Welcome!
The Cortes Museum & Archives is a community-led museum, offering year-round exhibitions and programs that explore the social, cultural and natural history of Cortes Island and the surrounding region.
We invite visitors to reflect on this rich history, imagine past and future days, and celebrate this beautiful place we call home.
Admission is free with donations much appreciated.
Search our Online Archives, home to more than 4,000 digitized historical photos!
What's On
The Cortes Wild! partnership invites everyone to celebrate forest with us with The Mother Tree exhibition. Bring the whole family! The exhibit opened on Earth Day, 22 April 2023. Top photo...
Wayfinding: Stories of Maps & Place The exhibition opened on March 26 and will continue through December 2023. Wayfinding is about how we navigate and understand the world around us....
Misty Isles Historic Cruises
2023 Cortes Museum Cruises with Misty Isles Adventures All museum-sponsored cruises for 2023 are now booked. Please contact Misty Isles about other cruises they are providing. The waters around Cortes Island are famous for spectacular natural beauty, abundance of wildlife and significant maritime and cultural history. From British and Spanish explorers, who charted this area...
News & Events
- September 1, 2023
Vinyl - Johnny Waffelz: Art & Music in the Garden with Vinyl Records on the...
- September 1, 2023
Insects – presentation by Sean Nightingale. Wednesday, September 6, at 5:30 p.m., Wild Cortes, Linnaea...
- September 1, 2023
Moonclaw Music in the Garden with Michael Keith & guests Paul Wolda and Greg Osoba....
- August 25, 2023
All are invited to a wonderful music event in the Museum's Heritage Garden: Stephen Antle...
- August 19, 2023
Traditional Canadian and American Music with Mike Desj Museum's Heritage Garden Thursday, August 24, at...
- August 10, 2023
Help us Celebrate! Marnie’s Books 25th Anniversary 5 plus 20 Sunday, August 20 at 7:00...
