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The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery

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The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery celebrates the creativity, the history, the vibe that is Nelson, Canada’s Best Small Art Town. 

Located in a stunning 1902 heritage building in the heart of the historic downtown district, Nelsons only public museum and archives offers a friendly atmosphere in an exciting state-of-the-art facility. Visitors will learn about the region’s expansive history from time immemorial, to the arrival of settlers and industry growth. The Nelson Museum is one of only two organizations in Canada to house a permanent installation of Jaime Black’s The REDress Project, and also features one of the few Cold War Bunkers open to the public.

Two art galleries offer 2000 sq/ft of stimulating content featuring award-winning exhibitions and renowned artists from across the country. There is also a delightful Gift Shop featuring over 120 local artists.

Images credit: Bobbi Barbarich

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Vessels | The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery

The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Nelson
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February 15, 2025
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May 24, 2025
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Vessels Amelia Ford February 15 to May 24, 2025 Objects such as glasses, fruit, flowers, and tchotchkes take on figurative roles to represent their latent symbology and challenge the male gaze. Amelia Ford Before breaking the rules, you must first understand them. Emerging artist Amelia Ford works within the confines of the traditional still life painting tradition–masterfully manipulating oils to Read more...
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Dark Chapters | The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery

The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Nelson
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March 22, 2025
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June 28, 2025
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Dark Chapters David Garneau March 22 to June 28, 2025 There are so many ways to investigate how the written word can implicate, illuminate, and interpret artworks. David Garneau Rocks and books and bones, shadows and light, and the balance between these things; studied in isolation and interpreted by 17 leading artists, essayists, poets, and academics from coast to coast, Read more...
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Forest for the Trees (working title) | Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery

The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Nelson
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June 7, 2025, 10:00 am
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September 13, 2025, 6:00 pm
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Forest for the Trees explores the regional history and relationship to the lumber industry. From the early settler days of logdriving down Kootenay Lake, to the Eddy Match Company’s matchstick factory, to the Save Cottonwood movement, the show features themes of resource extraction, land use, environmentalism and climate change, homebuilding, energy use, wildfire mitigation, and more. The story is told through Read more...
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Vessels | The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery

The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Nelson
Date:
February 15, 2025
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May 24, 2025
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Vessels Amelia Ford February 15 to May 24, 2025 Objects such as glasses, fruit, flowers, and tchotchkes take on figurative roles to represent their latent symbology and challenge the male gaze. Amelia Ford Before breaking the rules, you must first understand them. Emerging artist Amelia Ford works within the confines of the traditional still life painting tradition–masterfully manipulating oils to Read more...
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Dark Chapters | The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery

The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Nelson
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March 22, 2025
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June 28, 2025
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Dark Chapters David Garneau March 22 to June 28, 2025 There are so many ways to investigate how the written word can implicate, illuminate, and interpret artworks. David Garneau Rocks and books and bones, shadows and light, and the balance between these things; studied in isolation and interpreted by 17 leading artists, essayists, poets, and academics from coast to coast, Read more...
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Touchstone Nelson Heritage Walking Tour | Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism

Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism
Nelson
Date:
May 13, 2025
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May 10, 2026
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We hope you will enjoy your exploration of our historic downtown core. Please follow the map, at your own pace, and stop at any one of our outdoor spaces to enjoy the streetscape. If you see a building, not on the Tour, which piques your interest, please make a note of it and ask about it at the museum. Please Read more...
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Forest for the Trees (working title) | Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery

The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Nelson
Date:
June 7, 2025, 10:00 am
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September 13, 2025, 6:00 pm
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Forest for the Trees explores the regional history and relationship to the lumber industry. From the early settler days of logdriving down Kootenay Lake, to the Eddy Match Company’s matchstick factory, to the Save Cottonwood movement, the show features themes of resource extraction, land use, environmentalism and climate change, homebuilding, energy use, wildfire mitigation, and more. The story is told through Read more...
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Kaslo Jazz ETC Festival

Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism
Nelson
Date:
August 1, 2025
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August 3, 2025
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This year, August 1 to 3, the Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival will once again make use of the astounding acoustics of Kaslo Bay Park to showcase an array of blues, jazz, latin, folk, world music, and much more.  Our unique floating stage transforms Kaslo Bay Park into a natural green amphitheater and sends live music reverberating out over Kootenay Lake.  Read more...
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Nelson International Mural Festival | Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism

Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism
Nelson
Date:
August 8, 2025
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August 10, 2025
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The Nelson and District Arts Council is excited to present the fifth Nelson International Mural Festival happening August 11th, 12th, 13th, 2023 throughout Nelson, BC. Cultural vibrancy in Nelson continues to flourish under the festival’s engagement of street artists, muralists, creators, and art enthusiasts joining the festival from the local, national, and international art scene. Through large scale public artworks, Read more...
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Columbia Basin Culture Tour

Columbia Basin Culture Tour
Nelson
Date:
August 9, 2025
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August 10, 2025
33 meters
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August 9 & 10, 2025 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Each year, the tour invites you to:  meet people behind the scenes at galleries and museums  visit studios and venues not normally open to the public shop for original art or fine crafts  enjoy special events Self-directed and free of charge, the tour features the work of skilled Read more...
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