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Self-Guided Museum Exploration | Grades 3-12

Cumberland Museum and Archives12 hr 8 min by bus · 179.7 km
✓ Fits your group
A long wooden cabinet with a row of brass handled drawers above panelled doors, lit against a dark background.
Cost
$2 a child
$32 for 16 children
Ages & size
Grades 3 to 12
Up to 30 children
Duration
Length not published
Year round
Wed, Thu, Fri
Book by
Not published
Fieldy handles all communication and booking for you.

What it actually looks like

Photos from Cumberland Museum and Archives's website
Our note
No guide comes with this one, so the adults in your group do the talking. It suits a class that is already comfortable looking at things quietly indoors.

What the children do

A self guided visit to the exhibitions using the museum's object based learning activity sheets. The museum describes the time frame as flexible. Booked through the school program form, which allows up to 30 people per booking, Wednesday to Friday, starting at 9:30, 11:00 or 1:00.

Move through the exhibition rooms at their own pace with an activity sheet, stopping at whichever objects catch their eye.

Good to know

Indoors, and how long you stay is up to you. Washrooms, somewhere to eat and step free access are not described anywhere on the site, so ask when you book.

Sources disagree. Their pages give two different top grades for the Junior Historians session. The program page says up to grade 5, the booking form's own list says up to grade 3. If you are bringing a grade 4 or 5 class, say so when you book.
Washrooms
Needs confirmation
Lunch space
Needs confirmation
Rain backup
Needs confirmation
Strollers
Needs confirmation
Wheelchair access
Needs confirmation
Bus parking
Needs confirmation
Nearby park
Needs confirmation

Getting there

2680 Dunsmuir Ave, Cumberland, BC V0R 1S0

On foot
39 hr 4 min
too far with this group
By bus
12 hr 8 min
includes a 9 min wait
Driving
5 hr 41 min

The dark pin is Victoria.

Details checked on 2026-09-07 against the venue’s own pages. Something wrong? , it takes one tap. · Venue page · (250) 336-2445