Museum of Northern British Columbia
The Museum of Northern British Columbia , also known as the Museum of Northern BC , is located in Prince Rupert, western Canada, on the Pacific coast. It is a museum with a collection focus on the ethnic groups and the history of northern British Columbia . The museum is located in a longhouse built according to the principles of the local Tsimshian architecture.
Spatially, the museum represents the region between the Portland Canal in the north and Douglas Channel in the south as well as the lower Skeena Valley.
The fund consists of around 6,000 photographs and numerous works of art that represent the cultures of the northwest coast and highlight regional differences. The thematic focuses are the First Nations of the area, above all the Tsimshian . Then there are Haida , Tlingit and Nisga'a . The museum also has a carving workshop where artists work. It is also open to visitors from June to the end of August. In addition to museum tours, tours to the totem poles in Prince Rupert are also offered.
The McDowell family's collection of 489 photos from around 1907–1913 deserves special mention , as is the collection of photos left by William W. Wrathall for the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway . The house also includes Kwintsa , the railway station at the city's harbor. It represented the end point of the transcontinental railroad.
There are also the diaries of the lighthouse keeper Ben Codville (1882–1968), who lived on King Island and Pointer Island, from 1945 in Prince Rupert. They cover the period from 1891 to 1964. The museum also has around 125 maps from around 1900.
See also
Web links
- Museum of Northern British Columbia (English)
Remarks
Coordinates: 54 ° 18 ′ 58.9 ″ N , 130 ° 19 ′ 26.7 ″ W.