Programs
Want to learn more about Penticton's past or bring the family down for a day of fun hands-on activities? The Penticton Museum & Archives offers a wide variety of educational programs throughout the year for adults and children, including school groups.
Family & Kids Programs
- Curator Kid is an interactive drop-in kids program that takes place on Saturday's, at different times, year round. Our Family Curator Kid programs typically run for a 6-8 week period with a special program focus in the fall, spring and summer. Try your hand at archaeology, build a miniature volcano, launch water rockets, or live a day in the life of Penticton's early settlers - be a Curator Kid!
- Spring 2012 Curator Kid Program - Wilderness Survival! May 5th - June 9th
School Programs
The Museum is open to visiting school groups and offers a wide variety of programs to meet the requirements of the BC education system. We offer interactive programs that focus on:
- Unique Geology of the Okanagan Valley
- Natural History of Canada's only 'Pocket Desert'
- Art and Culture of the First Okanagan Peoples
- Pioneer lives of Penticton settlers
- History of the Kettle Valley Railway
- Penticton's Military history
To find out more about school activities offered by the Penticton Museum & Archives or to book a time for a class visit, please contact us directly.
- PMA School Programs - offered year round
- Species and Spaces- Wild at Heart School Programs - available until the end of the 2012 school year
Adult Programs
- The Brown Bag Lecture Series is held every Tuesday at lunchtime (noon to 1pm) from September to April. Each week a guest lecturer speaks about a subject in their area of expertise. Topics range from local history to travel, culture, and natural history. Everyone is welcome to bring their lunches with them, and coffee, tea, and confections are provided. Admission is by donation. Visit this page again at the end of the summer to see the schedule for upcoming speakers and presentations, starting September 2012.
- Remembrance Week takes place each November during the week leading up to Remembrance Day, and consists of a series of film presentations and lectures by local veterans and historians on topics of Canadian military history. Admission is by donation.
- Temporary Exhibit presentations and events take place periodically in conjunction with the opening of new temporary exhibits in the R.N. Atkinson Gallery. These events will be announced during the year.
- Friends of the Museum social events are open to members of the Friends of the Penticton Museum Society, which the public is invited to join. These events include dinners, picnics, and group trips to other museums.
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