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Metchosin Pioneer and Schoolhouse Museums.

Two free volunteer-run museums on Happy Valley Road: the year-round Pioneer Museum and the seasonal Metchosin Schoolhouse Museum, plus a used bookstore.

Known for free admission to both museums and Sunday hours that line up with the farmers’ market

Visitors on the lawn outside a white wooden schoolhouse behind a picket fence
Photo: Metchosin Pioneer and Schoolhouse Museums
Period dining room display with a set table, dish hutch and fireplace
Period bedroom display with a quilt, hanging clothes and a shelf of books

Run by the Metchosin Museum Society.

Our take

The Metchosin Museum Society keeps two buildings open: the Pioneer Museum, open Sundays all year, and the Schoolhouse Museum, open weekends from April to October. Both are free. The society’s site covers settlement stories from the Hudson’s Bay Company era, the William Head quarantine station and the Race Rocks lighthouse, and it books field trips and tours by appointment.

The facts

  • Admission to both museums is free; donations are welcome. metchosinmuseum.ca
  • The Pioneer Museum at 4450 Happy Valley Road is open year round on Sundays, 11am to 2pm. metchosinmuseum.ca
  • The Schoolhouse Museum at 4475 Happy Valley Road is open April to October and reopened on September 25, 2022 after renovations. metchosinmuseum.ca
  • The society also runs a bookstore and offers field trips and tours by appointment. metchosinmuseum.ca

On our lists A Sunday in MetchosinOpen on Sunday

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