The Whistler Museum is pleased to announce that our gift shop will now be featuring works from local artists. We have built on our pre-existing collection of books, souvenirs, and cards by adding artwork and crafts from a variety of Sea-to-Sky locals.
Our new look!
Designs by LUprints.
We are now the only retailer in Whistler to be featuring ‘LUprints’ by Pemberton artist Ulla Clark, who creates unique screen prints. Her work has been featured in magazines such as Dwell, Canadian House & Home, and Glow. We have a number of LUprints items available including birch trays, coasters, and pillows.
Feather earrings by Koz Creations.
We carry prints and cards by local artists Vanessa Stark and Chili Thom, in addition to beautiful hand painted cards by Isobel MacLaurin. We are featuring Koz Creations’ unique feather earrings, some with locally sourced feathers, by Whistler artist Chelsea Kozlan, locally handcrafted soaps from Soap Tree Studio, and tea from Namasthe.
We will continue to carry books by local authors. Our collection currently features books by Stephen Vogler, Kelsey Bareham, Leslie Anthony, Sara Leach, and Sylvia Dolson.
We have just added several original paintings by Stan Matwychuk to our display as part of ArtWalk, and are constantly updating and adding new items to our shop.
If you’re shopping in the village, be sure to stop by the museum to pick up a unique gift, an interesting read, or something special for yourself (and of course tour our fascinating displays!).
Join long-time locals on the Whistler Museum’s Valley of Dreams Walking Tour as they lead you through Whistler Village and uncover the pioneer history of the region, tales behind the development of the mountain, and Whistler’s own stories of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Stops include Village Square and Olympic Plaza, site of the medal ceremonies in February 2010.
Tours are led daily through June, July, and August and begin at 1 pm at the Whistler Visitor Centre. Following your Walking Tour, come check out the Museum. All participants will receive 25% off admission. All tours are by donation.
We at the Whistler Museum would like to thank our wonderful community for making our winter 2012 Speaker Series a complete success. Every event featured compelling presentations from great speakers, all of whom spoke in front of a sold-out crowd!
Roger McCarthy
Roger McCarthy started the new year off with a bang with his fascinating talk about his experiences running the show at the new ski hill being built near Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympics. We got everything from great insights into the local terrain to the rather frightening amount of security one must pass through to speak to a Russian oligarch – Roger’s boss on the high-pressure job. I’m sure his new gig with Whistler Municipal Council is less stressful!
The next month, fellow municipal councilor Jayson Faulkner opened our eyes to the possibilities of the Spearhead Huts Project, for which he is the committee chair. Jayson’s extensive experience as both a mountain guide and backcountry gear retailer set him up nicely to present his answer to the rhetorical question “Backcountry Huts: Why now, more than ever?”
Ski-touring in the Spearhead Range.
In March we welcomed the always-entertaining “Garage Sale Frank” Salter in to talk about his 500-plus pairs of antique and retro skis. The amateur ski-curator brought in a sizeable chunk of his private museum to speak about some of the high and low points in the history of ski design.
Frank shows off one of his more unique artifacts, an early model swallowtail ski!
It was only fitting that we close of the winter season with last week’s presentation by a panel of WORCA board members on the past, present and future off Whistler mountain biking. The stoke was high among the crowd of fat-tire enthusiasts, and we all left with the impression that we have lots to look forward to in coming summers!
One of the more unique courses for a WORCA Toonie Ride – the Olympic Sliding Center track!
Our Speaker Series events are designed to feature knowledgeable and engaging speakers and the amazing lives they lead. We were fortunate to have such an outstanding line-up this year and we appreciate all of them taking the time to share their stories. Special thanks as well goes to Namasthe Tea and the Whistler Roasting Company, who generously supplied each event with their wonderful teas and coffee.
The Speaker Series now goes on hiatus for the summer, to resume the third Wednesday of the month for October, November, and January through April.
We are always on the look out for exciting new presenters in the fields of local history, mountain culture, the environment, travel, adventure, or anything else that might captivate a crowd of Whistlerites. If you or someone you know has an interesting story to tell, or if you have an idea for something you’d like to see at a future Speaker Series, drop us a line at programs@whistlermuseum.org. Meanwhile, although the Speaker Series takes a temporary break, we aren’t going anywhere, so stay tuned for upcoming announcements regarding our summer programming!
After lots of entries from all over the community, a title for Florence Petersen’s new book has been chosen. In the end, Florence combined one of her own ideas with one of the titles entered.
The new title will be…
First Tracks: Whistler’s Early History
Congratulations to winner Stephen Vogler – a signed copy of First Tracks will be coming your way.
We hope to get the book published by June this year, so watch this space for more information nearer the time.
