Getting By ... and Coming Through: The Great Depression in the Creston Valley - May 12 - September 15, 2012

The Great Depression in the Creston Valley is a study in contradictions.

There were hundreds of people who moved here from other parts of Canada because of the abundant food that could be grown here - and yet, local farmers gave their produce away because they could not sell it; some lost their farms because they were so unprofitable the farmers could not pay their taxes; and some people nearly starved because their farms were so small, or so new, that they could not produce enough to feed the family.

Local professionals were paid for their services in groceries, local stores received produce and livestock as payment on account, because no one had any cash - and yet there was enough money circulating to undertake a stunning array of major building projects.

By general consensus, the Creston Valley survived the Depression quite well - and yet there were seven federal relief camps, at least three provincial relief projects, and numerous municipal relief schemes to help the needy and unemployed in the region.

Explore the challenges and contradictions of the Creston Valley during the 1930s through this special exhibit, open all summer throughout regular museum hours. Admission is included in regular museum admissions.

Stitches in Time  -  June 1-30, 2012

It's here for one month only - June, 2012 - and open throughout the Museum's operating hours.

Art / History - July 1-August 24, 2012

The Creston Museum joins the Creston Valley ArtWalk with a special exhibit.

The works of art in this exhibit, all from the collections of the Creston Museum, depict some part of the Creston Valley, at some point in its past.  In some, the artists painted exactly what they saw; in others, art has altered history - or at least our perception of it.