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November 2021
Our Living Languages
On loan from the Royal BC Museum, this special traveling exhibition encourages Canadians to learn more about the challenges faced by Indigenous communities in British Columbia as they work to revitalize their languages. British Columbia is known as a linguistic "hotspot" because of the diversity and vitality of Indigenous languages in the province - 34 of the 60 Indigenous languages spoken in Canada can be heard in British Columbia. All 34 are represented in this exhibit. This exhibit was developed…
Find out more »June 2022
Greetings From Smithers: Our Tourism History
This new multimedia exhibition explores the history of local tourism and recreation through postcards, photographs, film, souvenirs, and ephemera from the permanent collection of the Bulkley Valley Museum.
Find out more »January 2023
The Babine Lake Mammoth: Bones From an Ice Age Giant
In 1971 an incredible discovery was made on the shores of Lake Babine when a mining excavation revealed the bones of an ice age giant. Excavated by a team from the Canadian Geological Institute, the bones of the Babine Lake Mammoth have been part of the collections of the Canadian Museum of Nature since the 1970s. Featuring mammoth femur, vertebrae and tusk fragment on loan from the Canadian Museum of Nature, this exhibition brings bones from the Babine Lake Mammoth…
Find out more »January 2024
Fabulous Forests and Marvellous Mushrooms
Art and museums combine with a fantastic collaboration this January - Fabulous Forests and Marvellous Mushrooms! We are collaborating with the Smithers Art Gallery to bring together two fabulous exhibitions in one building: BC's Marvellous Mushrooms, a traveling exhibition on loan from the Royal BC Museum, and the 2024 Community Art show. We envision forests and fungi art and craft work throughout both spaces, showcasing our community landscapes and artistic talents. All artists & crafters are invited to participate - young,…
Find out more »February 2024
BC’s Marvellous Mushrooms
BC's Marvellous Mushrooms continues from February 26 -May 25 2024! This exhibition, created by the Royal BC Museum, explores the science and practical uses of mushrooms today, highlighting some of the most fascinating of the 3,400 known species in the province. Featuring interpretive graphic panels, hand-sculpted mushroom models and foraging equipment, the exhibition facilitates visitors’ understanding of BC mushrooms and their many uses. Mushrooms are not only a subject of scientific study but also a source of food, dyes, and…
Find out more »May 2024
From the Back Room
Our permanent collection includes over 3400 artifacts, over 10,000 photographs, and nearly countless archival documents, maps, newspapers, and more. However, we only have space to display about 1% of those items at any one time. Inspired by our long running summer newspaper column "From the Back Room", this exhibition features weird and wonderful objects from our permanent collection that have either never been displayed before, or have not been displayed for a long time. This collection-based exhibit allows us to…
Find out more »September 2024
Broken Promises
The Bulkley Valley Museum is pleased to present the traveling exhibition Broken Promises on loan from the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. Grounded in research from Landscapes of Injustice – a 7 year multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, community engaged project, this exhibit explores the dispossession of Japanese Canadians in the 1940s. It illuminates the loss of home and the struggle for justice of one racially marginalized community. The story unfolds by following seven narrators. Learn about life for Japanese Canadians in…
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