Museums near Pinawa MB (11 Result(s))

St. Andrews Heritage CentreIt all started with a local history book...St. Andrews Heritage Centre began as a volunteer group that was formed in the early 1980s to write a book called Beyond the Gates of Lower Fort Garry (published in 1982) to celebrate the RM of St. Andrews centennial . In 1998 they decided to write a sequel called Beyond the Gates of Lower Fort Garry - A Sequel to celebrate the millennium year 2000. It was published in 2000.In 2005, in honour of the 125th anniversary of the RM of St. Andrews, the group was provided a former fire hall to start a museum at 6 Riverview Avenue off St. Andrews Road in St. Andrews, Manitoba.In the summer of 2013, after lengthy negotiations with Parks Canad,a St. Andrews Heritage Centre moved around the corner to St. Andrews Rectory National Historic site (completed in 1854).St. Andrews Rectory, 374 River Road, St. Andrews, ManitobaVolunteer Board Members

NEW BIRTHDAY PARTIES! Celebrate your child's next birthday with a themed party at the Transcona Museum! Learn more here !FALL NEWSLETTER Catch up on your Museum news with our Fall 2014 Newsletter!NEW EXHIBITS!Visit our new exhibit, 'Park City Life' and learn about Transcona's 10 years as a city. For more information on our current exhibits, click HERE!GRAND BEACH TRAINWinnipeg author Baraba Lange is seeking memories of the Grand Beach Train. Contact her at 204.667.8521 or email railwaystories@hotmail.com. For more information, click HERE .TIME CAPSULEThe 2012 centennial time capsule has been sealed into the side of the stage Archambault Pavillion, to be open 50 years later.

Hitch your horses and pack your luggage for a harrowing tale of migration and settlement at the Mennonite Heritage Village. Travel through time to a turn-of-the century Russian Mennonite street village on our 40 acre site, taste traditional Mennonite fare at the museum's Livery Barn Restaurant, and explore a classic Mennonite housebarn and a fully operational Dutch windmill during our summer season. View historic and heirloom treasures from Poland and Russia to Canada, displayed in the permanent and Gerhard Ens galleries, and find that perfect souvenir at Village Books and Gifts, all open year-round in the Village Centre. There is always something new to experience. With changing annual themes and temporary exhibits celebrating the Mennonite heritage and culture, new artifacts donated each year, and a broad range of activities and demonstrations, from wagon rides to bread baking, throughout the summer on our Festival days, this bustling village offers fresh experiences with each visit.