May 8, 2019 Chilliwack Museum & Archives to Host Opening Reception for Latest Exhibition Chilliwack, BC – The Chilliwack Museum & Archives will be unveiling its latest exhibition Five Faces, Five Corners: The Social Experience of Chilliwack’s Downtown at an Opening Reception on May 16, 2019 at 7:00pm. “This exhibition... read more →
May
08
Apr
26
Have you ever wondered how one archivist, one curator, and one archives technician have managed to describe and make available online 3,884 archival records, 1,169 library records, 9,880 object descriptions, and digitize 14,781 photographs all while doing the rest of the work keeping the Museum and Archives running? The answer... read more →
Mar
27
Change and Transformation are two words that many people cringe when they hear, but really they are terms to celebrate! As our world evolves, so to must museums. History organizations across the globe are experiencing major change as they seek to remain relevant to today's audiences. History is not only... read more →
Mar
22
We all know the conference stereotype. You sit through a boring lecture pretending to listen while you patiently wait to cash in those conference drinks at the hotel bar. To be fair, most of us have been to such a conference wondering if this was really the best use of... read more →
Feb
16
Perhaps you noticed that the Museum was closed this past Tuesday and Wednesday while Chilliwackians hunkered down during our most recent snow storm. If you have friends and family from nearly anywhere else in Canada, you’ve probably already heard every joke there is about how badly we handle snow in... read more →
Feb
07
Driving through the Sumas flats over the years I often wondered at the broad expanse of land between Abbotsford and Chilliwack, so open and different from the surrounding wooded mountains. Lush agricultural land filled with farms and dike systems; it always... read more →
Jan
26
In late July, I received a phone call from past president Fred Feistmann informing me that Executive Director Matthew Francis had resigned for personal reasons. An interim director was needed. I agreed to fill the role until a permanent Executive Director was found. I had thought I was firmly ensconced... read more →
Jan
23
On New Year’s Day, the Chilliwack Progress predicted, “the year 1908 holds out great prospects for this little Valley... The expectations for this incoming year are great, the prospects greater, and the realizations will be the greatest of any.” For new immigrants and re-settlers to the area, 1908 was a... read more →
Jan
09
Coming Soon: Chilliwack’s Chinatowns: A Story of Diversity, Racism and Arson – New Online Exhibition
Despite announcing an extension to our Mountaineers: Community Experience in Chilliwack’s Mountains exhibition, it’s been a non-stop flurry of activity at the Chilliwack Museum... read more →
Dec
19
The last week before the Christmas holidays are here and the Chilliwack Museum and Archives will be open for any last presents you may need until Friday, December 21, 2018. We will reopen in... read more →