Collections
The SCMA has recently purchased database software that will allow our online visitors to search our extensive collection, including items that are currently in storage. The museum has a vast collection: thousands of artifacts, oral histories and archival materials including newspapers, manuscripts, and albums. We are currently in the transition phase of preparing our records for this future transfer. We expect to have a "search the collection" feature on the website once the transfer has taken place.
Research
If you are interested in conducting research or viewing certain parts of the collection that are not currently on display, please contact the museum to make an appointment well in advance. Museum staff can provide the first half hour of research free of charge, after which the charge is $25.00/hour.
Gaining access to the collection
Thanks to a grant from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, our archived newspaper collection can be viewed online and is freely accessible to the public. Learn more>
Research
If you are interested in conducting research or viewing certain parts of the collection that are not currently on display, please contact the museum to make an appointment well in advance. Museum staff can provide the first half hour of research free of charge, after which the charge is $25.00/hour.
Gaining access to the collection
- Library: Available by appointment. Books cannot be loaned out of the museum.
- Archives: Available by appointment. Not digitized.
- Telephone Directories: Available by appointment. Not digitized.
- Photographs: Available by appointment. The majority of this collection has been digitized. Descriptions and photo numbers are located on the research version of the museum database, and staff will assist you to browse through the database. Depending on the intended use of the photograph, a copyright release form may have to be signed.
- Collections Database: Please book ahead of time to view the research version of the database and be prepared for staff to locate the item.
Thanks to a grant from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, our archived newspaper collection can be viewed online and is freely accessible to the public. Learn more>
Exhibits
West Howe Sound Regatta
The Museum exhibits cover many wide-ranging topics. The main floor features the temporary exhibit space, the First Nations exhibit space, and various exhibits regarding the area's maritime history, including the Hubert Evans handliner and Union Steamships.
The upper floor exhibits include artifacts from early logging and early agriculture, materials from early Pioneering families, a Beachcombers exhibit, as well as Natural History including an extraordinary butterfly collection.
The upper floor exhibits include artifacts from early logging and early agriculture, materials from early Pioneering families, a Beachcombers exhibit, as well as Natural History including an extraordinary butterfly collection.
Current Exhibits
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Feature ExhibitsSyets-chet Ihen-tumulh txwchelhk w-anam/ Our Stories Woven Through Time October 2016-May 2017
Explore the cultural significance of Coast Salish weaving in our latest feature exhibit, co-curated with the Squamish Lilwat Cultural Centre. Learn about the importance of weaving to the Squamish Nation, from the gathering of mountain goat wool to make ceremonial blankets to the revival of the cultural tradition today. The exhibit features a Coast Salish floor loom, an intricately carved spindle whorl and 2 blankets woven in the Salish tradition. |
