sentences:  The Society Office houses exhibits that display artefacts from the collection, public research space, a gift shop, and staff offices.The rich collection of some 35,000 artefacts includes 800 models of ships and items related to the maritime heritage of BC.There is a reference library of 6,000 volumes including a collection of 200 titles of historical significance, an archival collection of records of local ship-owning and shipbuilding firms, logbooks, naval records, ships' plans of 1800 vessels, maps and charts, an art collection, and approximately 36,000 photographs.