Current Exhibit
Cecil Dawson: Standing in the Gap
New Exhibit open until November 2022! The new exhibit at the Museum at Campbell River explores the impacts of colonization through the experiences of one family, and one artist, Kwakwaka’wakw artist and Hereditary Chief G̱ixkastallasame-gi, or Cecil Dawson. His contemporary artworks interpret this hurtful history and its continuing impact upon …
Past Exhibits
Sacred Journey Exhibition
Open now until November 7, the Museum at Campbell River is hosting the first stop for the new traveling exhibit Sacred Journey. The Sacred Journey Exhibit immerses the audience into the world of Indigenous canoe culture of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Almost lost, the ocean-going canoe has seen a remarkable resurgence over …
The Last Stand (The Works of David Ellingsen)
By David EllingsenJune 22-November 9 This travelling exhibit features the work of photographer and artist David Ellingsen, whose family has roots on Cortes Island, BC. For five generations David Ellingsen’s family has been involved in British Columbia’s historical evolution of colonial forestry, from old growth deforestation and clear cutting to …
Godfrey Baldwin’s Campbellton
January 12 – February 17, 2019 Take a look at the history of Campbellton as seen through the lens of local photographer Godfrey Baldwin. Baldwin set up his photographic studio in his Campbellton home in 1948, and through his work at the local newspaper, and as one of the only …