Gabriola Museum Displays

Museum Displays

The Gabriola Museum recognizes the growing need for new innovative museum exhibits designed in a field that constantly must think about creating visitor experiences. By understanding how visitors interact with and learn from museum exhibits, and incorporating modern technologies.

In today's demanding entertainment market, museums struggle to attract and maintain attention within our community. To stand out from the crowd, the museum must offer something special.The Gabriola Museum is committed to creating innovative experiences in museum exhibit designs that are effective and will help our museum take center stage on the Island. Each new exhibit design is a chance to explore the newer and advancing techniques that combine education and entertainment; so that we can bring to life the history of Gabriola Island

Museum Displays

Outdoor Displays

(open to public every day at no charge)

Native plant garden.

Petroglyph reproductions. Make your own rubbings.

Millstones.

Logging arch.

Fossilized shells from the top of the island.

Concretions.

Indoor Displays

Geology of Gabriola.

Wild Life of Gabriola: Gabriola Post Office

Creatures of the Gabriola Reef.
The Beaver and the Eagle.
Found on the beach: One Gabriolan's treasures.

History of Gabriola:

Historic Photographs from the museum's archives:

The Malaspina Galleries (1792-present).
The Gabriola Album (1880-1950).
Making the Millstones (1920s).

Pioneer Activities:

The old stove.
Butter-making.

Joined Hands, the Silva and Degnen families.

Who farmed where you live now? Pre-emption records

The mail comes to Gabriola.

Ferries, 1892-2006.

Honour Rolls: WWI and WWII.

What is This? Help us identify some objects.

Quiet Gabriola? Foghorns, ship's bell and the organ from the Log Church

In the Gallery: Maps of Gabriola in the Salish Sea.