The Maritime Museum of British Columbia

About

The Maritime Museum of British Columbia—Western Canada’s oldest Maritime Museum—is dedicated to telling the story of the province’s rich maritime heritage.

Story

The Maritime Museum of BC first opened its doors to the public in 1955 on Signal Hill just outside the gates of the HMC Dockyard in Esquimalt.

By 1965, the museum had outgrown its original location and found a new home in the former Supreme Court building in Bastion Square − the oldest surviving Courthouse in the province!

The Museum closed at its Bastion Square location in 2014 and has entered into an exciting new phase at our Humboldt Street location, which launched in 2015.

The Maritime Museum of BC presents stories from the province's rich and vast nautical roots.The Museum also has a fleet of three very singular sailboats − Dorothy, Trekka and Tilikum − each with their own incredible story of adventure and enchantment.

The Museum cares for over 35,000 unique artefacts, in excess of 40,000 historical photographs and an internationally recognized chart collection.

Our new exhibit space at 634 Humboldt Street in Nootka Court showcases the best of our collection and extensive library and archives. It is guaranteed to be exciting and educational to veteran sailors and landlubbers alike.

To learn more about the Museum, visit our website at:
mmbc.bc.ca