Outreach Displays
Not able to make it into the Museum but exploring around Rossland? Check out some of our outreach displays! Thank you to these wonderful organizations and businesses for giving us the space to share Rossland’s rich history with a wider audience.
Previous Exhibits
Year-round, you can find a special thematic display at the front doors of the Prestige Mountain Resort - Rossland!
Current Exhibit: Hops & History - The Rossland Breweries
The Rossland Public Library has always given space for special themed displays - including Remembrance Day, Christmas, and highlight displays for projects we are working on.
Previous Exhibits
Current Exhibit: Day in the Life (changes monthly)
Twice annually, you can find a special thematic window display at the Curiosity Clothing & Gifts - look for the new displays during Golden City Days and Winter Carnival!
Next Exhibit: Coming Winter Carnival 2026
Up Year Round!
Annually: You can find a display on the Red Mountain Ski Club, Red Mountain Chair, and a timeline of skis in the Guest Services lobby. You can also find a display on the 1967 World Cup, including one of our local Olympians - Nancy Greene-Raine - in the Conference Centre.
Special Highlight Venues
In 2019 VISAC gave us space to display some highlights from our newest permanent exhibit Rossland Vices.
The RCAC let us display some of our historic textile collection along side their inaugural Art of Adornment Fashion Competition in 2020
For their 10th anniversary, the Rossland Beer Company hosted our Hops & History Display
For their 125th Anniversary Bonspiel in November 2023, the Rossland Curling Club had us put together a small heritage display!
Travelling Exhibitions
On occasion, we are able to host special travelling exhibitions from other museums and organizations across Canada.
Upcoming Exhibits:
BC’s Marvelous Mushrooms (Royal BC Museum) - Spring 2026
Previous Travelling Exhibitions
BATS: Out of the Darkness - Closed January 2024
Kelowna Museums - Winter 2023
Our Living Languages - Closed May 2021
Royal BC Museum - Winter/Spring 2021
Gold Mountain Dream - Closed on December 7th, 2019
Royal BC Museum - Fall/Winter 2019
Supported in part by the Le Roi Foundation, Columbia Basin Trust, and the community members of the Nelson & District Credit Union
Mirrors of Development
Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History - Summer 2019
Supported in part by the Le Roi Foundation, Columbia Basin Trust, and the community members of the Nelson & District Credit Union
From Vimy to Juno
Juno Beach Centre - Winter 2017/2018
Supported in part by the community members of the Nelson & District Credit Union
Species at Risk
Royal BC Museum - Summer 2016