Cortes Island Museum and Archives Society

Main Gallery

The Cortes Island Museum and Archives Society is a registered charity whose mandate is to collect, preserve and present the social and natural history of Cortes and the surrounding islands. Located at 957 Beasley Road, the Cortes Museum features: Cortes Island’s Tourist and Visitor Information Booth, a beautiful heritage garden, social and natural history exhibits, a pioneer kitchen, a Von Donop logging shed, an archives collection, and a gift shop. Admission is free; donations are welcome.

For more information, please visit the Cortes Museum website, or the Cortes Museum Special Events Section on Tideline.

Contact: 250-935-6340
[email protected]

957 Beasley Road
Mansons Landing, BC V0P 1K0

Hours:
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Tuesday to Sunday (June through August)

Box 422

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM Friday and Saturday (September through May)

Wild Cortes

Located at Linnea Education Centre, 1255 Seaford Road, Wild Cortes is the permanent off-site Natural History Education Centre of the Cortes Island Museum & Archives. 

Wild Cortes and the EcoLab are part of the Cortes Wild! partnership which works together to create exhibits and provide extensive educational materials, microscopes and promotes greater awareness about ecology and environmental challenges facing Cortes Island and surrounding regions.

Hours:
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Tuesday to Saturday (June through August)

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM Friday and Saturday (September through May)

Contact: 250-935-6340
[email protected]