Every attempt to create a different kind of society requires the imagination to visualize a life that does not yet exist, and the courage to try and turn it into reality.

... from The Story of Malcolm Island’s Socialist Collective, 1901–1905, A Translation of Matti Halminen’s Sointula.

Sointula Museum

The Sointula Museum explores the 121-year history of the Finnish settlement of Sointula. Its Utopian beginnings involve the development of socialist thought in Canada and the building of the commercial fishing industry, unions and cooperative economic structures. Through the years, a strong spirit of community has prevailed, still evident in the lives of the current residents who call Sointula home.

Open Daily
12:00 to 4:00 pm

280 1st Street, Sointula
250-230-9650

Admission
by Donation

New book available

The Story of Malcolm Island’s Socialist Collective, 1901–1905, A Translation of Matti Halminen’s Sointula. Hardcover book, Published 2021. 280 pages.

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2023 Art Exhibits

Hello friends of the Museum and artists. The Sointula Museum is branching out! We will host a new series of exhibit/sale of local artists this upcoming June through September. Each will be a relatively small exhibit at the museum featuring some of our local artists with four different themes based on Malcolm Island.

THEMES for the 2023 exhibits are:
1. June: trees of our island
2. July: the rocks of Malcolm Island
3. August: jellyfish in the waters around our island
4. September: the waterfront buildings of Malcolm Island
THE ARTWORK: Artwork can consist of paintings, drawings, photography, mixed media, 3-D materials etc.
All two-dimensional work should be matted, mounted or framed ready for display.
Pieces that are three-dimensional need to have appropriate display hardware attached or supplied to be returned.

THE ARTISTS: Exhibition space is limited so only a limited number of artists will be selected each exhibit.
THE DEAL: The museum will charge a 30% commission on sold pieces.
HOW TO APPLY: We invite you to contact us if you wish to participate in this juried exhibit. The work should be original and not for sale in other venues on the North Island. Please send a photo of your piece(s) with your request to be considered.

There will be an opening event for each month’s exhibit. Artists, residents and visitors are welcome to attend. Coffee and tea will be served. Contact Kathleen Blohm or email us at info@sointulamuseum.com

Open Daily
12:00 to 4:00 pm

280 1st Street, Sointula
250-230-9650

Admission
by Donation

Prepare yourself for a hands-on experience. Pump up the original Pulteney Point Lighthouse foghorn; browse the Cooperative Store counters, enjoy videos in the media centre or use the first bi-lingual switchboard in B.C.

Sointula is located on Malcolm Island, reached by ferry service from Port McNeill on northern Vancouver Island. Check out this Northern Gulf Island ferry route map. Every journey from Sointula begins and ends with a boat trip – it’s part of the adventure.