Reviews of Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History (Museum)

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History of the local area and art gallery -both were interesting

Laura Carolina

I always find that visiting the local museum of a place increases my perspective of and appreciation for the place. At the end of May 2018, only the permanent exhibition was open, so the entry price was halved. Yet I spent about two hours reading all the panels, viewing the short films and browsing the good gift shop. Now I am more aware of the interesting history of Nelson and the West Kootenays, including First Nations tools and legends, mining and smelting, the railroad, fur trade, paddlewheelers and tugs on Kootenay Lake, floods, hydroelectricity, fishing and forestry, sports and the arts, Victorian architecture and a haven for pacifists. Who knew that Boris Karloff debuted in Nelson in 1911? (His name was William Henry Pratt.) A well-presented and thoroughly interesting museum.

Emily Sin

It was cool but honestly...for the price it was kinda a bust to me. It had some cool stuff but it was a little small, if you wanna explore a tiny bit of Nelson's history then there's the place. It only took my family about 15 minutes then we left...????

Bunny Brooks

I love this place rich in culture and art gift shop and more were would civilation be with a reminder of art and culture the essence of pride and diversity

Derek Kirton

Nice quiet visit. I enjoyed the tranquility of the current exhibits and the details at the permanent display. The information on the exhibits was very informative. I liked all the Native Abstractions, particularly the Robert Houle and Katia Kak'wa Kurtness paintings.

Rohit Virmani

Beautiful museum. Must go if you wish to see the regional history and art exhibits.

Laird McGillivray

Good way to spend a rainy afternoon.

Dave Straley

Great art exhibition and a really informative tour of the history of the Nelson area.

Geoff Methuen

Big fan of this city. Touchstones is all about Nelson in a classic heritage building.

Tina Sieber

Small local history museum on the upper floor and a great gift shop and art exhibition spaces on the ground level. Unfortunately, the red ribbon they currently have up in the museum obscures some of the displays, which I didn't appreciate. However, I understand the idea behind this installation.

YYC Canuck

Museum exhibits partially covered by wide red ribbon over all display cases.

Risa Lou

Gift store is amazing! Reasonable prices and interesting local products.

Blayden Hickey

Went on their 100th birthday and entry was free.

Jeff Allen

Amazing and informative, with very cool art exhibits too!

Kevin McMullen

Highly recommend the current exhibits regarding Queer culture and art. Also the Bunker tour is worth seeing.

P G

Beautiful place to shop locally made items/art and explore about Kootenays

Judy Mulloy

As a volunteer for 30 years I can say there is much that continues to delight me. Well displayed local history depicted in an interesting and sensitive manner. The galleries continue to host incredible shows and the gift shop has a wealth of fine local goods.

Stephen Hunter

I went to listen to social youth choir. What am amazing experience. The museum itself is also good with interesting exhibits and a cool gift shop.

Roseline Pierre

(Translated) Nelson (Original) Nelson

sandra reid

Beautiful place to go visit

Harumi Kambara

The gift store was a fantastic place for gifts and met all my souvenir needs. Lots of neat beautiful things from local artisans! Will check out the museum next time.

Troy Pennock

Diefenbunker! Is it connected to the mysterious caves of Nelson?

Victoria Overton

I felt there is a lot of value in your ticket cost. We really enjoyed the two galleries and wandering the museum. As a visitor we learned quite a bit about Nelson that we were not aware of. The videos were informative and the information displayed well. Thank you!

Charlotte Rollans

Lovely little museum/art gallery with lots of information about the city. A great little gift shop as well! And the best part is that teachers get free admission!

Allison Fader

Very nice little Museum which showed the history of the Nelson area, starting from the First Nations. Some interesting videos on offer. Plan on 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

bryan lee

Not worth $8 to me. Maybe $2. The 2 galleries took less than 2 mins to see. Museum upstairs had some videos, which in total is ~30 mins long. I watched 5 mins of it and left. A bit disappointing cuz I do like arts

Ann A

Easily could have spend more time there. Well done displays on local history. Loved the native narrative of the coyote story.

J Fieldler

Great time

Deane Harold

An awesome historical venue housing artifacts and research activity and social interaction. It was founded by my late sister, Shawn Lamb.

Micki

Loved it! Great experience

Bo Andre Vige

It's was very interesting. Much native history and you could follow the development and history of Nelson.