Feature Exhibit

Feature Exhibit Gallery

Past Exhibit: A Seat at the Table

Sep 28 2024 - Mar 29 2025
Nanaimo Museum’s feature exhibition A Seat at the Table, Chinese Immigration and British Columbia is on tour from the Chinese Canadian Museum. This exhibition explores historical and contemporary stories of... Learn More

Past Exhibit: stem ‘al’u ‘u’ ni xe’xe: What is Sacred?

May 6 - Nov 18 2023
Past Feature Exhibit: May 6 – November 18 2023 Coast Salish art is a distinct style among the art of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. stem ‘al’u... Learn More

Past Exhibit: Broken Promises

Mar 16 - Sep 2 2024
Saturday, March 16 – Monday, September 2, 2024 A travelling exhibit from the Nikkei National Museum, Broken Promises explores the dispossession of Japanese Canadians in the 1940s. It illuminates the... Learn More

Past Exhibit: Chief Dan George: Actor & Activist

June 10-Sep 5 2022
Friday, June 10 – Monday, September 5, 2022 Explore the life and legacy of Tsleil-Waututh Chief Dan George (1899-1981) —leader, writer, performer, and advocate for First Nations people.  Chief... Learn More

Upcoming Feature Exhibit: Dinosaurs of BC

June 7 - September 6
Saturday, June 7 – Monday, September 1, 2025 Dig into prehistoric British Columbia and get up close and personal with “Buster”, the Iron Lizard of the Sustut River, and... Learn More