Protecting Heritage for the Future
Protecting Heritage for the Future
The Board and Staff of the Fernie Museum and Fernie & District Historical Society respectfully acknowledge that we live, work, and recreate on the homelands of the Ktunaxa People.
PAUSE IN PLIGHT
An art installation by
Kerri Parnell
IN THE GALLERY UNTIL JUNE 11, 2023
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
A study of the WWI national security fears and wartime prejudices that led to the internment of 8,579 men – among them, women and children – identified as ‘enemy aliens.’
This Art Exhibit, created in support from the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF), aims to inform the masses of the WW1 national security fears and wartime prejudice, which led to the internment of 8,579 men, among them, women and children, identified as “enemy aliens”.
Pause in Plight is on tour across Canada until 2025 to help bring awareness to this historical injustice. The National Internment Art Exhibit is laid out in five sections: War posters, Light installation, Emotional Interpretation Series, Old eyes Series, and To Hell with the Alien Enemy.
NEW HOURS!
DAILY 11 AM – 4 PM
Opening June 29th, 2023:
INTO THE WEEDS Making Relations
by Liza Gareau Tosh
Liza Gareau Tosh is of French Canadian and Metis ancestry originally from St-Isidore-de-Bellevue, Saskatchewan.
This exhibit of new works will look at the artist’s interest in the inter-connectivity of relationships – from family to community to intergenerational roots – she will explore the ways in which people and plants support and nurture one another.
SAVE THE DATE!
SEPTEMBER 8 – 10, 2023
An annual festival celebrating Fernie’s culture, heritage, and community. More details to follow.
Interested in performing, organising or supporting? Get in touch at info@ferniemuseum.com.