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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New Brunswick Mat Registry Success – Fundraising Goal Reached

The New Brunswick Museum and the New Brunswick Mat Registry are pleased to announce that they have successfully reached their Fundraising Campaign goal of $70,000. Meeting this goal means the Museum and Registry can now provide critical funding for a permanent Virtual Exhibition -Sharing our New Brunswick Mat Hooking Heritage

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An Update on the Work of the Museum

The Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture is currently working with the board, staff and management of the New Brunswick Museum to identify a permanent location in Saint John for a revitalized New Brunswick Museum. This process is proceeding deliberately with the technical input from staff at the New Brunswick

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2021 Greater Saint John Professional Visual Artists Fund Grants To Be Awarded

The New Brunswick Museum and the Saint John Arts Centre are pleased to announce that ten artists are the recipients of this year’s Greater Saint John Professional Visual Artists Fund grant: Amy Ash, Sean Bourque, Andrea Butler, Nat Cann, Manami Fukuda, Melissa Kennedy, Karen Knight, Danika Vautour, Julie Whitenect and

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Professional Artists’ Fund – Application for Funding 2021

Professional Artists’ Fund Application for Funding 2021 – 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)

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NBM launches new online activity sure to ignite memories and conversations for all ages!

From left to right: Wayne Long, Member of Parliament for Saint John-Rothesay, Dr. Dominique Gélinas, NBM Head of Exhibitions & Visitor Experience, and Bernard Riordon, OC., Hon DFA, NBM CEO.  The New Brunswick Museum (NBM) has launched a new digital project on its website ( www.nbm-mnb.ca ) called “Reviving Our

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Call for Submissions – New Brunswick Contemporary Quilt Award 2021

  Call for Submissions New Brunswick Contemporary Quilt Award 2021 Deadline: Sunday, 3 October 2021 The Marco Polo Quilters Guild and the New Brunswick Museum are proud to present the biennial, juried New Brunswick Contemporary Quilt Award (2021). The award winning quilt will be purchased for the permanent collection of

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Museum Foundation Raises over $300,000 for the New Brunswick Museum

On May 28th, the Foundation for the New Brunswick Museum (FNBM) presented a cheque of over $165,000 to Elspeth Williams-Hagan, the Vice Chair of the New Brunswick Museum (NBM). Since late 2020, the FNBM has now raised more than $300,000. These funds were raised by the FNBM for innovative educational

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Statement from the New Brunswick Museum

The Board of Directors, Staff, Volunteers, and Management of the New Brunswick Museum wish to join with all citizens of New Brunswick expressing our deepest condolences to the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc First Nation and all other Indigenous Communities for the horrific find of the remains of 215 children at the

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Collaborative leadership for transformational change at the New Brunswick Museum

Today, May 18th is a special day celebrating museums and heritage, not only in New Brunswick but worldwide as International Museums Day is recognised around the globe. This day also marks a new beginning for the future of New Brunswick’s provincial museum, as the New Brunswick Museum (NBM) welcomes its

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