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What it actually looks like
Photos from Cowichan Valley Museum and Archives's website
Our note
This one is pitched at Grades 4 to 6 and the subject includes discrimination, so it lands better with a class that has already talked about it. It is half an hour longer than the general museum tour for the same price, so ask whether the two can be combined into one morning.
What the children do
A 90 minute session at the museum for Grades 4 to 6, costing $60 a class. It covers what brought Chinese people to Canada and the Cowichan Valley, the discrimination and difficulties they faced, the people who made a difference, and the eventual demolition of Duncan's Chinatown. Children look at Chinese mementos based on artifacts in the museum's collection. The site says the tour is at the museum, not out on the street. You arrange it by email.
Sit and move through the museum with a guide, looking at Chinese mementos based on objects in the collection and hearing how Duncan's Chinatown grew, who lived there and how it came to be pulled down.
Good to know
It all happens indoors at the museum, so weather is not a problem. There is nowhere inside to eat, and toilets, step free access and coach parking are not mentioned on the site.
Sources disagree. Their own pages give two different postal codes for the same street address. One is V9L 3Y2, which is also the code on their post office box, and the other is V9L 1T4. We use the one from their contact page. If a delivery or a sat nav argues with you, that is why.
Sources disagree. Their home page and their contact page give different opening seasons. One switches to summer hours in May, the other says June. The days and times are the same on both. Worth checking which applies to the week you want.
Washrooms
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Lunch space
For the preservation of our collections, we kindly ask that you please refrain from bringing food or drinks into the museum or archives.
Rain backup
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Strollers
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Wheelchair access
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Bus parking
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Nearby park
The station is situated in the picturesque Charles Hoey V.C. Memorial Park, surrounded by impressive totem poles and vibrant gardens.
Restrictions
Please refrain from bringing food or drinks into the museum or archives.
Getting there
130 Canada Avenue, Duncan, British Columbia V9L 1T4, Canada
