The Rossland Museum
&
Discovery Centre

{ Open Tuesday to Sunday | 10 am to 5 pm }

METALS, MOUNTAINS, & MEMORIES

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2025 BC Heritage Week
2025 BC Heritage Week

Join us in celebrating Rossland’s heritage this BC Heritage Week, February 20-26!

2025 Family Day
2025 Family Day

Celebrate BC Family Day with us on Sunday, Feb 16th! We’ll have our snow maze, sledding, snow painting, hot chocolate, maple taffy, and more!

New Year, New Outreach Exhibits!
New Year, New Outreach Exhibits!

We have three outreach exhibits this January - plus one of last year’s outreach exhibits making a reappearance in the museum gallery. Learn about Thrills and Spills; Small Items, Big Stories; Frozen Frontiers/Frontière Glacée; and Worlds Apart: Rossland’s Unlikely Partnership with Nyanga, Zimbabwe - all out for a limited run in Rossland this January!

Travelling Exhibit: Reflections on Belonging
Travelling Exhibit: Reflections on Belonging

There’s a new traveling exhibit coming to town! See “Reflections on Belonging” at the Rossland Museum - it’ll be on-site January 8th to January 19th.

2024 Annual Report & New Board
2024 Annual Report & New Board

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our recent Annual General Meeting!

July 1 in Rossland ~ 2025
July 1 in Rossland ~ 2025

Celebrate Canada Day at the Rossland Museum with games, food, bouncy castle, licensed beer garden, live music, and more.

Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 from 11 am to 4 pm

Explore Rossland's mining, geology, skiing, and social history.

Discover how the City of Rossland was founded. From its mining roots to its notable skiing and tourism, learn how a single log cabin has grown into the Golden City.

We acknowledge that we live and work on unceded Sinixt tmxʷúlaʔxʷ (territory).

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We always love highlighting these group pictures at the mines for #MiningMonday because they speak to how important and interesting mining was for everyone in the area. This image, captured at the Copper King Mine (Christina Lake/Sheep Creek area) sh
The Trail Ski Club hired professional ski coach Ches Edwards as early as 1941, and offering high-quality training for young skiers continued to be a priority after the amalgamation of the Rossland and Trail ski clubs in 1947. After Ches Edwards retir
Happy #FascinatingFriday! While we don’t have many photographs of our early winter carnivals, we do have some fantastic postcards! From snowshoeing to skiing, to the fastest toboggan hill in all the land, these postcards represent some of the b
This February 14th Pro D Day, we'll be trying to solve the mystery of who left our camp a secret valentine. In Code Name: CUPIDS (Children Using Pretty Incredible Detective Skills), campers will try out their sleuthing skills to solve this Valentine'
As shown here in 1967, Rossland transformed into a snowy, fairy-tale wonderland during the Sno-Sho (now Winter Carnival), with snow sculptures adorning yards across town. These intricate designs showcased the creativity and talent of Rossland residen