Curious about what our summer students have been up to? Make the Museum part of your Columbia Basin Culture Tour to find out all about it!
Whether working on research projects, cataloguing artifacts, or offering summer tours, our staff have had a busy season! Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the collections storage, learn about the resources in the archive, and find out more at our annual student showcase.
Top off your visit with:
Saturday from 1 pm -3 pm, pick the brain of one of our Friends of the Roger Terhune Geology Club geologists during our Ask-A-Geologist session with Frank Fowler; and
Sunday from 11 am-2 pm, FREE HENNA by Masira Mansuri.
We'll be open by donation all weekend, Saturday and Sunday, August 8-9th, so stop in to learn about the history and culture of Rossland.
Plus, join us for a daily property tour (11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm all summer long) or amp up your Columbia Basin Culture Tour weekend with some on-site family-friendly crafts and activities!
Join us this Remembrance Day for our annual Remembrance Day film fest featuring National Film Board of Canada films that explore the themes of duty and doubt. The stories told move us beyond the traditional battlefield depictions and explore the human cost, moral dilemmas, and political tensions that affected Canada during a century of conflicts. Drop by for just one film, or stay to see them all! Entry by donation.
Join us Saturday, October 31st from 12–4 PM for a fang-tastic, family-friendly Halloween bash you won’t want to miss! All ages welcome - admission is by donation all day. We’re stocked with treats, festive crafts, and loads of fun — all we need is YOU! Mark your calendars and come celebrate Halloween the museum way!
Thanks to funding from the Trail & District Arts Council, we have begun rehousing our large textile collection!
Take a step behind the scenes and see what Ezri Sneddon one of our Historical Interpreters has been up to during her time with us this summer!
Take a step behind the scenes and see what Brenna Campbell one of our Collections Assistants have been up to during her time with us this summer!
Take a step behind the scenes and see what Ronan Hinds, one of our Collections Assistants has been up to this summer!
Take a step behind the scenes and see what Gabe Mann, our archives assistant got up to during his time with us this summer!
Take a step behind the scenes and see what Erin Baker, our research assistant turned heritage interpreter has been up to during her time with us since November 2025!
Our AGM is coming up! Join us on Tuesday, December 1st for our Annual General Meeting to learn all about what we’ve been doing up at the Museum this year.