Art gallery · Nanaimo · British Columbia

Nanaimo Museum

Look for Nanaimo Museum, an art gallery, in Nanaimo. Another 10 places to visit lie within 5 km. Worth the trip, Nanaimo Art Gallery is 100 m off.

Where

In Nanaimo

inside the municipal boundary

How well known

Top 20%

#1,012 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Art gallery in Nanaimo

Inside Nanaimo

Nanaimo Museum sits inside Nanaimo’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Which month to go

For warmth, aim for June to September (19–22°C highs in Nanaimo).

Jan7° / 1°174 mm

Feb8° / 2°91 mm

Mar10° / 3°106 mm

Apr13° / 6°86 mm

May17° / 9°59 mm

Jun20° / 12°51 mm

Jul22° / 14°34 mm

Aug22° / 14°36 mm

Sep19° / 11°52 mm

Oct14° / 7°124 mm

Nov9° / 4°175 mm

Dec7° / 1°172 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Nanaimo, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Vancouver International (Airport), 58 km from Nanaimo (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Nanaimo’s full climate →

About

Nanaimo Museum

Inside the town’s municipal boundary: in Nanaimo.

Nanaimo Museum on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Art gallery
Town: in Nanaimo
Official site: nanaimoceramicarts.com

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

Plan your visit

Address100 museum way nanaimo

HoursTue–Sat 11:00–17:00

Address, hours and fees: OpenStreetMap contributors and Wikidata. They change with the seasons: check its site before you go.

The map

Its place on the map

Orange is Nanaimo Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

With 111,845 people, Nanaimo is the largest of the 8. Its own town comes first, then the towns within 5 km of it and those within 20 km; each has a page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Nanaimo

111,845 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 3.7 km northwest of it

Electoral Area C, Nanaimo

3,733 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 4.8 km southeast of it

Electoral Area B, Nanaimo

4,702 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 9.7 km south of it

Electoral Area A, Nanaimo

7,825 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Nanaimo Museum is	People	Places to visit
Nanaimo	It’s in town	111,845	13
Electoral Area C, Nanaimo	3.7 km northwest of it	3,733	13
Electoral Area B, Nanaimo	4.8 km southeast of it	4,702	10
Electoral Area A, Nanaimo	9.7 km south of it	7,825	1
Lantzville	14 km northwest of it	4,276	1
Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley	18 km south of it	2,761	5
Fairwinds	22 km north of it	7,125	1
Ladysmith	22 km south of it	9,926	7

Make a day of it

Close to Nanaimo Museum

Pair it with 4 art galleries, 3 museums and a heritage railway, all within 15 km.

1Art galleryArt galleryNanaimo Art Gallery100 m away 2Art galleryArt galleryCanadian Indigenous Art200 m away 3Heritage railwayHeritage railwayNumber 19300 m away 4MuseumMuseumVancouver Island Military Museum300 m away 5Art galleryArt galleryNightmare Oasis500 m away 6Art galleryArt galleryCheeky Monkey Glassworks1.3 km away 7MuseumMuseumMuseum of Natural History2.6 km away 8MuseumMuseumGabriola Museum6.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Nanaimo Museum: the answers

Where is Nanaimo Museum?

Nanaimo Museum stands in Nanaimo, British Columbia: inside the town’s municipal boundary.

What is Nanaimo Museum?

Museum in British Columbia, Canada.

When is the best time to visit Nanaimo Museum?

Afternoons in Nanaimo peak at 19–22°C from June to September (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).