Courtenay & District Museum

Courtenay & District Museum is located in Courtenay, Canada on 207 4th St. Courtenay & District Museum is rated 4.6 out of 5 in the category museum in Canada. 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Summer 2020 Hours Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Please be aware, we are limiting how many people are in the museum at the same time. For over 50 years we’ve been keen about the natural and cultural heritage of the breathtaking Comox Valley, located on the shores of the Strait of Georgia – and we like to show it off. Are we serious about what we do? You bet – award winning natural and cultural history, academic research, interpretation, preservation – and having fun! Be our guest to find out why the Comox Valley – past and present, is one of the most plentiful places on earth. Take a fossil tour and travel 80 million years back in time; browse our galleries to delve into the stories that make our history come alive. View our Safety Plan Book a Fossil Tour Welcome Back! The Courtenay and District Museum team have re-opened the museum doors with public and museum team safety in mind. First things first, we created a safety plan based upon provincial requirements. Working with this information and with information from our colleagues and associations, the museum team created safety protocols for distancing, occupancy limits and sanitizing and implemented these protocols in gallery areas. We also cleaned spaces, moved exhibits and collections, overhauled the gift shop and worked with contractors and city staff to redo floors and surfaces. This is what’s new at our museum: An occupancy limit of ten at a time. Hand sanitizing stations are available on entrance and throughout the building. Masks are suggested and available. Archival services are limited at this time but inquiries by phone are welcome. Our thanks go out to the City of Courtenay and all funders and donors for continuing to support the museum through this transition and into this re-opening phase. Featured Video Learning with Finley: Episode 1, Finley Discovers the Elasmosaur Explore the exhibits and collections of the Courtenay and District Museum and Palaeontology Centre with Finley the Fish a curious fish who wants to learn all about the Courtenay and District Museum’s exhibits and collections. Finley invites children to learn with him as he explores the museum’s natural history galleries and delves into the elasmosaur discovery, how ammonites got their shape and name, mysteries of the rat fish, how mosasaurs roamed the sea and more. Online Exhibits Discover aspects of the Comox Valley you might not have known with full color online exhibits. Sid Williams Out of the Ordinary Launch Open to the Public History of the Comox Valley Launch An Enjoyable Region Recreation in the Valley Launch Headlines Newspapers from 1900-2000 Launch About Us The Courtenay and District Museum was established in 1961 as a non-profit organization with the mandate to collect, preserve and interpret natural and cultural heritage of the Comox Valley region. Throughout the year, the museum offers on-site and outdoor programming suitable for all age groups. Program subjects include fossils, geology, First Nations history, pioneer settlement history, social history of the Comox Valley, logging and lumber history, river way study, as well as, a series of changing exhibitions. Getting Here Click for Directions » Contact Us Phone: 250.334686 Email: [email protected] Address: 207 Fourth Street, Courtenay B.C., V9N 1G7 Copyright © 2020 Courtenay & District Museum | All Rights Reserved COVID-19 Update – We are now open to the public, with some changes. 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