Royal BC Museum: BC’s Marvellous Mushrooms

Royal BC Museum’s Travelling Exhibit: BC’S MARVELLOUS MUSHROOMS

Submitted by Carolyn Prellwitz Vice-President, Cowichan Historical Society

Visit BC’s Marvellous Mushrooms at the Cowichan Valley Museum located within the federally designated heritage 110-yearold former Duncan Train Station in Duncan. This new travelling exhibition, created by the Royal BC Museum, explores the science and practical uses of mushrooms today, highlighting some of the most fascinating of the 3,400 known species in the province.

The exhibit encourages visitors to learn more about BC mushrooms and their versality. It introduces a cross-section of different species—some familiar, some bizarre, some delicious and some deadly. Their lives are interwoven with every part of British Columbia ecosystems. Mushrooms are not only a subject of scientific study but also a source of food, dyes, and medicine, as well as objects of ceremony and beauty. The exhibition delves into the many facets of these fabulous fungi.

Cowichan Valley Museum 130 Canada Avenue, Duncan Open 11:00 am – 4 pm on Thursdays and Fridays Exhibition is now on and runs to March 11.