Culture & Heritage

Available upon request

Take a behind-the-scenes look at Delta’s archival collection with knowledgeable staff and learn how to access our documented history for your own research and projects.

Available upon request.

Join our Curator as she presents artifacts recently donated to our collection and how they reflect the ongoing storied history of Delta.

Learn about the Discovery Centre’s exhibits, artefacts and stories through a 20 minute guided tour led by an experienced educational programmer.

Textile arts help us convey our complex identities. Learn about how natural resources contribute to Delta’s diverse cultural fabric. Practice your weaving skills and help create a class quilt in this engaging and tactile program.

How does the geography and ecology of Delta affect its development? Learn how a delta is formed through a live water table demonstration, explore Delta’s four ecosystems through a hands-on activity and complete a thematic TRAIL scavenger hunt.

How do immigrants shape the cultural landscape of Delta? Discover stories of Delta's immigrant populations the hardships they face, and how they have become key members of Delta's communities through a point based scavenger hunt.

Learn about Delta’s rich past through a physical and digital experience. Follow the TRAIL system to take an interactive tour through our themed kiosks and then explore the rest of the exhibitions through a structured self-guided tour. Get some fresh air and explore our heritage orchard. Featuring authentic artefacts, archival images, and digital storytelling, your students will be captivated by Delta’s storied past, present, and future.

Dive deep into Delta’s past with help from one of the Discovery Centre’s knowledgeable educators. Consider how colonization, Canadian identity, injustices, industry, immigration and local conflicts have affected Delta’s diverse communities through a guided tour and discussion-based activity.

This holiday season between November 12th - December 20th, wander down to the Discovery Centre to learn all about how Delta’s communities celebrated during the holiday months. Explore how they braved life in cold temperatures by completing a winter themed TRAIL scavenger hunt and completing a winter craft to take home.

Ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia or Ancient Egypt survived and thrived through cultivating agriculture. Delve into the connections between ancient agricultural roots and modern farming communities like Delta through hands-on activities and inquiry-based learning, facilitated by a Discovery Centre educator.

Using archival evidence, students explore how Delta has changed over time to meet the needs of the community. This interdisciplinary kit incorporates math and literacy skills into an exploration of life then versus life now.

Students build their critical thinking skills, as they become detectives. Using primary and secondary sources from the Delta archives, students will learn about local pioneer families.

What can the story of Delta's Chinatown reveal about enduring issues in Canadian history? Using archival evidence from Delta's lost Chinatown, students explore the legacy of Canada's exclusionary policies and their long lasting effects on the Chinese immigrant population.

For a tactile learning experience, examine and handle artifacts from our teaching collection. These thematic boxes are designed to engage multiple senses, which make them suitable for teaching students with a variety of learning styles.