Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes at the museums…

How are the exhibits created? Where does everything come from and how is it stored? What’s a conservation lab? How do the archives work? Museums can be shrouded in mystery!

Kelowna Museums is excited to offer the public a behind the scenes tour of the Ursula Surtees Regional Conservation Laboratory and Public Archives. As part of Culture Days, we will offer three tours that will take visitors on an exploratory behind the scenes look at how the collections in the museum are cared for. Discover the state of the art techniques used in the Conservation Lab as well as how the Public Archives are catalogued and made available to the community.

This is your chance to solve the mystery of how museums keep history alive!

For more information, please contact:
Jen Garner at 250-868-4836
education@kelownamuseums.ca

About Culture Days

Founded in 2009, Culture Days is a non-profit organization dedicated to building a national network of cultural connections devoted to providing Canadians with opportunities to participate in, and appreciate, all forms of arts and culture. Through an annual three-day national celebration each September, hundreds of thousands of artists and cultural organizations in hundreds of cities and towns come together and invite Canadians to participate in free interactive and “behind the scenes” activities to discover their cultural spirit and passion.