New Brunswick Museum begins province-wide engagement sessions for Revitalization Project

Saint John, NB — The New Brunswick Museum (NBM) is excited to announce a series of province-wide public engagement sessions as part of its Revitalization Project. With a commitment to fostering community involvement and gathering valuable insights, these sessions aim to provide an opportunity for citizens across New Brunswick to

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New Brunswick Museum 2023-2024 Mandate Letter

May 16, 2023   Kathryn Hamer, President Board of Directors New Brunswick Museum 277 Douglas Ave. Saint John NB E2K 1E5 RE: NBM Mandate Letter Dear Kathryn, In our roles, we are entrusted to provide the province with the absolute best service possible. It is a privilege that we each

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NBM Revitalization Project Proceeding

The New Brunswick Museum (NBM) is pleased to announce that it is moving forward with its facilities renewal project at its current Douglas Avenue location. A number of factors were considered in the site selection process, through consultation with museum staff, architects and engineers, and experts in museological design. The

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BiotaNB gears up for its 14-day trek into the wilderness

The New Brunswick Museum is leading the 12th annual BiotaNB field project this summer, and the first of two years planned for documenting the biodiversity of the 22,000-hectare Loch Alva Natural Protected Area, near Saint John.  “This project will take place from June 28 – July 11, and will see

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The New Brunswick Museum selects Diamond Schmitt Architects for the Museum’s Revitalization Project

The Board of Directors of the New Brunswick Museum (NBM-MNB) is pleased to announce that we have selected Diamond Schmitt Architects to plan and design a New Brunswick Museum facility in Saint John, following a rigorous Request for Proposal process run by Colliers Project Leaders. The renowned Canadian architectural firm

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MUSEUM OFFICIAL RECEIVES QUEEN’S MEDAL

The New Brunswick Museum would like to extend its congratulations to John G. McAvity, Executive Director of the Foundation for the New Brunswick Museum, for receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. The Medal was presented at Government House in Fredericton by the Honorable Brenda Murphy, Lieutenant Governor of

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New Brunswick Museum – Request for quote – Interactive Web Site Development

NEW BRUNSWICK MUSEUM  REQUEST FOR QUOTE Project:           Interactive Web Site Development Description: The New Brunswick Museum seeks the services of a Web Site Developer for the production of an online virtual exhibition:   Sharing Our New Brunswick Mat Hooking Heritage. This exhibition will be bilingual and will be available for viewing

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Release of Request for Proposals marks important milestone in New Brunswick Museum revitalization project

26 January, 2023 Saint John, New Brunswick  The Board of the New Brunswick Museum (NBM) has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking an architectural firm to plan and design a modern New Brunswick Museum in Saint John.   “This is the first step to getting a new provincial museum built

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New Brunswick Museum’s Edwin Tappan Adney Artifacts Featured at Carleton County Historical Society

The New Brunswick Museum is very pleased to collaborate with the Carleton County Historical Society to feature some artifacts made by renowned New Brunswick historian, Edwin Tappan Adney (1868-1950). Three of the New Brunswick Museum’s scale model canoes made by Adney will be included in the Carleton County Historical Society’s

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One Day Only! New Brunswick Museum Displays Treasured Uniform at Albert County Museum

The New Brunswick Museum is very pleased to collaborate with the Albert County Historical Society (Albert County Museum & R.B. Bennett Centre) on a special feature display of the Privy Councillor Uniform Jacket that belonged to Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett (later Viscount Bennett).   This richly embroidered jacket was worn

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