Hours & Location
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The Museum is now open 7 days a week from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm (excluding stat holidays)
The Museum is now open 7 days a week from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm (excluding stat holidays)
The Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum is located at Naden on Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, in the city of Victoria, which is situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada.
The museum’s goal is to collect, preserve, interpret and display the history and heritage of the naval presence on Canada’s West Coast, and of the military on Southern Vancouver Island.
The museum exhibits focus on four distinct military groups that have made an impact on Canada’s history and left a lasting heritage:
In addition to exhibits and displays, the museum houses an expanding archive and library that includes thousands of photographs and documents, histories of Canadian naval vessels, navigation charts, biographies of important leaders in the Royal Canadian Navy, ship plans, and copies of the Navy List.