About the Archives

Came to see where I joined up in 1940.

The best museum in BC, awesome, great guide.

Fabulous, great museum, everyone very helpful and friendly.

Very nice collection, amazing models and displays.

Victoria’s best kept secret, loved the new submarine display!

Beautiful artifacts and well-preserved and presented.

A wonderful display – well worth a visit.

Researching my stepfather’s WW2 service in the RCN.

Such a nice surprise!

I’ll be back for a full day. This place is big

Merci beaucoup, j’ai bien aimé.

Very interesting, loved it!

Interesting, informative, and hopefully our schools will see this.

Fascinating, especially the King George V video and the fallout shelter display.

A step back in history. Excellent.

First time here, not the last!

Lots of progress since i visited two years ago, BZ!!

Excellent kids area!

I love bringing my young daughter here. I’ve always loved this place.

Always a great opportunity to learn something.

Wonderful memories, so glad we came here!

Learned 18 different specific items of history that I had no idea about – great Canadiana, thank you!

Great museum, worth coming back to.

Impressive and educational!

Loved the pets and the WWII display.

Merveilleux!

Very interesting, worth the cab ride from Victoria city centre.

My son loved it!

Fabulous!

Interested in seeing the history of the Canadian navy our son belongs to.

Magnificent!

Very good, more people should see it and know about it.

Thank you so much, great, staff were wonderful.

Wonderful museum, thank you.

Really well kept and presented. Thank you so much!

I should have visited the museum years ago.

Excellent connection to the BC curriculum. Bravo!

Ex navy stationed in Halifax. Great Exhibit.

Fascinating!

We LOVE this museum!

Beautiful place, thank you for the warm welcome and tour!

Great museum – My 9 year old is fascinated!

Congrats on the expansion.

Coming here was our #1 priority! Thank you!

First time for Vikki. Awesome!

An outstanding facility and an outstanding tour from Mr. Baker.

Absolutely beautifully done, congratulations.

Best field trip ever!

Thank you for preserving our proud military history.

Really unique. Mannequins very cool.

Impressive!

Very well done, luv the history.

Lots of memories. Well kept. Thank you!

Very informative and emotional.

Very interesting, I learned a lot about our Armed Forces.

Thanks for having this available, so informative.

Well done. The museum is the public face of the Canadian Navy & Military.

Everything looks fabulous – congrats!

Wonderful help from volunteers and archivists, thanks so much!

I had no idea such a wealth of historic naval archives were available until I had the pleasure of discovering your museum. I can’t wait to bring my dad on my next visit.

Lots of good, detailed history – makes it ‘alive’.

Brought back lots of wonderful memories.

I have gained useful information about Canadian history. This visit will be one of my best memories.

Interesting displays, well done.

Thanks for keeping the memories alive and vibrant!

Found my father-in-law’s signature on the HMCS UGANDA life preserver!

Beautiful Base, fantastic history!

Thanks, the displays were wonderful. We learned a lot. Loved the animal mascot stories too.

First time; will return.

First class museum. Professionally done and some heart-warming memories!

Came with my 92-year old dad, so he could show us where he signed up.

Wonderful help from volunteers and archivists, thanks so much!

“Top Class”, as always.

Great history lesson!

I am a naval fan from China and think this museum is very good.

Lived here a long time, finally discovered it – great!

What a great museum, enjoyed every bit of it!

Outstanding, great to see such worthy pride in the navy.

Very well presented! BZ!

My second visit in 7 years, good museum.

Always enjoy coming here.

Excellent museum and professional displays.

Very interesting place, great history.

Excellent display of military history.

Really loved the pets display, kids exhibit great way to keep them engaged.