New Brunswick Museum and New Brunswick Public Libraries launch Free Admission pass

The New Brunswick Public Libraries and New Brunswick Museum are partnering to provide free passes to New Brunswick public library cardholders. All New Brunswick residents are invited to check out 175+ years of stories by signing out a pass at their local public library and visiting the New Brunswick Museum

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NBM shares information to assist with NB Flood Relief efforts in conserving objects How to hold on to family histories as part of the 2018 NB Flood Relief?

The New Brunswick Museum recognizes that with the ongoing 2018 New Brunswick Flood Relief there are many efforts that will go into saving family heritage objects, and questions on what can be done to preserve and treat flood-damaged materials. A helpful document SALVAGING YOUR TREASURES:  A Quick Guide to Salvaging Flood-Damaged

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New Brunswick Museum publishes Indigenous guide to freshwater mussels

Freshwater mussels carpet the bottom of many New Brunswick rivers and lakes. Not that one would want to eat them- apparently they taste a lot like mud!  Nonetheless, New Brunswick freshwater mussels (a group distinct from the marine mussels so popular in local seafood restaurants) play a vital role in

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