INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Museum is accessible to non english speakers

Do you know someone who communicates in a language other than English? You can still bring them to the Britannia Mine Museum.

We are celebrating International Mother Language Day by raising awareness about our translation sheets. We have translation sheets in many languages and a lot of the most interesting information and historical facts about the area are covered.

The best part is they are totally free with your admission or membership.

HERITAGE WEEK

One of the dams that formed the hydro-electric generating system at Britannia Beach.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Through to Sunday, February 26

This week is Heritage Week in BC and the theme this year is, Energy in BC: A Powerful Past, A Sustainable Future.

We will commemorate it Curator talks every day this week at 11am and 2pm. We're going to pull out old images from our collections for you to see. The talk will be about the power generation systems here at Britannia in the early days of the mine. The micro-hydro before there was micro-hydro.

For info on Heritage Week click here.

Free for members or with regular admission.

MARCH BREAK

Saturday, March 10, 2012
Through to Sunday, March 25

Fun activities led by our interpreters every day at 11am and 2pm. These family friendly programs will be themed around Japanese culture to support our temporary exhibit, Stolen Lives: Remembering the Japanese Canadian Internment.

Come and learn about traditional Japanese origami, Japanese Kites, drumming and more.

Free for members or with regular admission.

EXPLORATION DAYS AT THE MUSEUM

Thursday, April 19, 2012
The 100th anniversary of AME BC.

2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC). From modest beginnings, AME BC has matured into one of the most respected mineral exploration organizations with a rich and diverse history.

Exploration Days at Britannia Mine Museum will display what is involved in mineral exploration and how important it is for mining, and ultimately our daily lives. There will be a variety of interactive activities showing what life as a mineral explorer is like and how modern techniques such as geological mapping, aeromagnetic surveys (the metal detector in the sky), GPS have led to the evolution of exploration.

During Exploration Days, students and the public will be able to explore the full life cycle of a mine – from early stage geoscience research through exploration through production and ultimately to reclamation.

To learn more about AME BC click here

Free for members, or with regular museum admission