Maritime Museum of British Columbia

Identity area

Identifier

MMB

Authorized form of name

Maritime Museum of British Columbia

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    Other form(s) of name

      Type

      • Museum

      Contact area

      Brittany Vis, Associate Director Primary contact

      Type

      Address

      Street address

      634 Humboldt St H100

      Locality

      Victoria

      Region

      BC

      Country name

      Canada

      Postal code

      V8W 1A4

      Telephone

      250-385-4222

      Fax

      250-382-2869

      Email

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      Description area

      History

      The Maritime Museum of British Columbia, Victoria, BC, is operated by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia Society. The Museum was established in 1954 and moved to its present location in the old Court House on Bastion Square in 1964.
      The Museum acquires artifacts, archival records, art works, publications and other historical reference material relating to maritime history and the maritime culture of Canada's West Coast. Its archival holdings include extensive collections of corporate and private records, personal papers, nautical charts, ships plans, photographs and art works.

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      Mandates/Sources of authority

      Administrative structure

      Records management and collecting policies

      Collecting mandate includes objects, archival records, and historical reference material pertaining to the maritime history of British Columbia.

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      Holdings

      Textual records: 10,000+ items in the form of steamship ephemera, logbooks, ship records, personal papers, letters and journals
      Ship plans: 30,000 plans representing 900+ vessels, primarily from the 1920s to 1960s
      Charts: 5,000+ with Admiralty hydrographic charts from the mid-1800s to present day Canadian hydrographic charts
      Photographs: 36,000 items, including ca. 8000 of vessels
      Photograph albums & scrapbooks: 200 items
      Art works: 1,000+ items, framed and unframed
      Monographs: 7,000 items
      Journals and periodicals: 300+ titles
      Three dimensional objects: 35,000 items

      Inclusive Dates: 1775-2009
      Predominant Dates: 1900-1985

      Finding aids, guides and publications

      <a target=newpage href="http://mmbc.bc.ca/">Website</a> provides information on the programs, collections and exhibitions of the museum and its archives.

      Access area

      Opening times

      1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (dependent on staffing)
      Please call ahead for an appointment.

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      Accessibility

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      Research services

      Reproduction services

      Public areas

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      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Revised by BCANS Coordinator, Feb 14, 2011; Aug 12, 2014.

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