Are you passionate about history and the city of Brandon? The Brandon General Museum and Archives is now hiring an Assistant Museum Administrator for a 9-week basis starting mid to late June to assist the Museum Administrator and BGMA Volunteers. The successful candidate should have experience with managerial roles, independent Continue Reading
Museum News
Creative Writing Program: Museum Edition
We are VERY excited for this new collaboration with the library and can’t wait to share what items we’ll be bringing: Join us for the Museum Edition of our Creative Writing Program! Meetings will happen every Tuesday in May from 4 to 5 PM. The first two meetings will be Continue Reading
BGMA Closed March 29
While we will be closed this Friday, our hours are still 11am-5pm the rest of the week – including Saturday! Come by, visits and tours are by donation
Brandonites Podcast Interview with BGMA Admin Keith Waterfield
Check out this wonderful interview with Robin Stewart from the downtown Brandon branch of the WMRL for their podcast Brandonites. The interview can be found on your podcatcher of choice or at the direct link here “Welcome to Brandonites, a podcast in which we hear from people around Brandon, Manitoba Continue Reading
SHOW & TELL: HOW TO DIG THROUGH THE PAST WITHOUT A TROWEL WITH CARMEN KAZAKOFF-LANE
Interested in history? Whether you’re looking into family lore, local buildings, or the Roman Empire – Carmen Kazakoff-Lane will help point you in the right direction with her presentation How to Dig Through the Past Without a Trowel: Effective Historical Research! Join us for our next Show & Tell presentation Continue Reading
Storytime with the Animals: March 2 at 2pm
Robin Stewart from the Western Manitoba Regional Library has selected three wonderful books to read in the B.J. Hales gallery followed crafts and the unveiling of our new interactive animal exhibit! Free for children of all ages on March 2 at 2pm – call 204-717-1514 or email bgmainfo@wcgwave.ca for more Continue Reading
POSTPONED – Show & Tell: How to Dig Through the Past Without a Trowel with Carmen Kazakoff-Lane
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have to reschedule our upcoming Show & Tell event with Carmen Kazakoff-Lane. We are very excited about this presentation and can’t wait to bring it to you at a later date. Interested in history? Whether you’re looking into family lore, local buildings, or the Continue Reading
Show & Tell: History of Pride in the Wheat City with Aly Wowchuk
We’re thrilled about our first Show & Tell of 2024! Join us for the History of Pride in the Wheat City with Aly Wowchuk on Saturday January 27 at 2pm An informal Q&A will follow the presentation These talks are by donation, but space is limited so best to RSVP Continue Reading
Happy 2024!
How’s that resolution of wanting to learn about local history coming? What about doing more outings that the whole family can enjoy? Our resolution is to have more activities, more events, and more fun in 2024! We’re here for you 5 days a week in historic downtown Brandon! For more Continue Reading
BGMA Holiday Hours
The museum is a great place to bring the family over the holidays. Our last day open in 2023 will be Saturday, December 23 – come by and say hello! We’ll be back to our regular hours Wednesday, January 3.