Museum Musings

Supporting the future of STEM Education

November 17th, 2018 Scott Thomson, Finning International’s President and CEO, visited the Britannia Mine Museum this week to provide a $100,000 don...

Bringing the Mill Back to Life

September 20th, 2018 The grind of machinery. The shouts of workers. The boom of ore hitting metal chutes. Mill No. 3 at Britannia Mine was once a h...

Copper and Fire 2018: Jim Unger - Metal Artist

September 14, 2018 Jim Unger is no stranger to a hard days work. He is completely self-taught other than some informal training in high school. Ji...

Copper and Fire 2018: Martin Vseticka - Goldsmith

September 13, 2018 Martin is strictly a gold and silversmith who uses a hammer to shape metal. People have been wearing gold and silver for millen...

Copper and Fire 2018: Angela Muellers - Portrait Artist

September 4, 2018 Angela Muellers specializes in capturing the character and spirit of the individual who poses for her portraits. Her work has bee...

Copper and Fire 2018: Ania Kyte - Beadwork

August 28, 2018 Ania Kyte creates beautiful beadwork jewelry and is a veteran of Britannia Mine Museum’s Copper & Fire art event. Ania’s studio...

Copper and Fire 2018: Byron Anderson - Tree Art

August 27, 2018 Using manual tools and recycled materials, Byron Anderson makes things the way that they used to be made – by hand. As a boy it was...

Copper and Fire 2018: Sarah Groves - Metalsmith

August 22, 2018 Sarah Groves is a metalsmith/jeweler working with copper, silver, gold, pearls and natural gemstones. She is returning to Copper &...

Mining Your Future TV Series - Jobs in Mining

July 6, 2013 Ever wondered what it would be like to work in the mining industry?

Thank You Department of Canadian Heritage!

May 31, 2017 The grant completed the funding of our solar installation and propane conversion project which has been a highlight of our year.

Going Solar - Finally!

May 30, 2017 One of the Green Team's 'big ideas' has finally been completed - one that could see our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduced by abo...

Rethink: It has been a Long Time Coming

March 24th, 2017 Find out about all the new projects happening at the Museum that will benefit the world around us!