About the Archives

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

Loved the pets and the WWII display.

Very interesting place, great history.

Great museum, worth coming back to.

Wonderful help from volunteers and archivists, thanks so much!

Thank you so much, great, staff were wonderful.

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

Really unique. Mannequins very cool.

Fabulous!

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

Excellent display of military history.

Magnificent!

Very well done, luv the history.

Impressive and educational!

Ex navy stationed in Halifax. Great Exhibit.

Great history lesson!

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

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

Excellent kids area!

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

Excellent museum and professional displays.

Merci beaucoup, j’ai bien aimé.

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

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

Researching my stepfather’s WW2 service in the RCN.

Thanks for having this available, so informative.

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

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

Beautiful artifacts and well-preserved and presented.

Great museum – My 9 year old is fascinated!

Excellent connection to the BC curriculum. Bravo!

Fascinating!

Very informative and emotional.

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

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

Absolutely beautifully done, congratulations.

Everything looks fabulous – congrats!

The best museum in BC, awesome, great guide.

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

Really well kept and presented. Thank you so much!

My second visit in 7 years, good museum.

“Top Class”, as always.

I should have visited the museum years ago.

Congrats on the expansion.

Interesting displays, well done.

Very well presented! BZ!

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

First time; will return.

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

Brought back lots of wonderful memories.

Came to see where I joined up in 1940.

Wonderful help from volunteers and archivists, thanks so much!

Always a great opportunity to learn something.

Beautiful Base, fantastic history!

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

Very nice collection, amazing models and displays.

Fabulous, great museum, everyone very helpful and friendly.

First time for Vikki. Awesome!

What a great museum, enjoyed every bit of it!

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

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

Thank you for preserving our proud military history.

Such a nice surprise!

We LOVE this museum!

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

Very interesting, loved it!

Coming here was our #1 priority! Thank you!

A step back in history. Excellent.

Wonderful memories, so glad we came here!

A wonderful display – well worth a visit.

My son loved it!

Lots of memories. Well kept. Thank you!

Always enjoy coming here.

Impressive!

Best field trip ever!

Wonderful and informative stories, thank you for your service.

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

Wonderful museum, thank you.

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

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

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

Merveilleux!

Thanks for keeping the memories alive and vibrant!

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.

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