Kitimat Museum and Archives

Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.

In 2013, the Kitimat Museum & Archives worked with the District of Kitimat, and the Recreation Department, to select images commemorating 60 years of Community in the town of Kitimat. The display can physically be seen on display in the hallway of Riverlodge Recreation Centre.

Kitimat Skates was a local component that supplemented the Canadian Museum of History's traveling exhibition, 'Lace Up! Canada's Passion for Skating'.

Memories of the Project was Kitimat Centennial Museums (now Kitimat Museum & Archives) contribution to the Northwest human history segment of Living Landscapes.

'Settling In: Highlighting 50 Years of Kitimat's History Exhibition', was shown at the Kitimat Museum & Archives in 2003.