Easter in the Gift Shop
Spruce up your spring festivities with these fabulous items in the museum gift shop. We have adorably soft rabbit and chick stuffies, as well as seasonal cards available while supplies last.
We’re Hiring Summer Students!
Is someone you know looking for work experience this summer? Thanks to Canada Summer Jobs 2024, the museum has three positions available for summer students: Community Museum Technician, Corporate Assistant, and Earth Sciences Assistant Curator.
Family Day Wrap-Up at the BC Legislature
The museum would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who attended the B.C. legislature’s Family Day event in Victoria last month.
30% Off Gift Shop Sale
Selected items will be 30% off for the month of February (while supplies last). The sale will include Wrendale Designs wall clocks adorned with ducks or robins, as well as fold-up tote bags featuring robins, rabbits, or hydrangea and bees. All Thornback & Peel aprons, along with matching heavy duty 100% cotton tote bags are included in the sale.
January 2024: New Gift Shop Items
The museum is happy to announce a few new plush additions to the gift shop. These include ravenous mosasaurs, realistic nautiluses, and (the stars of the show) x-ray elasmosaurs!
Happy New Year
This c.1890s card has a timeless sentiment that the museum wishes to echo as we enter the new year: “May kind words and good deeds make this a Happy Year.”
New Arrivals in the Gift Shop
The gift shop has some brand new additions courtesy of Rex London, ranging from retro to modern toys and games. These include jacks, spinning tops, juggling balls, train sets, slimy slugs, stitching sets, tiddlywinks and more.
Holiday Closure
The museum will be closed from 4:00 pm on Saturday, December 23rd through Monday, January 1st, 2024. The museum will reopen again Tuesday, January 2nd from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and resume regular hours. We wish everyone a Happy New Year, and we’ll see you in 2024!
New Exhibit – Our Living Languages: First Peoples’ Voices in British Columbia
You might find yourself expanding your vocabulary—and appreciation for the state of Indigenous languages spoken in BC—after visiting the Courtenay and District Museum to view the Our Living Languages: First Peoples’ Voices in BC travelling exhibition.
‘Tis the Season
This Christmas wrap to the Comox District Free Press would be the first thing you saw on your doorstep in December of 1933. The Courtenay and District Museum board and staff would like to extend wishes to all for a wonderful and safe holiday!