Programs & Events
Richmond Maritime
Festival 2012
Friday August 10, (hours to be announced)
Saturday August 11, (hours to be announced)
Sunday August 12, (hours to be announced)
Location: Britannia Shipyard, National Historic Site 5180 Westwater Dr.
(At the south foot of Railway Avenue)
FREE!
Celebrate Richmond's traditional connections with the sea at the 9th Annual Richmond Maritime Festival. This family event at Britannia Shipyard National Historic Site will give you the opportunity to see a variety of maritime exhibits, such as knot tying, rope making, model boat building, and net mending. The whole family can enjoy live entertainment (sea songs and shanties) and participate in hands-on demonstrations. The waterfront will showcase a floating exhibition of boats for your viewing pleasure. Many boats will be at the docks of the shipyard, including a 1930's rum-runner, historic fishing boats and classic power and sail boats.
Details on the Richmond Maritime Festival 2012 will be available soon. For information on last year's event, please visit http://www.richmondmaritimefestival.ca/.
The Chinese Bunkhouse
This exhibit explores the incredible stories of the Chinese cannery workers. Be inspired by remarkable courage in the face of hardship and discrimination, Interactive displays, rare photographs and short films bring the exhibit to life and provide visitors with a new perspective on life in Steveston in the early 20th century. Complementary tours are offered during site operational hours. Please call 604-718-8050 or email britannia@richmond.ca for more information.
“How We Lived”
This exhibit explores the stories of work and play at Britannia between 1910 and 1930, in five buildings situated over the Fraser River: the Murchison Gift Shop, the Manager’s House, the Men’s Bunkhouse, the Point House and the Chinese Bunkhouse.
Situated in a unique waterfront setting, this exhibit reveals the captivating stories and cultural diversity of the Britannia Shipyard, National Historic Site. Indoor and outdoor exhibits allow the visitor to experience the everyday activities, lifestyles and personal relationships that took place at the Britannia Shipyard. Innovative displays, hands on activities, and audio/video components animate the daily lives of people living around Britannia between 1910 and 1930. Explore society and community, ethnicity and cultural diversity, and the all-round bustling interconnectedness of the local cannery and boatbuilding industries. This exhibit is open during site operational hours. Please call 604-718-8050 or email britannia@richmond.ca for more information.
Industry on the Waterfront
The exhibit “Industry on the Waterfront”, examines the workings of the Britannia Heritage Shipyard and its role in British Columbia’s industrial heritage.
The exhibit showcases the historical uses of the shipyard, carpentry shop, engine shop and machine shop that once served the fishing fleet of the Anglo British Columbia Packing Company. Each shop houses authentic machinery, tools, interpretive text and interactive demonstrations, which help recreate the different work areas and activities that took place. New photographs, new stories and new explanations will help our visitors rediscover the history of Britannia, and understand some of the complexities of a working shipyard.
Complimentary tours of the exhibit are offered during open hours. For more information, please contact us at 604-718-8050 or email britannia@richmond.ca.
Pirate Birthday Parties
Our pirate themed party is full of fun and adventure. The children will spend an exciting afternoon at Britannia exploring the world of Pirates in a safe, friendly environment with a costume actor. All you need to supply are the pirates! Two hours supervised looting and pillaging including. Three week advance notice required. For more information please click on the brochure link below or call 604-718-8043.
School Programs
Britannia offers a number of exciting and hands-on school programs that can be adapted for students K-12. For more information please click on the brochure PDF below or call 604-718-8043.
Guided Tours
Guided tours of Britannia Heritage Shipyard are available for a variety of ages and groups. Discover a working heritage shipyard, a pre-war Japanese home and boatworks and a unique estuary ecosystem and five other residential buildings that explore living conditions from 1910-1930. $4 per person (minimum charge applies). For more information please call 604-718-8043.
