Cumberland Museum & Archives
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The Cumberland Museum and Archives tells the story of the people of Cumberland — the rich, the poor, the powerful, the rebellious, the righteous and the radical.
The Museum & Archives is open after an extensive renovation, and we look forward to welcoming you to our new exhibits and galleries. For more about visiting and our COVID-19 protocols, click below.
- OPENING HOURS
Tuesday - Sunday
11am - 4:30pm
Closed on statutory holidays
- ADMISISONS
Adult $6
Senior $5
Youth (12-18) $5
Children (6-11) $2
Family (2 adults 2 children) $15
Under 6 FREE
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What's On at the Museum
Event
July 9, 1pm to 3 pm
Museum Family Days
Program
Book a Private Tour
Event
September 3, 2022
Perseverance Folk Festival
Featured Exhibit
Until Feb 2023
The People’s Gallery
Event
Saturday, November 19 & Sunday, November 20, 2022.
Winterfaire
Permanent Exhibit
Resistance and Resilience
Digging deeper
The Heart Of A Community
Cumberland has always been the path between – part of a cross-island trading route first developed by ancestors of the K’omoks First Nation. Once coal
Oh those beans
Oh those beans Oh those beans bacon and gravy They almost drive me crazy I eat them till I see them in my dreams When
Where the coal lay dinted
I’ve only ever heard the word dinted used in the Christmas carol “Good King Wenseslas” In his masters step he trod Where the snow lay