About the Archives

Very interesting place, great history.

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

Ex navy stationed in Halifax. Great Exhibit.

Absolutely beautifully done, congratulations.

First time for Vikki. Awesome!

Excellent kids area!

Everything looks fabulous – congrats!

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

Great history lesson!

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

Really unique. Mannequins very cool.

Wonderful help from volunteers and archivists, thanks so much!

The best museum in BC, awesome, great guide.

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

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

Beautiful artifacts and well-preserved and presented.

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

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

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

Coming here was our #1 priority! Thank you!

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

Thanks for keeping the memories alive and vibrant!

Thank you so much, great, staff were wonderful.

Came to see where I joined up in 1940.

Great museum, worth coming back to.

Wonderful museum, thank you.

Very well presented! BZ!

Interesting displays, well done.

Very nice collection, amazing models and displays.

Congrats on the expansion.

Magnificent!

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.

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

A step back in history. Excellent.

Merci beaucoup, j’ai bien aimé.

We LOVE this museum!

Impressive!

Brought back lots of wonderful memories.

Best field trip ever!

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

Wonderful help from volunteers and archivists, thanks so much!

Always a great opportunity to learn something.

Fabulous, great museum, everyone very helpful and friendly.

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

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

Great museum – My 9 year old is fascinated!

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

Loved the pets and the WWII display.

Fascinating!

First time here, not the last!

Thanks for having this available, so informative.

Such a nice surprise!

Fabulous!

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

My second visit in 7 years, good museum.

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

Very well done, luv the history.

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

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

Researching my stepfather’s WW2 service in the RCN.

Wonderful memories, so glad we came here!

Lots of memories. Well kept. Thank you!

Excellent museum and professional displays.

Very interesting, loved it!

Excellent connection to the BC curriculum. Bravo!

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

Always enjoy coming here.

Impressive and educational!

Beautiful Base, fantastic history!

Really well kept and presented. Thank you so much!

I should have visited the museum years ago.

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

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

What a great museum, enjoyed every bit of it!

Very informative and emotional.

A wonderful display – well worth a visit.

Excellent display of military history.

Thank you for preserving our proud military history.

First time; will return.

Merveilleux!

“Top Class”, as always.

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

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

Wonderful and informative stories, thank you for your service.

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