Second Skin | Workshops & Demonstrations
Jan 3, 2023 | Museum Exhibits, Museum Programs and Events
In the Fernie Museum's winter exhibit, the Fernie Spinners and Weavers Guild looks at fashion through the lens of sustainability and showcases how the natural fibre arts have a direct role to play in the growing Slow Fashion movement. Content encourages viewers to...
Collections and Visitor Services Winter Intern
Nov 24, 2022 | Employment
The Fernie & District Historical Society is welcoming an exceptional individual to join our team as a Collections and Visitor Services Intern on a fixed-term contract. Term: December 9, 2022 to March 31, 2023 Rate: $18/Hour Terms: 35 hours per week, 7 hours per...
Michael Hepher – In This Together
Apr 14, 2022 | Museum Exhibits, Touring Exhibits
MICHAEL HEPHER | IN THIS TOGETHER Friday, June 1st - September 4th, 2022 FERNIE MUSEUM GALLERY | 591 2ND AVENUE INTRODUCTION: Using the catalyst of the Fernie based mural “All Kinds of Beauty”, Michael Hepher was honoured to receive a 2020 grant from the Columbia...
Cabinet of Curiosities | Skincare and Beauty from 1895
May 25, 2021 | Museum Collections, Museum Programs and Events
The Fernie Museum is proud to present Cabinet of Curiosities, a video series investigating our artifact collections. Every week, a new object is examined by our trusty Collectionsperson, Lindsay Vallance. The Victorian era was hard on your skin. Soot, sun damage,...
Indian Clubs: Let’s Get Physical
Aug 14, 2020 | Museum Collections
Home fitness is all the rage! And that means the Fernie Museum Historical Spa and Fitness Centre is bringing back the original functional exercise doohickey: the Indian Club! Yes, this oddly-shaped piece of wood has been keeping fitness buffs like Persian...
Fernie ‘Canada Day from Home’ 2020 Scavenger Hunt
Jun 30, 2020 | Fernie History, Museum Programs and Events
Solve the Fernie Scavenger hunt and enter to win prizes from the Fernie Chamber of Commerce and Fernie Museum! Send your answers to the Scavenger Hunt to info@ferniemuseum.com by July 2nd. Winners will be notified no later than July 4th. Have fun discovering...
Cabinet of Curiosities | In Search of Loo-topia
Apr 25, 2020 | Fernie History, Museum Collections
The Fernie Museum is proud to present Cabinet of Curiosities, a video series investigating the stories behind our artifact collection. Each week, a new object is thoroughly examined by our trusty Collectionsperson, Lindsay Vallance. The star of this week’s show is not...
Journaling During A Pandemic
Apr 20, 2020 | Archives, Call to Artists, Fernie History, Museum Exhibits
The Fernie Museum encourages you to journal your experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic. All of us are making history every day as we experience these current events, and it is important that we value those experiences enough to document them. Journaling is a great way...
Cabinet of Curiosities | Flat Out
Apr 17, 2020 | Fernie History, Museum Collections
The Fernie Museum is proud to present Cabinet of Curiosities, a video series investigating our artifact collections. Every week, a new object is examined by our trusty Collectionsperson, Lindsay Vallance. This week we look at laundry, with the help of three very heavy...
Documenting Fernie’s Response to COVID-19
Apr 16, 2020 | Archives
Looking for a fun activity for the whole family? Help document the COVID-19 pandemic locally in real-time by creating your very own Family Time Capsule (COVID-19 edition!). This record will join our permanent collection in the archives as a way for the community to...