Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History is a multi-faceted cultural hub located in downtown Nelson. We house a regional archives, history collection, regional museum, two contemporary gallery spaces and a stunning gift shop, all within a 1902 heritage post office. Our exhibition spaces display 8 to 10 exhibitions per Read more [...]
Museums & Heritage Sites in Nelson
At the Bowen Island Community Museum you will discover Higgens Cabin, a 1948 period logger’s cabin with tools and period rooms. At the Canadian Museum of Flight you’ll find over 25 civilian and military jets, gliders, and helicopters. Victoria’s Craigdarroch Castle welcomes you inside a Victorian-era mansion. And at Fort St. James National Historic Site you’ll travel back in history inside a restored Hudson’s Bay Company post with 1896 living history guides all summer long.
Welcome to British Columbia’s museums and heritage sites. Historic telephones, arts and crafts, regional sports history, and natural history and much more await.