

Toegankelijkheid

dienstverlening

onderzoeksdienstverlening

reproduktiedienstverlening

Publiekruimten

Beheer

Identificatie van de beschrijving

Identificatiecode van de instelling

Toegepaste regels en/of conventies

Status

Niveau van detaillering

Datering van aanmaak, herziening of verwijdering

Taal (talen)

Schrift(en)

Bronnen

Onderhoudsaantekeningen

Trefwoorden

Access Points

Eerste contactpersoon

634 Humboldt St.

CA V8W 1A4