About the Archives

Beautiful Base, fantastic history!

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

Congrats on the expansion.

Always a great opportunity to learn something.

Very well done, luv the history.

Merci beaucoup, j’ai bien aimé.

Best field trip ever!

Excellent kids area!

Thanks for having this available, so informative.

A wonderful display – well worth a visit.

Excellent display of military history.

Very nice collection, amazing models and displays.

Very well presented! BZ!

Really well kept and presented. Thank you so much!

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

Researching my stepfather’s WW2 service in the RCN.

Thank you for preserving our proud military history.

A step back in history. Excellent.

Great history lesson!

Very interesting, loved it!

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

Wonderful memories, so glad we came here!

Merveilleux!

Coming here was our #1 priority! Thank you!

First time; will return.

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

Thank you so much, great, staff were wonderful.

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

Excellent connection to the BC curriculum. Bravo!

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

Wonderful help from volunteers and archivists, thanks so much!

Great museum – My 9 year old is fascinated!

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

Brought back lots of wonderful memories.

Thanks for keeping the memories alive and vibrant!

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

First time for Vikki. Awesome!

We LOVE this museum!

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

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

I should have visited the museum years ago.

Absolutely beautifully done, congratulations.

Fascinating!

Impressive!

Fabulous, great museum, everyone very helpful and friendly.

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.

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

Lots of memories. Well kept. Thank you!

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

My son loved it!

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

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

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

First time here, not the last!

Such a nice surprise!

Everything looks fabulous – congrats!

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

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

Impressive and educational!

My second visit in 7 years, good museum.

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

Fabulous!

Loved the pets and the WWII display.

Interesting displays, well done.

“Top Class”, as always.

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

Ex navy stationed in Halifax. Great Exhibit.

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

The best museum in BC, awesome, great guide.

Excellent museum and professional displays.

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

Came to see where I joined up in 1940.

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

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

Magnificent!

Very interesting place, great history.

Really unique. Mannequins very cool.

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

What a great museum, enjoyed every bit of it!

Always enjoy coming here.

Beautiful artifacts and well-preserved and presented.

Wonderful help from volunteers and archivists, thanks so much!

Very informative and emotional.

Wonderful and informative stories, thank you for your service.

Wonderful museum, thank you.