Primary contact
420 Fraser Street, PO Box 640
Lytton, B.C.
CA V0K 1Z0
Identity area
Identifier
LYTT
Authorized form of name
Lytton Museum and Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Municipal
Contact area
Marie Heaster
Primary contact
Type
Address
Street address
420 Fraser Street, PO Box 640
Locality
Lytton
Region
B.C.
Country name
Canada
Postal code
V0K 1Z0
Telephone
250-455-2254
Fax
museum@lyttonmuseum.ca
Note
Description area
History
The museum is housed in a Canadian National Railway foreman’s house built in the early 1940’s. The Museum opened on July 1, 1995 and has been operated by volunteers since then. We also maintain displays in a CN caboose across the street from our building.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
Holdings cover local First Nations, early explorers, 1858 gold rush, early area settlers, Village of Lytton history, and the building of the Cariboo Wagon Road, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railway.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
We are open 7 days a week during tourist season. The rest of the year we are open only when volunteers are available. Research or group visits may may be arranged by emailing the museum.