While we will be closed on Saturday November 11th, we highly recommend that you attend the Remembrance Day Free Open House at Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum from 1pm-4pm. There will be a free lecture titled “Are Museums Important – Who Will Remember?” at 2pm. While there, be sure pay Continue Reading
Museum News
BGMA Board Member Deadline Nov 16, 2023!
The City of Brandon’s deadline for BGMA Board Member applications is coming up next week – you don’t want to miss this call! To fill out an application through the City of Brandon, and for more information, click here. For more information, contact the city at 204-729-2296 or email cityclerk@brandon.ca
BGMA Closed Oct 24
We are attended the annual Westman Regional Museum Meeting, this year hosted by Prairie Mountain Regional Museum. We cannot wait to connect and chat with our fellow Westman museums. We will be back to regular hours Wednesday, October 25.
A Royal History Through China: One Piece At A Time with Doug Adams
Join us for our next Show & Tell speaker series with Doug Adams, who has one of the world’s largest Royal Family china collections! See you Saturday Oct 28 at 2pm – these talks are by donation, but space is limited so don’t forget to RSVP by emailing bgmainfo@wcgwave.ca or Continue Reading
“Hearsay” Haunted Brandon Walking Tours
Would you go on a ghost walk of Brandon? We’re working on a little hearsay project for spooky season and we want to know your favourite haunted Brandon stories! Call 204-717-1514 or email us at bgmainfo@wcgwave.ca to send us your stories. This is strictly for entertainment purposes. The BGMA does Continue Reading
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
We are taking Saturday to attend the events and the Orange Shirt Day walk at the Riverbank Discovery Centre.
Dark History Walking Tour Interview
We were delighted to speak with Emily Brass of CBC Winnipeg about the Dark History walking tours! If you missed the interview, you can find it online here. Our segment begins around 49 minutes and 20 seconds.
The History of Psychiatric Nursing in Manitoba and the BMHC
We are excited to announce the return of Show & Tell speaker series event! The next presentation will be the History of Psychiatric Nursing in Manitoba and the BMHC with Beverley Hicks and Della Mansoff. This informal presentation and conversation will be followed by a Q&A on Saturday, September 23 Continue Reading
Labour Day Weekend Hours
We will be closed Saturday, September 2 and back to our regular hours on Tuesday, September 5. Enjoy the long weekend!
The BGMA in August!
Lots of events happening in August! Stampin’ Around Downtown begins August 1st, and ends August 14th. For every $10 spent at a participating business, you receive a stamp, for a maximum of 3 stamps per purchase. Once you receive 6 stamps on your card, fill out the back and drop Continue Reading