Programs & Events
"Salmon Row" Theatre Production
August 18 - 28, 2011
All shows at 8:00pm | No show Monday, August 22
90 minutes | No intermission | Rain or shine
Tickets by Donation ($10 recommended)
SOLD OUT
If the fishnets, abandoned sheds, rusty tools and meandering coils of decaying rope surrounding the old Britannia Shipyards in Steveston could speak, these are the stories they would tell. Created by Mortal Coil Performance Society, Salmon Row tells the story of the early days around the Steveston docks near the Britannia Heritage Shipyard. Featuring an acting company of twelve, a live four-piece band performing original music, Richmond’s own Coastal Wolf Pack Dancers, and local community members, this production promises to be as colourful and as vibrant as the history it is recounting.
Mortal Coil Performance Society -- best known locally as the artistic team responsible for the Stanley Park Ghost Train and Bright Nights events it has staged since 1999 -- has also built up an international reputation by touring the world with its Theatre for Young Audience Productions and is known throughout Canada for their colourful mask work, puppetry, and stilt-walking characters who perform at festivals and celebrations around the country.
Theatrical experiences like Salmon Row don’t come around too often. Don't miss the opportunity to experience how the vibrant music, masks, puppets, stilts and actors of Mortal Coil bring Steveston's essential stories and surrounding environments compellingly to life.
To reserve a space visit www.mortalcoil.bc.ca
Some seating is provided but you may wish to bring a pillow or a blanket for extra comfort. Please wear warm clothing. Appropriate for children 10 years and up.
"At the Helm: The Marine Products Company"
A New Exhibit in the Seine Net Loft building
August 5 - 7, 2011
Experience the story of two brothers who captured the North American ships wheel market with their innovation and ingenuity. This temporary exhibit is located in the Seine Net Loft building, and open for a short time only during Richmond's "Ships to Shore" event happening in Steveston. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to enter the net loft building and explore the incredible story of the Marine Products Company through interactive displays and rare artifacts from the Richmond Museum's collection.
Richmond Maritime
Festival 2011
Friday August 5, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday August 6, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday August 7, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Location: Britannia Shipyard, National Historic Site 5180 Westwater Dr.
(At the south foot of Railway Avenue)
FREE!
Celebrate Richmond's traditional connections with the sea at the 8th Annual Richmond Maritime Festival. This family event at Britannia Shipyard National Historic Site will give you the opportunity to see a variety of maritime exhibits, such as knot tying, rope making, model boat building, and net mending. The whole family can enjoy live entertainment (sea songs and shanties) and participate in hands-on demonstrations. The waterfront will showcase a floating exhibition of boats for your viewing pleasure. Many boats will be at the docks of the shipyard, including a 1930's rum-runner, historic fishing boats and classic power and sail boats.
For more information please visit http://www.richmondmaritimefestival.ca/
The Chinese Bunkhouse
Opens May 1, 2011
This new exhibit explores the incredible stories of the Chinese cannery workers. Be inspired by remarkable courage in the face of hardship and discrimination, Interactive displays, rare photographs and short films bring the exhibit to life and provide visitors with a new perspective on life in Steveston in the early 20th century. Complementary tours are offered during site operational hours. Please call 604-718-8050 or email britannia@richmond.ca for more information.
“How We Lived”
This exhibit explores the stories of work and play at Britannia between 1910 and 1930, in five buildings situated over the Fraser River: the Murchison Gift Shop, the Manager’s House, the Men’s Bunkhouse, the Point House and the Chinese Bunkhouse.
Situated in a unique waterfront setting, this exhibit reveals the captivating stories and cultural diversity of the Britannia Shipyard, National Historic Site. Indoor and outdoor exhibits allow the visitor to experience the everyday activities, lifestyles and personal relationships that took place at the Britannia Shipyard. Innovative displays, hands on activities, and audio/video components animate the daily lives of people living around Britannia between 1910 and 1930. Explore society and community, ethnicity and cultural diversity, and the all-round bustling interconnectedness of the local cannery and boatbuilding industries. This exhibit is open during site operational hours. Please call 604-718-8050 or email britannia@richmond.ca for more information.
Industry on the Waterfront
The exhibit “Industry on the Waterfront”, examines the workings of the Britannia Heritage Shipyard and its role in British Columbia’s industrial heritage.
The exhibit showcases the historical uses of the shipyard, carpentry shop, engine shop and machine shop that once served the fishing fleet of the Anglo British Columbia Packing Company. Each shop houses authentic machinery, tools, interpretive text and interactive demonstrations, which help recreate the different work areas and activities that took place. New photographs, new stories and new explanations will help our visitors rediscover the history of Britannia, and understand some of the complexities of a working shipyard.
Complimentary tours of the exhibit are offered during open hours. For more information, please contact us at 604-718-8050 or email britannia@richmond.ca
Pirate Birthday Parties
Our pirate themed party is full of fun and adventure. The children will spend an exciting afternoon at Britannia exploring the world of Pirates in a safe, friendly environment with a costume actor. All you need to supply are the pirates! Two hours supervised looting and pillaging including. Three week advance notice required. For more information please click on the brochure link below or call 604-718-8043.
School Programs
Britannia offers a number of exciting and hands-on school programs that can be adapted for students K-12. For more information please click on the brochure PDF below or call 604-718-8043
Guided Tours
Guided tours of Britannia Heritage Shipyard are available for a variety of ages and groups. Discover a working heritage shipyard, a pre-war Japanese home and boatworks and a unique estuary ecosystem and five other residential buildings that explore living conditions from 1910-1930. $4 per person (minimum charge applies). For more information please call 604-718-8043
