New Brunswick Mat Registry launches Hands, Heart and Mind: The Art of Hooked Mats in New Brunswick
On June 14, 2025, the New Brunswick Mat Registry officially launched its new website: Hands, Heart and Mind: The Art of Hooked Mats in New Brunswick. With more than 100 active mat hookers and invited guests looking on, the ribbon was cut — and the site went live! For over
New Brunswick Museum Leads 14th Annual Biota into Black River PNA
June 2025 — This summer, the New Brunswick Museum (NBM) leads its 14th annual BiotaNB field project, turning its focus to the 4,000-hectare Black River Protected Natural Area (PNA), located adjacent to Kouchibouguac National Park. Running from June 25 to July 8, this intensive biodiversity study will bring together more
Greater Saint John Professional Visual Artists Fund
Application for Funding 2025 – Guidelines History & Administration of the Fund A group of professional artists and arts supporters in the Saint John region joined forces some years ago to organize a number of highly successful fundraising events: Art in the City Studio Tour (2003) Art and Artifacts (2005)
New Brunswick Museum Annual Report 2023-24
New Brunswick Museum Annual Report April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024.
New Brunswick Museum enhances website to boost tourism
November 14, 2024 · Saint John, New Brunswick · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Tourism helps showcase Atlantic Canada’s beauty, diverse cultural heritage and unique stories on the world stage. By supporting tourism operators and cultural institutions, the Government of Canada is helping to fuel local economies, creating jobs and empowering
Construction phase begins on museum revitalization project
Saint John, NB (GNB) – August 26, 2024 – The New Brunswick Museum entered the next phase of its Revitalize NBM project today with a groundbreaking ceremony at 277 Douglas Ave. in Saint John. The construction phase involves partially rebuilding and expanding the museum, while maintaining its historical facade. The work
NBM displays Bricklin concept car to mark iconic automaker’s 50th Anniversary
Heralded as an engineering marvel, the first Bricklin rolled off the assembly line at 245 Industrial Avenue in Saint John on August 6, 1974. The New Brunswick Museum is pleased to mark this historical moment with a pop-up display of select Bricklin artifacts from the Museum’s collection at Saint John’s
BiotaNB returns to Loch Alva PNA August 14 – 27
The New Brunswick Museum is leading the 13th annual BiotaNB field project this summer, the second of a two-year plan to document the biodiversity of the 22,000-hectare Loch Alva Protected Natural Area (PNA), near Saint John. The project will take place from August 14 – 27, and will see more than
A tribute to Laurie D. Murison, 1959–2021
The late Laurie Murison was Executive Director of the Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station and a great friend of the NBM. It was with Laurie’s support that the skeleton of Delilah the North Atlantic Right Whale was collected for the Museum. When Delilah – a first-time mother with
Diptych created by New Brunswick mat hooking groups added to Museum’s permanent collection
Two New Brunswick mat hooking groups have created a diptych that has been added to permanent collection of the New Brunswick Museum (NBM). This is the story so far… In 2008, a group of volunteers in collaboration with the NBM established the New Brunswick Mat Registry (NBMR), a province-wide, bilingual