The mission of the Kitimat Museum & Archives is to foster among residents and visitors a deeper appreciation and understanding of the natural splendor of the Kitimat area, the civilization of its indigenous inhabitants and the subsequent history of its settlements and development as a unique community; and to offer Kitimat residents a window on the world of art, science and history.

The mandate of the Kitimat Museum & Archives is the natural and cultural history of the Kitimat Valley, associated coastal regions and the interior affected by the Kitimat Project. The Museum shall exercise its mandate for Haisla heritage and culture only on a basis of consultation with the Haisla people and the Kitamaat Village Council, and respect for their aspirations for repatriation and control of their heritage. The Museum’s cultural history mandate includes the contemporary culture of Kitimat residents and the Museum’s participation in that culture through exhibitions of art, science and history from around the world.

The purpose of the Kitimat Museum & Archives is to collect, document, preserve, study, display and interpret to residents of the Kitimat area and their visitors the natural and cultural heritage of the Kitimat region, together with associated coastal and interior areas, from its geological origins through to present-day and future development; And to display and interpret to Kitimat area residents temporary exhibitions of the art, science and history of as wide a spectrum of times and places as possible.