Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park - Visitors Centre - Hli Goothl Wilp-Adokshl Nisga’a
PARK AMENITIES & ACCESSIBILITY
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About This Park
The Nisga’a Museum is Hli Goothl Wilp-Adokshl Nisga’a, which means “The Heart of Nisga’a House Crests,” a name that celebrates the importance of tribes and tribal crests in Nisga’a society. With a design inspired by traditional Nisga’a longhouses, feast dishes, and canoes, the 929-square-metre museum opened in Laxgalts’ap, 150 kilometres northwest of Terrace, in the spring of 2011.
The heart of the Nisga’a Museum is the Ancestors’ Collection contains a stunning array of exquisitely carved masks, bentwood boxes, headdresses, soul catchers, and other works of art acquired from Nisga’a people during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
For opening hours, year-round museum activities, and more information visit their site http://nisgaamuseum.ca/.
Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park - Visitors Centre - Hli Goothl Wilp-Adokshl Nisga’a
Park Facilities & Accessibility Features
Access Route
The entrance route to the museum is a wide open concrete area that graduates to a sidewalk width path to the entrance doors. The gradient is generally a gentle 1 - 2 degrees with a maximum of 3 degrees. Download Full Accessibility Audit
Camping
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Goods & Services
The museum has display areas that have more than adequate clearance for accessibility. Visitors can do a self-guided tour or take a tour with one of the staff (for a fee). The museum has a wheelchair available for visitor use. A gift store is also on site with local art and gift items. The store has adequate clearance between displays. The museum provides some areas with interpretive signs and a video room to view informational videos. The museum has parking space for approximately 15 vehicles however none are designated accessible parking. The parking lot surface is asphalt with a gentle 1-2 degrees slope. The museum has outdoor spaces for visitors flanking both sides of the museum. There are 3 built-in benches on each side. Download Full Accessibility Audit
Washrooms
The accessible washroom is located right beyond the entrance - reception - gift store area. There are 6 washroom in the visitor centre. Two have accessible features (grab bar; adequate clearance for wheelchairs); one is labeled as an accessible facility and also has a shower stall with accessible features. The washroom generally meets code requirements. Download Full Accessibility Audit
Viewing Areas
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Trails
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