Museum & Archives

Arts, Culture & Heritage

Events at the Museum

March Break at the Museum
March 8-12, 2010 - 9 am to 4 pm
$125 per week or $30 per day

March Break day camp at the Museum with the Museum's Educator covers a whole week jam-packed with activities to explore around town along with a 'home base' at the Museum for crafts, games and exploration.

Register for one day or the whole week. Camp runs from 9 am - 4 pm.

Pre and post care is available (additional cost) from 8:30 am - 5 pm. Space is limited. Barcode 143182

Medieval Movie Matinees Movie Night
Come to the Museum and enjoy a movie this 2009/10 Season.

Showtime: 3 pm.

Cost: Adults $5, Seniors/Students $4 and Children $2

Movie Dates
Feb 18 - A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Mar 18 - Becket (1964)
Apr 15 - Ivanhoe (1952)
May 20 - The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)

Lower Level

Tree Ring Circus: The Science of Dendrochronology
June 10 - Extended
Tree Ring Circus looks at the science of tree ring analysis. Trees are the oldest living organisms on earth and their growth rings are a library that sheds light on human and natural history.

This exhibit explains how scientists can build a timeline stretching back thousands of years using tree ring records and how the information they gather can explain everything from the disappearance of ancient cultures to climate changes.

Visitors can also explore the impact of the recent Pine Beetle infestation and how this event has changed the interior forests of BC.

Children's Museum
Opening June 2010
We are in the developing stages of an interactive and educational children's museum that will feature; hands-on learning stations, exhibits tailored to children's interests about natural and human history of the area, a larger water table, blocks, puzzles, games, a reading area and many more activities for kids and families.

Second Floor

Botanical Prints from the Kelowna Museum
February, 2010
Science as Art features ten watercolours of Canadian tree fruit varieties by Okanagan artist Joanne Beaulieu, paired with ten text panels revealing their lineage and characteristics.

The visitor is exposed to beautiful visuals, and is provided with insight into the many improvements that Canadian plant breeders have contributed, not only to the fruit industry, but also to the long history of cultivating new plant varieties.

Once Upon A Time...
September 16, 2009-February, 2010
Experience life in Medieval Europe from 1000 to 1500 AD in this new temporary exhibit on loan from The Bruce County Museum.

This family friendly exhibit features aspects of medieval life including models of cathedrals, the daily life of monks in monasteries, medieval architecture, armour, knights, the feudal system, games and the crusades.

Detailed models of cathedrals, a peasant's home, a manor house, catapults, sundials and much more represent an accurate and realistic depiction of how people lived in Europe over 500 years ago.

Mary Balf Archives
Open Tuesday to Friday, 1:15 pm-4 pm.

From fur trade journals to thousands of historical images of Kamloops, the Archives houses a wealth of information available to researchers.

Third Floor

Rocky Mountain Rangers
Temporary Loan
On display in the rotunda will be a collection on loan from the Rocky Mountain Rangers museum complimented by the Kamloops Museum & Archives local war artifacts. The exhibit features many pictures of wartime, artifacts of what soldiers carried, and recruitment posters from previous wars.

Children will have the opportunity to try on different packs or uniforms. The exhibit will contain information right up to Canada's current involvement in Afghanistan and peacekeeping missions, with the opportunity for everyone in the community to write letters for local soldiers currently serving overseas.

BC Fly Fishing Gallery
Permanent Exhibit Fly Fishing Exhibit
When you hear the names Bill Nation, Tommy Brayshaw and Roderick Haig-Brown what comes to mind? Give yourself points if you connect these names with British Columbia and Kamloops' fly fishing. These three men have inspired thousands to take the sport and brought our province and Kamloops to world prominence as a fly fishing mecca with their award winning writing, artwork, and guiding.

The new BC Fly Fishing Gallery at the Kamloops Museum and Archives examines local fishing spots such as Paul Lake and displays the rods, reels and other equipment used by fly fishers. Rare equipment and materials used by Tommy Brayshaw and Bill Nation are on display as well.

Mineralogy
A wide variety of rocks and minerals are on display in the new mineralogy cave display at the museum. Information on the history of mineralogy, mineral classification and how rocks and minerals are formed complement the display.

Rocks collected from around the world demonstrate the variety of beauty of crystal formation and mineral deposits. A number of the rocks on display are examples of local crystals and minerals. All rocks and minerals on display were donated to the Museum by Sid and Rhona Baker during their travels collecting different specimens from around the globe.

Shuswap Secwepemc/Shuswap
The gallery features the tools, artwork and basketry of the Secwepemc people, illuminating a way of life that has existed for thousands of years.

The temporary Secwepemc display will be moving into a renovated and larger permanent display area on the Museum's third floor by June 2010. The new space will feature more information on the Secwepemc people's culture, lifestyle, art and history up to the present.

Cougar Taxidermy
The museum has a large collection of taxidermy specimens that showcase the wildlife of the BC interior. T.S. Keyes, an early Kamloops taxidermist, donated much of his work to the museum when he retired in the 1950's. Currently on display are a collection of owls and a large cougar.

Museum Hours
Open Year Round
Tuesday - Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Open late on Thursdays until 7:30 p.m.
Closed on Statutory Holidays

Admission is by recommended donation
$3.00 - adults, $1.00 - 18 and under.

Logo Contact
Kamloops Museum & Archives
207 Seymour Street
Kamloops, BC V2C 2E7
ph (250) 828-3576
fax (250) 828-3760
email museum@kamloops.ca

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