Past Exhibitions

Our museum is well known for its great displays, come to visit our collection!
Island Gardens – Early 1900s
2002 – ISLAND GARDENS OF THE EARLY 1900s (Curated by Donna McLaren and Jill Milton) This exhibit filled a corner in the Museum’s entrance lobby.  It was a revelation to see...
Carrington Bay
2009 – Carrington Bay Curated and mounted by Jill Milton and Brig Weiler This exhibit featured photographs by Claudia Raaen, and, for the first time, a digital picture frame of many...
Naming & Claiming: Bute Inlet
2010 to 2011 – NAMING & CLAIMING:  THE CREATION OF BUTE INLET. (Curated and mounted by Judith Williams with the support of the Vancouver Foundation and the BC Arts Council...
The Peony
2012 – THE PEONY – SYMBOL OF BEAUTY AND SURVIVAL (Curated and mounted by Donna McLaren and Jill Milton.) This joint project of the Heritage Garden and the Archives Committees...
Manson’s Landing 125 Years
2013 – CELEBRATING THE 125th ANNIVERSARY OF MANSON’S LANDING (Curated by Laurel Bohart, mounted by Lynne Jordan and Jill Pakulak) On exhibit was 125 years of Manson’s Landing, beginning with...
History of Forest Fires on Cortes
2016 This exhibit highlights a map showing places and dates of fires on Cortes Island compiled by Brian Pfeifle. Displayed are examples of how trees have been affected and their...
Wild Cortes
2012 to 2014 – WILD CORTES – WOODS, WETLANDS & WATERS (Curated by Laurel Bohart, mounted by Lynne Jordan and Hannah Petkau) This exhibit began with a Wild Cortes Photo...
Gilean Douglas
2000 – GILEAN DOUGLAS (Curated by Jill Milton, mounted by Doreen Thompson) A well-known and respected writer and naturalist, Gilean Douglas spent the later part of her life at Channel...
Postal Exhibit
2007 – Postal Exhibit (Curated by Peter B. Smith, Postal Historian and mounted by Lynne Jordan) The histories of the post offices on Cortes were explored beginning with Mike Manson’s...