Your Local History

Exhibits

The White Rock Museum hosts several temporary exhibitions each year in our rotating gallery, which range from local art shows to original exhibitions that explore a chosen facet of White Rock’s varied heritage, history, and contemporary culture.

On Display Now

current exhibitions

Dust: [A Proxy For The Unheard]

January 20, 2026 – May 15, 2026

This exhibit, a collaboration between artist Ranveer Singh and the White Rock Museum & Archives, explores dust and atmospheric elements in White Rock’s history, from logging and ocean-borne materials to industrial pollution and more.

Through installation art, archival images, and museum objects, the exhibit connects visitors to the atmosphere around them and invites them to reflect on how they understand their relationship to the air that surrounds and sustains us.

A Glimpse into the Future

upcoming exhibitions

Dinosaurs of BC: An Exhibition by the Royal BC Museum

Summer 2026

Dinosaurs of BC features dinosaur bones and footprints from Vancouver Island, the Peace Region and the Kootenays. It highlights the diversity of dinosaurs from BC and the different environments where fossils have been discovered.

“Buster”, a Ferrisaurus sustutensis, is the first unique dinosaur species found in BC and is brought to life through a realistic life-sized sculpture and 3D-printed fossil replicas. The exhibition also showcases photos and videos of expeditions to dig sites where Buster was found.

A Great History

past exhibitions

Lest We Forget: White Rock During the War Years

October 31, 2025 - November 11, 2025

The war years of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 influenced the lives of all Canadians. The White Rock Museum & Archives annual exhibit – Lest We Forget: White Rock During the War Years remembers the people who participated in the war efforts both overseas and at home and looks at how the wars impacted all aspects of […]

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