Pender Islands Museum

Pender Islands Museum The museum is in a 1908 home that was once home to the Roesland Resort. Located on North Pender Island in the Gulf Islands National Park.

Location:
2408 South Otter Bay Road
North Pender Island, BC V0N 2M1
(250) 629-6935
email: [email protected]

Admission is by donation. Hours:

Open Thursday through Sunday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, all summer long. Open outside these hours for groups of usually 6 or more by special request.

Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday to our stall at the Fall Fair. Congratulations to all the winners, and we h...
08/30/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday to our stall at the Fall Fair. Congratulations to all the winners, and we hope you enjoyed playing our "What's It?" game. The museum has changed to our fall opening hours, and is open Labour Day weekend SAT-MON from 1-4pm.

Admission by donation. ($5/person or $20/family suggested) Accessible parking available down the laneway by the museum.
www.penderislandsmuseum.ca

Find us at the Fall Fair tomorrow. Play our “What’s it?” guessing game, and learn about the history of island women farm...
08/28/2026

Find us at the Fall Fair tomorrow. Play our “What’s it?” guessing game, and learn about the history of island women farmers. We're proud to participate in the long tradition of the Fall Fair on Pender. Take a look at these brochures stretching back to 1964!

The museum is open 10-4, THURS-SUN, except SAT morning. Admission by donation. ($5/person or $20/family suggested) Accessible parking available down the laneway by the museum.
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We’re excited to share our stall with the South Pender Historical Society at this year’s Fall Fair. Find us on Saturday ...
08/26/2026

We’re excited to share our stall with the South Pender Historical Society at this year’s Fall Fair. Find us on Saturday to try your hand at identifying some unusual artifacts for a chance to win a great little gift basket.

The museum will be open Thurs-Sun 10-4pm, except for Fall Fair morning on Saturday. Admission by donation. ($5/person or $20/family suggested) Accessible parking available down the laneway by the museum.

We’re grateful to receive funding from Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations to employ our summer student, Lydia....
08/23/2026

We’re grateful to receive funding from Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations to employ our summer student, Lydia. This summer, she had firsthand experience in visitor experience, exhibition display, and care of collections. She also ran the social media!

Canadian Museums Association / Association des musées canadiens

The museum looks back at those amazing female health practitioners on Pender during the settler period. Midwives, nurses...
08/20/2026

The museum looks back at those amazing female health practitioners on Pender during the settler period. Midwives, nurses, and caregivers (like Annie Taylor) kept Penderites safe and healthy. Learn their stories at our new exhibit, In Sickness and in Healthcare.

Open 10-4, THURS-SUN. Admission by donation. ($5/person or $20/family suggested) Accessible parking available down the laneway by the museum.
www.penderislandsmuseum.ca

Our new display, “In Sickness and in Healthcare” is open, and ready for visitors. Follow the chronology of healthcare on...
08/15/2026

Our new display, “In Sickness and in Healthcare” is open, and ready for visitors. Follow the chronology of healthcare on Pender, and admire the museum’s extensive collection owned by the last home-based doctor in the 1970s. We’re particularly grateful to have his surgical tools… look, but don’t touch!

Open 10-4, THURS-SUN. Admission by donation. ($5/person or $20/family suggested) Accessible parking available down the laneway by the museum.
www.penderislandsmuseum.ca

We're putting the finishing touches on our new display "In Sickness and in Healthcare". Come by this weekend to learn ho...
08/14/2026

We're putting the finishing touches on our new display "In Sickness and in Healthcare". Come by this weekend to learn how an island community survived and thrived in the face of illness and injury, when there was no doctor.

Open 10-4, THURS-SUN. Admission by donation. ($5/person or $20/family suggested) Accessible parking available down the laneway by the museum.
www.penderislandsmuseum.ca

We're developing a new display, and are excited for you to come visit once it's complete. Stay tuned to learn more about...
08/08/2026

We're developing a new display, and are excited for you to come visit once it's complete. Stay tuned to learn more about the history of island healthcare at the Pender Islands Museum.

Open 10-4, THURS-SUN. Admission by donation. ($5/person or $20/family suggested) Accessible parking available down the laneway by the museum.
www.penderislandsmuseum.ca

Thanks to everyone who came out for yesterday's Cemetery Walk. We had a record-breaking number of attendees, and hope yo...
08/03/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out for yesterday's Cemetery Walk. We had a record-breaking number of attendees, and hope you all enjoyed the stories of early settlers. As a reminder, the museum is open today for BC Day, 10-4pm.

Admission by donation. ($5/person or $20/family suggested) Accessible parking available down the laneway by the museum.
www.penderislandsmuseum.ca

Final reminder! Tomorrow afternoon, come by the cemetery for the museum's A Walk through History. No sign-up is necessar...
08/01/2026

Final reminder! Tomorrow afternoon, come by the cemetery for the museum's A Walk through History. No sign-up is necessary, just show up at 2pm.

Cost is $10 donation to the museum. We'll be about an 1h 15min. Meet at the cemetery. Benches will be available.

Address

2408 South Otter Bay Road
Pender Island, BC
V0N2M1

Opening Hours

Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+12506296935

Website

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