Exhibits

Main Gallery

The main gallery hosts new and topical displays that change often. Travelling exhibits and local history are featured in this space.

Museum exhibit about history of flight. The exhibit has an assortment of flight-related objects on display. — The Peace River Museum, Archives and Mackenzie Centre is proud to present its newest exhibit: Taking Flight. This exhibit explores the history of aviation in Peace River through different aviators as well as a look at world aviation history. On display until June 2024.

Peace River Gallery

Museum exhibit with an arrangement of Peace River-related items on display.

Museum display case with four plaques with text describing the objects on display.

The Town of Peace River has a wonderfully diverse past, and we showcase parts of this past in the Peace River Gallery. From prehistoric history and local Indigenous people into the present day, we examine the Town and the people, both past and present, who call it home.

Sir Alexander Mackenzie Gallery

Lodge-like museum gallery. There are various objects being displayed hanging on walls.

This gallery tells the story of Sir Alexander Mackenzie and his journeys through the west. Artifacts include archeological finds from Fort Fork, the 18th century compound where Sir Alexander Mackenzie wintered while on his way to the Pacific coast. The display also talks about the fur trade in western Canada, with examples of the types of furs trapped in the area, replica of a fur trader’s canoe and an authentic fur press.