Join local historian, Bob Hayes, for a walk through the past as he highlights people and stories of early Kelowna in a series of four tours. Memorial Park Cemetery (Pioneer Section) $5 per person | Free for members For more information, please contact: Jen at 250.868.4836 education@kelownamuseums.ca
Tombstone Preservation 101 Kelowna’s Memorial Park Cemetery is the final resting place of many of Kelowna's historical figures. Time has taken its toll on some of the tombstones in the pioneer section, by keeping them clean and using the proper conservation techniques we can help preserve these historical markers for generations to come. In this […]
Join us for the opening of a new exhibition! Babes and Bathers explores the history of the swimsuit. Guest curator, Ivan Sayers, brings an extensive collection of men's and women's suits from the late 1800s to the 1980s to the Okanagan Heritage Museum. The View Winery will also be here to celebrate. By donation. For […]
Join local historian, Bob Hayes, for a walk through the past as he highlights people and stories of early Kelowna in a series of four tours. Memorial Park Cemetery (Pioneer Section) $5 per person | Free for members For more information, please contact: Jen at 250.868.4836 education@kelownamuseums.ca
Explore the new First Nations Gallery, co-created with The Sncewips Heritage Museum (Westbank First Nation), and learn about the land and the culture of the syilx/Okanagan people. Slip into a traditional winter home, poke your nose into discovery drawers, and listen to the voices of knowledge keepers. Special programming throughout the day includes a taste […]