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Ex navy stationed in Halifax. Great Exhibit.

Great museum – My 9 year old is fascinated!

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

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

Beautiful Base, fantastic history!

“Top Class”, as always.

Wonderful help from volunteers and archivists, thanks so much!

Excellent museum and professional displays.

Best field trip ever!

Impressive and educational!

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.

Thank you for preserving our proud military history.

Very well presented! BZ!

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

Very interesting place, great history.

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

Always a great opportunity to learn something.

Really unique. Mannequins very cool.

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

Thanks for keeping the memories alive and vibrant!

First time; will return.

Always enjoy coming here.

Wonderful and informative stories, thank you for your service.

Lots of memories. Well kept. Thank you!

Beautiful artifacts and well-preserved and presented.

Really well kept and presented. Thank you so much!

Great history lesson!

What a great museum, enjoyed every bit of it!

Fabulous!

Merveilleux!

Very nice collection, amazing models and displays.

A step back in history. Excellent.

Wonderful museum, thank you.

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

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

Great museum, worth coming back to.

Thank you so much, great, staff were wonderful.

My son loved it!

Excellent kids area!

A wonderful display – well worth a visit.

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

Congrats on the expansion.

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

First time here, not the last!

Absolutely beautifully done, congratulations.

Came to see where I joined up in 1940.

Wonderful help from volunteers and archivists, thanks so much!

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

Thanks for having this available, so informative.

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

Excellent display of military history.

Merci beaucoup, j’ai bien aimé.

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

Brought back lots of wonderful memories.

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

Very informative and emotional.

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

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

Fabulous, great museum, everyone very helpful and friendly.

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

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

We LOVE this museum!

Everything looks fabulous – congrats!

Such a nice surprise!

Researching my stepfather’s WW2 service in the RCN.

Impressive!

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

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

Magnificent!

Loved the pets and the WWII display.

First time for Vikki. Awesome!

Very interesting, loved it!

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

Fascinating!

Wonderful memories, so glad we came here!

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

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

My second visit in 7 years, good museum.

Very well done, luv the history.

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

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

The best museum in BC, awesome, great guide.

Excellent connection to the BC curriculum. Bravo!

I should have visited the museum years ago.

Coming here was our #1 priority! Thank you!