Fred Ross
Fred Ross was born in Saint John, NB, on 12 May 1927. His contributions to New Brunswick’s art community spanned more than sixty-five years and he was one of the province’s most recognized and influential painters. Some of his formative art training took place under Violet Amy Gillett (1898-1996) and
New Brunswick Museum and New Brunswick Public Libraries launch Free Admission pass
Join the New Brunswick Museum and the New Brunswick Public Libraries in celebration of Canada’s oldest continuing museum with a special gift of a Celebration Pass. The New Brunswick Public Libraries and New Brunswick Museum are celebrating New Brunswick Museum’s 175 birthday and Canada 150 by partnering to provide free
2017 Greater Saint John Professional Visual Artists Fund Grant To Be Awarded
Saint John – Tuesday, 2 May 2017 – The New Brunswick Museum and the Saint John Arts Centre are pleased to announce 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 Fine Arts graduate of Mount
New Brunswick Museum Exhibition Centre elevator will be out of service
Please be advised that the elevator at the New Brunswick Museum Exhibition Centre is not functional until further notice. Visitors to the NBM Exhibition Centre can access the second and third floor only through the stairs. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Exploring BiotaNB 2016 – Common Species
While Aaron Fairweather was searching for an as-of-yet undescribed species of ant, two other members of the day’s Mount Sagamook expedition, Dr. Stephen Clayden and summer student Victor Szymanski, were compiling a collection of all the plant species in a defined area near the summit. Unlike their ant-collecting colleague, Stephen
Recently Conserved Paintings from the New Brunswick Museum Collection
A regular part of the care of a collection is the effort to ensure its preservation. Another facet of a museum’s goal is to share the collection with the public through exhibition. Sometimes objects are unable to be displayed because their condition compromises the artist’s intent or exposing them may
The New Brunswick Museum workshop series Natural Dyes with Denise Richard
On Sunday, 29 May from 1-5pm join the New Brunswick Museum for a one day Natural Dyes workshop with New Brunswick Artist, Denise Richard. In this Natural Dye workshop, participants will explore a variety of dyes including plants, roots, wood and insect dyes. By the end of the workshop, they
Unlocking Mysteries at the New Brunswick Museum: An 18th-century United Empire Loyalist glass plate
Maker Unknown (Bohemian School) [possibly the Harrach Factory, Neuwelt, Czech Republic) Plate, bowl or undertray, before 1789 blown, cut and engraved colourless glass overall: 3 × 23.5 × 23.5 cm Gift of Angela Huntjens and Dr. Johannes Huntjens, 2015 (2015.49) New Brunswick Museum Collection It is extremely rare for 18th
Unlocking Mysteries at the New Brunswick Museum: The Mystery of the Dentist’s Bag
Within the New Brunswick Museum’s collections is a dentist bag found in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The dentist’s bag came into the Nanaimo Community Hospice Shoppe in British Columbia. Inside was a copy of a wedding announcement from parents Dr. and Mrs. John T. Hazelwood of their daughter Effie Lucretia Hazelwood’s
From Shetland to the Miramichi – Uncovering a Bedcover’s Heritage
Dr. Carol Christiansen, Curator and Community Museums Officer at the Shetland Museum and Archives, in her latest book, Taatit Rugs: the Pile Bedcovers of Shetland (published in 2015 by Shetland Amenity Trust – ISBN 978-0-9932740-4-6) features an unusual New Brunswick Museum (NBM) artifact – an embroidered counterpane (or bed rugg).