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....
News & Events
- December 3, 2023
Friends of Cortes Island is delighted to announce that the winners of the Jo Ann Green Environmental...
- November 21, 2023
Join us for a holiday celebration! Come visit our vintage “cabin” decorated with beautiful ornaments...
- November 19, 2023
This year's CBC (Christmas Bird Count) is planned for Sunday, December 17, 2023. Please mark...
- November 18, 2023
This coming Sunday at Linnaea Farm, we will have the first of the Literary Afternoons...
- November 7, 2023
Enjoy a creative card-making afternoon with local card artist and creator Donna Collins. Take home...
- November 1, 2023
Mycelium Running, a popular book from Paul Stamets, available now in the Museum Shop.
