Village News

As someone who works in a museum, I find it so interesting to see items considered so precious that families have kept them for many years.

Several weeks ago I was elected to the Council (Board of Directors) of the Association of Manitoba Museums at its Annual General Meeting in Boissevain, Manitoba.

The ending of our summer season marks the beginning of a new and different season of activity at Mennonite Heritage Village.

It’s been a busy summer season in the Curatorial Department at Mennonite Heritage Village as we opened the first of our two temporary exhibits.

When I am introduced to people who have a few more years behind their belts than I do, I’m frequently asked that question we’ve likely all been asked at one time or another: “So who are your parents?”

Our Education Program’s summer staff members, Jaycia Koop and Nia Rogers, have completed their work at Mennonite Heritage Village for the 2016 season.

The last “festival” event of our 2016 season has now taken place at Mennonite Heritage Village.

This week a couple of my online news feeds informed me that the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre has been appointed to the province’s Signature Museums Program.

This summer we were pleased to accept into our collection three models built by Harold Fast.

On August 9 we celebrated the opening of our latest exhibit in the Gerhard Ens Gallery. Along the Road to Freedom is a collection of 26 paintings created by artist Ray Dirks, who is also the Curator at the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery in Winnipeg.