Sooke Region Museum

Founded in 1977 in Sooke, British Columbia, this local history museum preserves the human and natural heritage of the coast from East Sooke to Port Renfrew on southern Vancouver Island. Operating year round, it includes indoor and outdoor exhibits, archives, and temporary exhibition space, with a lighthouse moved from Triangle Island as a prominent landmark. Beyond collecting documents, photographs, and regional history publications, it has supported wider heritage work and restoration projects. Unusually, its core funding was secured when local residents voted to raise property taxes, and it has become a major community institution that also runs visitor services, public programs, and arts events.

British Columbia · Canada