Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel

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About Collections

The collection is one of the working people of Burnaby. It includes complete historic buildings (original on site, originals moved onto the site and replicas); railway stock (including a, 1800's locomotive used to help build the CPR in 1885-6; and a 1912 B.C.E.R. Interurban tram); vintage cars (4); bicycles; motorcyles; historic clothing; tools; medical equipment; household furnishings etc. Major exhibits include: school, general store, blacksmith, printshop, bank, bakery, auto shop, theatre, Chinese herbalist, pharmacy, tinsmith shop, dry goods store, log cabin, steam equipment, Japanese Ofuro (bath house), country retirement home, bachelor's house, farm house, 1912 carousel (C.W. Parker #119 ex-Kansas, Texas, California, Vancouver BC). Reserve collection is stored in various locations, with the best items stored in the 1989 Administration Building in environmentally controlled storage on mobile shelving, art racks, cabinets etc.

Approximate number of objects in the collections: 45,000+

Archives

Archival records relating to the history of the City of Burnaby. There are two archival collections held at the Burnaby Village Museum, i.e. those of the Burnaby Village Museum and those of the Burnaby Historical Society (called Burnaby Community Archives). Official city archival records are held by a separate facility called the City of Burnaby Archives located at McGill Library in North Burnaby.

Documents architecturaux • Documents cartographiques • Manuscrits • Films et vidéos • Photographies • Documents textuels

Decorative Arts

The collection in general is one of the working people. The historic costumes fopr example are strong in representing work clothing and ordinary day to day clothing as opposed to high fashion.

Céramique, porcelaine ou poterie • Costumes • Meubles ou mobilier • Verre • Ferronnerie, argenterie ou orfèvrerie • Instruments de musique • Textiles ou tapisseries

Fine Arts

The Burnaby Art Gallery collection is stored at Burnaby Village Museum for environmental reasons.

Culture:
Canadienne

Period:
Moderne • Historique
Other Period: Victorian, Arts & Crafts, Edwardian

Media:
Peintures • Estampes et dessins • Carnets à croquis ou albums

Human History

The bulk of the collection relates to the history of the ordinary people of the City of Burnaby. In the collection are virtually anything that one would find in a home or business in Burnaby in the early 1920s, as well as some items from much earlier times peirods and some from later time periods. Items outside the village time period are not displayed in the village, but only in the gallery or in travelling exhibits.

Agriculture • Zootechnie • Objets archéologiques • Chimie • Horloges ou instruments qui marquent le temps • Équipement de communication • Costumes et accessoires • Monnaie • Électricité • Exploration et relèvement • Pêche • Foresterie • Meubles ou mobilier • Objets et technologie domestique • Traitement d'images : Film : Photographie : Vidéo • Technologie et histoire industrielles • Histoire locale • Manuscrits • Cartes, tableaux, plans ou bleus • Médailles • Histoire et technologie médicales • Souvenirs • Histoire et technologie militaires • Instruments de musique • Impression et reliure • Objets religieux ou liturgiques • Équipement de sports • Jeux et jouets • Transport : Aérien : Terrestre motorisé : Terrestre non motorisé : Ferroviaire • Armes et armements

Natural Sciences

A few pressed flowers books and a pressed Poppy flower from World War I in a frame. Caribou head, deer head and stuffed pheasant.

Plants and Animals (Biological Collections)

Services & Activities

The Museum operates public and school programs throughout the year. Attendance is about 136,000 of which about 25,000 are school children on programs.

Research Services

Basic research on the history of Burnaby, identification of items. Very limited access to the Museum's archives (due to lack of staff).

Dossiers d'archives • Identification d'objets ou de spécimens scientifiques

Educational Programs

Additional details on our website.

Educational Programs:
Fairground Physics
Tools & Fuels
Tram Travel
The 3 R's
Home Sweet Home
Business As Usual
Celebrating the Carousel
Spring Discovery Days
Heritage Christmas
ESL Programs
Regional Heritage Fair

Camps:
Vintage Escapes - Spring Break Camp
Heritage Adventure Camps - weekly themes, July-August

Workshops:
Walking Tours - on and off site
Blacksmithing 1 - Beginners
Blacksmithing 1 - Beginners for Women Only
Blacksmithing 2 - Advanced
Blacksmithing 3 - Introductory Tool Making
Blacksmithing 4 - Open Forge

Cours ou ateliers • Démonstrations • Programmes pour la famille • Films • Causeries • Programmes pour les écoles : 5-11 ans (Maternelle à 6e année) : 18 ans et plus (Postsecondaire)
Other: ESL, Social Stories

Visitor Services

Basic visitor services such as washrooms, wheelchair access, lost and found, food services, gift shop, information (bus routes, directions, other attractions etc.).

Film et vidéo • Visites guidées • Près des transports en commun • Activités et services pour jeunes : Salle réservée à l'allaitement ou table à langer : Nuit au musée • Location de salles de réunion • Sentiers d'interprétation de la nature ou jardins • Stationnement : Gratuit : Autobus • Boutique • Aménagement pour besoins spéciaux : Stationnement : Toilettes : Fauteuils roulants disponibles : Accessible aux fauteuils roulants • Toilettes
Other: Site maps for self-guided tours are available in English, French, Spanish, Korean, Chinese & Japanese.

Volunteer Services

Services de bénévoles offerts • Formation aux bénévoles offerte

Number of Volunteers: 115

Activities: Curatorial - vehicle maintenance (Model T, 1929 Nash)

Registration - Numbering new accessions

Volunteers - Conducting school groups through the education programs

Sewing - assistance with costume creation

Teen Volunteers assist Museum Interpretors on site

Member Privileges

- 10% off in gift shop
- 10% off registration in museum programs
- unlimited carousel rides with membership
- member only events
- complimentary site tours
- free upgrade from 1 scoop to 2 scoop ice-cream cone

Food Services

Restaurant on site called the "Ice Cream Parlour" offers a menu of the light meals. Restaurants and a convenience store (gas/food/film) across the street from the museum.

Casse-croûte ou distributeurs automatiques • Aire de pique-niques • Services de traiteur • Infrastructure d'accueil • Restaurant
Other: City Catering is based at the Museum.

Internet Services

Renseignements généraux • Collections • Activités • Éducation • Programmes ou visites scolaires • Directions ou carte • Histoire locale

Local Tourism Links

Attractions locales

Publications & Products

The museum publishes annual reports. These are available on line.

Brochures • Guides du musée • Cartes postales • Affiches • T-shirts, sweatshirts ou casquettes • Souvenirs commémoratifs • Vidéos
Other: 30th Anniversary Exhibit booklet - "30 Years of Heritage Preservation - Burnaby Village Museum 1971-2001"

Images

C.W. Parker Carousel #119

© BVM

Interurban Tram #1223 at Vorce Station

© BVM

Early Morning Delivery

© Paul H. Wright