Kelowna Museum
Royal B.C. Museum’s marvelous mushroom exhibit opens in Okanagan
Just like mushroom season, there's only a short window to enjoy B.C.'s Marvellous Mushrooms exhibit…
Renovations breathe new life into Kelowna museum
KELOWNA – A ribbon cutting ceremony in Kelowna today symbolized a new era for its…
Saving the syilx language in the Okanagan
KELOWNA – Ongoing efforts to revive the indigenous syilx language will be boosted with special…
Westbank First Nation museum takes on Oliver Jackson collection, cultural appropriation all at once
WESTBANK FIRST NATION – A Kelowna man who made and wore elaborate indigenous costumes but…
VIDEO: What a difference 125 years has made in Kelowna
KELOWNA – If Kelowna’s founder walked the streets of Kelowna today, what would he think? On Monday the Kelowna Museum released a video shot during Provincial Heritage Week that shows Bernard Lequime – or at least an actor portraying him – walking the street that bears his name. Christina Neale, the museums programming coordinator, says...
How the city is going to try to make it easier for tourists in downtown Kelowna this summer
KELOWNA - Summer in downtown in Kelowna is going to be all about construction, traffic congestion and scarce parking as the city deals with an unusual number of big, building projects. “The biggest concern is construction during the summer when the volumes are highest and parking stalls are used the most,” Purvez Irani says. He's...
New Kelowna history app will have you chasing pigs around downtown
KELOWNA – A new smartphone app will take you on a walking tour of downtown as you chase virtual pigs through the streets of Kelowna. Pigs On Bernard is in partnership with the Kelowna Museums Society and gaming company QuestUpon. By answering trivia about the area and taking photos of the pigs that appear in...