Completed in 2006 in Osoyoos, Canada. Images by Nic Lehoux Photography. The Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre is designed to be a specific and sustainable response to the building's unique context. This winter season our facility is self guided with an admission by donation with a $5 minimum.
Gallery of Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre / DIALOG 2
The spectacular Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre (pronounced in-ka-meep) is a state-of-the-art interpretive centre is an architectural marvel sensitively constructed into a hillside. Extensive indoor and outdoor exhibit galleries create a fun, interactive learning environment with hands-on displays, education stations and two multi-media theatre. Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre. The Nk'Mip Desert Culture Centre ( Okanagan [n̩kʼəˈmip]; conventional English pronunciation respelling "in-ka-meep") is an interpretive centre in Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada, It is owned and operated by the Osoyoos Indian Band and is approximately 3 km (2 mi) north of the Canada-United States border. hours, rates & accessibility; group tours & school programs; coyote's gift shop; events, rentals & corporate programs nkmipdesert.com. 1000 Rancher Creek Road, Osoyoos. BC V0H 1V6, Osoyoos, BC, V0H 1V6. (250) 495 7901. The spectacular Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre is a state-of-the-art interpretive centre and an architectural marvel, carefully constructed into the hillside in a 1,600-acre desert conservation area. Extensive indoor and outdoor exhibit.
Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre — Thompson Okanagan
Osoyoos, British Columbia. The spectacular Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre (pronounced in-ka-meep) is a state-of-the-art interpretive centre sensitively constructed into a hillside. Extensive indoor and outdoor exhibit galleries create a fun, interactive learning environment with hands-on displays, education stations and two multi-media theatre. Exhibitions. In the fall and winter months the centre is meant to be self-guided. We have two multi-sensory theatres where you can experience the legends of Sen'klip (the Coyote). There are both indoor and outdoor cultural and nature exhibits. Discover the desert ecology and wildlife in the "Living Land" display and the "Critter Corner" where. Two Youth Programs. $17.00. $0.85. $17.85. While at the centre Beverages and snacks are available at our gift shop. An outdoor seating area is available for lunch or snack breaks. The Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre is designed to be a specific and sustainable response to the building's unique context—the unusual Canadian desert found in the South Okanagan Valley in Osoyoos, British Columbia. Sited adjacent to a remnant of the Great Basin Desert (approximately 1,600 acres are being preserved by the band as a.
Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre Exterior/Entrance
Experience the Land, the Legends and the Peoples of the Okanagan. Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre, located in Osoyoos, is an award-winning interpretive centre owned and operated by the Osoyoos Indian Band.The purpose of the centre is twofold: education about the unique desert ecosystem and education about the Okanagan people's history. The Desert. "Amazing to see the ecology so closely. Inspiring!" Many visitors bypass our movies and exhibits and just want to walk out on the trails to smell the sage grasslands and pine forests along our trails. We have worked hard to create two kilometers of walking trails that explore the antelope and sage desert, Ponderosa Pine forest.
The Nk'Mip Desert Culture Centre's design is a specific and sustainable response to the building's unique context - the spectacular Canadian desert found south of the Okanagan Valley in Osoyoos, British Columbia. This 1,600-acre parcel of land, belonging to the Osoyoos Indian Band, is the largest intact remnant of this unique habitat. The Nk'mip Desert Cultural Centre is a 9,000 square-foot interpretive centre that exhibits 2 films, the Inkameep Day School Art Collection, indoor and outdoor interactive exhibits, a 1.5 km walking trail, and reconstructed traditional Okanagan village, and (visitor favourite) interpreter hosted programs which boast a fun filled experience for all ages!
NK'MIP DESERT CULTURAL CENTRE (Osoyoos) 2023 What to Know BEFORE You Go
Located in the most endangered landscape in Canada, the design of the Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre is a specific and sustainable response to the building's unique context-the spectacular Canadian desert found south of the Okanagan Valley in Osoyoos, British Columbia. This 1,600-acre parcel of land belonging to the Osoyoos Indian Band is. image : Nic Lehoux. Project Overview. The Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre is designed to be a specific and sustainable response to the building's unique context—the unusual Canadian desert found in the South Okanagan Valley in Osoyoos, British Columbia. Sited adjacent to a remnant of the Great Basin Desert (approximately 1,600 acres are being preserved by the band as a conservation area.
