Fort Nelson Heritage Museum to host travelling hockey exhibit this fall

FORT NELSON, B.C. — The sport of hockey is a year-round passion in Canada, and this fall, an exhibit from the Canadian Museum of History dedicated to the sport will come to the north.

The Fort Nelson Heritage Museum is slated to host ‘Hockey’, a travelling exhibition from the Gatineau, Quebec-based museum, with a two-month stop beginning on Friday, October 2nd, and running until late December.

It is the second stop in 2026 for the exhibit, following its tour in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. According to the Canadian Museum of History’s website, the exhibit has been on the road since 2017.

A statement on the website reveals the exhibit will provide attendees “an exciting interactive experience showcasing high points in the sport,” over the past century-plus, and “brings the history of the sport to life through profiles of participants at both the professional and amateur levels.”

Graphic Panels illustrating photographs and replicas of key artifacts, audio archives and an interactive display where visitors can actually record commentary on a recorded hockey match will also be included.

While actual artifacts will not be included in the exhibit, being replaced by replicas, the website says local museums can add their own from their collections to “give the presentation a local flavour.”

‘Hockey’ will be hosted in Fort Nelson at its Heritage Museum, located at 5553 on the Alaska Highway in Fort Nelson, from Friday, October 2nd, until Thursday, December 31st.

Energeticcity.ca has reached out to Fort Nelson Heritage Museum curator Jayme Unruh for further comment about the exhibit.