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At the start of the new year, we brought something from Brandon’s past to the museum.   Just added to our early Brandon infrastructure display is this streetcar bumper, donated by city councillor, and board member, Shaun Cameron.   The downtown streetcar system ran from 1913 to 1932 after being Continue Reading

The heat is back on and we’re ready for your visits! During construction, parking can be found on Pacific or Rosser. Saturday December 14 will be our last day open to the public until 2025 so make sure to drop in and say hello! Call 204-717-1514 or email bgmainfo@wcgwave.ca if Continue Reading

Due to the possibility of air borne contaminants, we will be shutting off our heating system for the next few days and therefore will not be open to the public for the next few days.    We look forward to seeing you next week!

Eyes of a coyote, nose of a cougar and the mouth of a wolf? You don’t have to be Dr. Frankenstein to bring your monster to life. Join us in the BJ Hales Natural History Gallery to learn about the collection, get inspiration for crafting your beast, listen to stories, Continue Reading

We’re always on the lookout for passionate people who care about our city and the rich history of our community! Here are a few ways you could help our museum: Comfortable with public speaking and enjoy meeting new people? Assist with our museum and walking tours! Love to research, go Continue Reading

Our next downtown walking tour is July 25 at 12pm! Join us at noon at Princess Park for an entertaining stroll through the history of Brandon.

Unfortunately, The BGMA will be closed this Saturday for the long weekend. However, this upcoming Monday we will have a booth at Brandon’s Canada Day Celebration, and by Tuesday we will be back to our regular hours. Hope to see you there!

Unfortunately, our hours this week are going to be slightly different from usual: Tuesday, June 25th, we will be closed from 1:30 to 3:30. Wednesday, June 26th, we will be opening at 12:00, as opposed to 11:00. Additionally, we will be closed on Saturday, June 29th, for the long weekend, Continue Reading

Great news if you missed the in person Show & Tell talk How to Dig Through the Past Without a Trowel with Carmen Kazakoff-Lane – it is now available to stream on YouTube! Thank you to WCGtv for recording the event. You can find the link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdVPccfY9GE Kazakoff-Lane has Continue Reading

We’re going to be at workshop all day Tuesday, September 26, but back to our regular hours on Wednesday, September 27.