Lytton Chinese History Museum

The owners are not Chinese, but this is an amazing and accurate museum about Chinese history in BC. A retired woman personally manages and operates it and she showed us around and told us about the background of the museum. She felt compelled to preserve the history of Chinese workers in the area and started this museum about 4 years ago. You can tell she is very passionate about this. It is a small museum, but packed with a wealth of history and information. As a Chinese person born and raise in Canada, I'm deeply impressed by and grateful for a place like this that celebrates Chinese contribution to Canada, showcases Chinese history, and reminds people of how the treatment of Chinese immigrants in Canada have been and transformed over the last century. I came with my parents and it was a fun throwback for them. They recognized a lot of the items and taught me about them. I didn't know about most of them and learned a lot! Some of the artifacts are sourced from Lytton, but most are collected from all around the region. The museum has a research centre downstairs (not open to public) where they dedicate time to learning more about artifacts they find and restore them. I think it's really amazing. 10/10 ⭐ I want to bring my future kids here when I make them so they can learn about their heritage!

Great little private museum to learn about Chinese culture in the Lytton area. The owner is quite passionate to preserve Chinese history for the future generations. Entry by donation and highly recommended to keep this place going for the future generation.

Small museum full of very interesting history of Chinese building the CP railway in BC. Extremely hard dangerous work. Where was the WCB?

Excellent, dedicated, beautiful piece of history

We were privileged to be given a personal tour. So much to see and absorb. A must see for visitors and locals alike. Excellent!