Current exhibit from Britannia Mine Museum:
The 1921 Flood - Online Exhibit: Read and see archival images regarding the 1921 flood that devastated Britannia. This online exhibit is the first of its kind for Britannia Mine Museum.
The Museum site itself is an exhibit - from historical machinery to heritage buildings, there is plenty to see and do. From mucking machines, to ore carts and our working Lime Tank, come explore some of the equipment that once made Britannia great. We also house permanent exhibits that offer an insight into the social history of the Britannia Mines and mining history of BC. Our 1908 Machine Shop is also home to a number of historic pieces of equipment, from our restored ambulance car, to the man car that squeezed 16 miners into a space about the size of a small family car.
The Britannia Mine Museum is interested in providing diverse ways for audiences to connect with and understand why mining is relevant to them.
Previous art exhibits at the Museum have included:
- 2009 "Unearthed" by Patricia Chauncey is a sensitive body of work inspired by the physical attributes of the Britannia Mine site. On display until October 2, 2011
A recent series of black and white photographs documenting BC's mining history by Lawrence Hislop.
Collection of abstract photographs by Fiona Spalding-Smith.
Twenty nine of Sea to Sky Corridor's leading artists created new pieces that reflected their relationship with mining and mined materials.
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