The Army Train, February – May 1942
The Army Train was a 15 car railway train containing displays of arms, clothing, equipment etc., and was authorized by the Canadian Department of National Defence to assist in the sale of Victory Bonds and to act as a stimulus to the recruitment of more soldiers, by presenting a visual
Strategic Planning Process underway for the New Brunswick Museum, Canada’s oldest continuing museum
The New Brunswick Museum (NBM) is underway with a strategic planning process this Fall and over the Winter months that will help shape the future of New Brunswick’s provincial museum and Canada’s oldest continuing museum – celebrating 178 years this year. NBM CEO Bill Hicks shares, “This process will set
Public Notice
Public Notice – Please be advised the New Brunswick Museum (NBM) Boutique at 1 Market Square is open for your shopping convenience during regular business hours as listed on our website at www.nbm-mnb.ca. However, the NBM Exhibition Centre will be closed until further notice due to building repairs. We thank
Public Notice
Public Notice – Please be advised that the New Brunswick Museum Exhibition Centre at 1 Market Square will be closed this week due to building repairs; reopening next Tuesday, 20 October 2020. However, the Boutique will remain open for your shopping convenience. Please note the book launch – Lay Figures by Mark Blagrave scheduled on Thursday, October 15 from 5:30-7pm will
The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation donates to the New Brunswick Mat Registry
The New Brunswick Museum in partnership with the New Brunswick Mat Registry are pleased to announce their thanks and appreciation to the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation for their generous donation of $20,000 to the project: Sharing Our New Brunswick Mat Hooking Heritage – Building a Permanent Virtual Exhibition. Bill Hicks, NBM
Meet Our Students 2020
Antoine Rodier Buc, France Master of Business Administration Sales & Business Development University of New Brunswick, Saint John What do you like most about your role at NBM? “My role at the NBM is to assist the boutique digital marketing strategy. I like that I have been allowed to support
The New Brunswick Museum Exhibition Centre will re-open to the public on July 7, 2020
The New Brunswick Museum is excited to share that our Exhibition Centre at Market Square will be re-opening to the public on Tuesday, July 7th! Like many other businesses, our operations will be a bit different. We will be open the following days and hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
Statement from the New Brunswick Museum
The New Brunswick Museum stands in solidarity with Black members of our community and beyond. Canada and New Brunswick are not immune to the injustices of ongoing systemic racism. Museums are not neutral, and we acknowledge that many of our nation’s institutions have amassed some of their collections by virtue
Preserving the semi-fossilized bones of two walrus from the Bay of Fundy
For a year, NBM Conservator Dee Stubbs-Lee has been working to preserve the semi-fossilized bones of two walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) from the Bay of Fundy; a partial skull and a single tusk from a second individual. These ice-age fossils are roughly 10,000 years old! Both were dredged up by First
NB Heritage Sites & Covid-19: A Guide to Collections Safety, Staff & Volunteer Re-Entry, and Visitor Re-Entry
When opening your community museum during the Covid-19 pandemic, this guide offers information and help to understand the impact of Covid-19 on collections management and conservation. It is hoped that this guide will also provide a framework for planning and creating: – safe work practices for collections – a safe