Bring the Museum into your home with our online education portal for all things Sunshine Coast History! Explore our digital collection of photographs and newspapers, listen to community storytelling from a cast of Sunshine Coast characters, or even take a virtual tour of the Museum. These resources are perfect for home education and are accessible free of charge. Great Stories Live Here!
Museum School Program
The Sunshine Coast Museum School is modeled on the innovative and award-winning Open Minds program in Calgary Alberta. Local elementary teachers have the opportunity to move their classrooms to the Sunshine Coast Museum for an entire week. Student learning is enhanced by immersion in a rich community location with exposure to the resources and expertise at the site. Unlike regular field trips, this program puts the teacher “in the driver’s seat” and each week is tailor-made to the needs of the teacher and the students. The program is a collaboration of business, community and education partners. Learn more >
School Classroom Visits
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We can give you an hour guided tour or a teacher-led "free explore". We encourage preliminary visits by classroom teachers so they can access the museum space and content in relation to classroom learning. Please contact the museum to inquire about date availability.
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Time Travel Sunshine Coast
Time Travel Sunshine Coast was a heritage smart phone walking tour that allowed users to explore the fascinating histories of the Sunshine Coast on their mobile phones. Hosted by Time Travel BC, users downloaded the free app and navigated to 16 historical points of interest on the lower Sunshine Coast. At each location, video vignettes, oral histories and archival photographs from the Museum collection reveal the historic significance of the site.
Museum staff worked with local actors, musicians and photographers to create content for the tour, while elder residents of the Christenson Village care facility contributed narration for select points of interest. Launched in October 2012, the project was given an Award of Outstanding Achievement from Heritage BC and a Bronze in Non-Personalized Interpretation from Interpretation Canada.
Unforuntately, the app is no longer available for download, but all of the great videos from the project can be viewed here.
Museum staff worked with local actors, musicians and photographers to create content for the tour, while elder residents of the Christenson Village care facility contributed narration for select points of interest. Launched in October 2012, the project was given an Award of Outstanding Achievement from Heritage BC and a Bronze in Non-Personalized Interpretation from Interpretation Canada.
Unforuntately, the app is no longer available for download, but all of the great videos from the project can be viewed here.