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NIC Pro Photo Show and Reception
On Friday, June 6th from 7 - 9 pm, join North Island College's Professional Photography students at the Courtenay and District Museum for the opening of the programme's 17th showing of student work. The event marks the fifth collaboration between the museum and the photography programme by utilizing the museum's second floor gallery.
Amanda Dostie, Lorenz Jimenez, Megan Lawrence, Kendal McLellan, Milena Russell, Lia Sommer and Emily Walsh will display personal favourites as well as images created for their final portfolio review.
The students' reasons for choosing photography as a career vary as widely as the regions of Canada from which they come. All, however, have been captivated by the visual expression and challenges of a medium that continues to evolve and influence our lives.
The NIC Pro Photo Show will be on exhibit until late afternoon of June 14.
It's All There in Black and White
This Comox District Free Press article provides a 1932 perspective on a local measles outbreak in May of that year.
Read this newspaper article from our archives
With legacy support from the Bickle Family and the Comox Valley Echo.
Your Membership Makes A Difference
Purchasing a membership to the Courtenay and District Museum, now in its 53rd year, supports heritage preservation in the Comox Valley through special events, lectures, education programmes, research and exhibitions. Your membership benefits these award winning programmes on a year round basis and we appreciate it!
Becoming a member provides you with discounts in the gift shop and on lectures and an opportunity to support one of the most active regional museums in British Columbia. Thank you for your support.
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Photo of the Month
CDM #985.89.12
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Before Television
"Before Television" has been a newsletter feature that shares the Courtenay and District Museum collection with readers while at the same time highlighting the ingenuity and creativity of people as they added beauty and personal style to items from their home and work life.
This month's installment is an old-school style chalk hem marker. The idea was for the home sewer to mark hems without needing an assistant. Put on the item of clothing to be cropped, adjust the marker height and a few squeezes of the bulb would send puffs of chalk powder out to signify the hemline.
Museum Sponsors
Dogwood
Arbutus
Fir
Seedling
Christine Dickinson
D. Mobley
If you're considering donating to a charity, please consider the Courtenay and District Museum. Your support goes towards education programmes, lectures and collection management. We provide a tax receipt to donors.
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Museum Funding
The Courtenay and District Historical Society was registered as a nonprofit society in 1961 to preserve and interpret cultural and natural heritage of the Comox Valley. It has functioned as an independent society since that time. Funds are derived from the generous support of the City of Courtenay, British Columbia Arts Council, Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia Gaming Branch, and from museum generated revenues and donations.
Proud sponsors of the Courtenay & District Museum:
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