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
New Brunswick Museum accepts donation from Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Inc.
The New Brunswick Museum thanks the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Inc. for the recent generous donation of $20,000. The funds will be used for the development of the Sheila Hugh Mackay Collection of Strathbutler Award Winners at the New Brunswick Museum as well as strategic initiatives relating to the promotion
Elizabeth Ann Ashfield Woodburn (1865-1945)
Today, on International Women’s Day, the New Brunswick Museum would like to acknowledge Elizabeth Ann Ashfield Woodburn (1865-1945). Elizabeth Ann Ashfield Woodburn was born on 9 October 1865 in Saint John, New Brunswick, and died there on 31 July 1945. She was the daughter of James Ramsay Woodburn, a Scottish-born
New location announced for New Brunswick Museum
Tourism, Heritage and Culture Transportation and Infrastructure Office of the Premier SAINT JOHN (GNB) – The provincial government will purchase a portion of the former Canadian Coast Guard property in Saint John as the future site of the New Brunswick Museum. “Your government recognizes the important role that the New
A fascinating flight with the Monarch butterfly
In August 2005, Mexican filmmaker and pilot Francisco Gutiérrez took off in his ultralight aircraft from Montreal to follow the monarch butterflies on their 6,000 km migration from Canada to the mountains of central Mexico, in a bid to raise awareness of the importance of preserving the butterflies’ habitat. In
Artists’ Residency Participants Under the Spell of Fundy National Park BENEATH the surface – Exhibition Opening
The New Brunswick Museum is pleased to host the exhibition BENEATH the surface opening on Friday, 26 January, 5-7pm. This exhibition is a unique partnership between Craft NB and Parks Canada with generous support of the Province of New Brunswick. This group exhibition, curated by Maegen Black, was inspired by a week-long residency at
New Brunswick Museum holds board meeting
The New Brunswick Museum had its Quarterly and Annual Board Meetings on December 6, 2017. The New Brunswick Museum is New Brunswick’s provincial museum, and is Canada’s oldest continuing museum, this year celebrating 175 years. It is responsible for the preservation, understanding, management and interpretation of the natural and human
Artists selected for the New Brunswick Museum’s KNOW YOUR OWN ARTISTS and MEET THE ARTISTS exhibition series
The New Brunswick Museum (NBM) is pleased to announce the selection of four artists for the continuing exhibition series, KNOW YOUR OWN ARTISTS. The four artist who will have solo exhibitions starting in 2018 are: Brigitte Clavette (Fredericton), Emilie Grace Lavoie (Edmundston); Ann Manuel (Fredericton) and Vita Plume (Jemseg) Selected through
The New Brunswick Museum hosts the Board of Directors of the Alliance of Natural History Museums of Canada
The New Brunswick Museum (NBM) is pleased to host the Board of Directors of the Alliance of Natural History Museums of Canada (ANHMC) for their autumn meeting, taking place October 15-17 in Saint John. The ANHMC is a national network of natural history museums and similar institutions dedicated to the
NB Museum Feature: Gallery Hop October 13, 2017 – “Your Utopia” by Maggie Higgins
Maggie Higgins 2017 Greater Saint John Professional Visual Artists’ Fund Grant Recipient In May 2017, the New Brunswick Museum and the Saint John Arts Centre announced that Saint John artist Maggie Higgins is the recipient of this year’s Greater Saint John Professional Visual Artists’ Fund grant. Higgins is a 2014