Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery is a multi-faceted organization with a history museum

Join us for a Historic Nelson Walking Tour, leaving from the Nelson Museum (502 Vernon St.) at 5pm. $14 for adults, kids...
09/02/2026

Join us for a Historic Nelson Walking Tour, leaving from the Nelson Museum (502 Vernon St.) at 5pm. $14 for adults, kids under 19 are free. Small groups, no registration. Continuing every Thursday in July, August, and September. The tours will be led by our Archivist and Collections Manager, JP Stienne or our Archives Assistant Tressa Ford. They are both a wealth of knowledge.

Come in out of the rain for a taste of history...During the height of the Cold War, in the 1950s and 1960s, nearly 50 bu...
09/02/2026

Come in out of the rain for a taste of history...During the height of the Cold War, in the 1950s and 1960s, nearly 50 bunkers were constructed across Canada. In 2017, the Nelson Museum began work on restoring the space and opening it to the public. You can join a tour of one of the Museumʼs best-loved spaces!
From iodine pills and Geiger counters to board games and ashtrays, visitors get a glimpse of the vast measures taken to create normalcy in an extraordinary time.
Wednesday tours are at 1pm (registration recommended)
Saturday there are tours at 11am (registration req.) 12pm, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm.
Adult admission required – children under 19 are always free!

08/31/2026

# Check out this gorgeous ink well and it's connection to Frances Welwood's book 'Passing Through Missing Pages - The Intriguing Story of Annie Garland Foster"

It's !! We are starting to prepare for an exhibit on the history of theatre in Nelson that will coincide with the cente...
08/27/2026

It's !!
We are starting to prepare for an exhibit on the history of theatre in Nelson that will coincide with the centenary of The Capitol Theatre building next Fall. The pictures below are some of the freshly digitized prints and Nelson Daily News negatives from the Notre Dame University Theatre files. Comment below if you remember these plays!

A reminder that we have expanded our public tour options this summer. Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 1pm there ...
08/27/2026

A reminder that we have expanded our public tour options this summer. Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 1pm there will be a tour of the Cold War Bunker. This is on top of our regular tours on Saturdays every hour, on the hour between 11am (registration required) and 3pm. Registration link: https://form-can.keela.co/bunker-tours.

We are offering Historic Nelson Walking Tours leaving from our building at 502 Vernon Street at 5pm every Thursday for J...
08/26/2026

We are offering Historic Nelson Walking Tours leaving from our building at 502 Vernon Street at 5pm every Thursday for July, August, and September. Please join us for a leisurely early evening stroll to learn about some of the histories of our downtown buildings. $14 for adults, kids under 19 are free, small groups.

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08/25/2026

Comments are turned off for this post. NMAG is committed to creating inclusive spaces that reduce harm and focus on care.

08/24/2026

Sternwheeler history.

We've had a chance to scan some more KSA pics into our digital collection, so for today's we've got more images from K...
08/20/2026

We've had a chance to scan some more KSA pics into our digital collection, so for today's we've got more images from KSA's 1996 reconstruction and 1998 convocation! Thank you to Eden DuPont for lending us the album.

Look for the museum staff and volunteers on Friday, Aug 21st during the Baker Street Night Market from 6 - 10pm. We will...
08/18/2026

Look for the museum staff and volunteers on Friday, Aug 21st during the Baker Street Night Market from 6 - 10pm. We will have a few new Community Canvases for kids of all ages to paint.

Address

502 Vernon Street
Nelson, BC
V1L4E7

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+12503529813

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