Nanaimo Museum
100 Museum Way
Nanaimo, BC
V9R 5J8
(250) 753-1821
Rating:
4½ out of 5 stars
(
47 reviews)
Hours: Late May to Labour Day daily 10am-5pm
day after Labour Day to late May Tues-Sat 10am-5pm
Status: Open
Description
Nanaimo's history was given new life with the construction of our facility in the Vancouver Island Conference Centre
by hotfrog
on May 15, 2013 from hotfrog
Editorial Reviews
Nanaimo's regional museum is a worthwhile introduction to the area's past, first as a home for the Snunéymuxw (the name from which Nanaimo derives) people and then as a coal-mining boomtown. The museum relocated to the new and adjacent Vancouver Island Conference Centre in 2008. The expanded exhibit gallery portrays the unique aspects of Nanaimo's location, character, and natural history,...
by frommers
on December 14, 2011 from frommers
Information from the business
Nanaimo Museum: Discover Nanaimo’s fascinating history in our new museum located in the VI Conference Centre. The main gallery offers a sense of what life was like for Nanaimo's earliest settlers and the Snuneymuxw First Nation. Our award winning replica coal mine is a special treat. The museum also manages the Bastion, an original Hudson's Bay Company post built in 1853. Don’t miss the gift...
by tripadvisor
on February 21, 2013 from tripadvisor