Are you passionate about history and the city of Brandon? The Brandon General Museum and Archives is now hiring an Assistant Museum Administrator for a 9-week basis starting mid to late June to assist the Museum Administrator and BGMA Volunteers. The successful candidate should have experience with managerial roles, independent research, scholarly writing, public speaking, and social media posts. Some duties and responsibilities may include: training and guiding volunteers, answering emails and other administrative duties, greeting patrons and giving tours, assisting with the setup and install ..read more

We are VERY excited for this new collaboration with the library and can’t wait to share what items we’ll be bringing: Join us for the Museum Edition of our Creative Writing Program! Meetings will happen every Tuesday in May from 4 to 5 PM. The first two meetings will be at the downtown branch of the Brandon Public Library, and the last two meetings will be at the Brandon General Museum & Archives. Participants will write one short piece at each meeting, taking an item from the museum as a prompt. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Call the library at 2024-727-6648, email the library at ..read more

We’re very excited to announce that Gordon Goldsborough is our next Show & Tell speaker! Join us on May 11 at 2pm at the BGMA for what is sure to be a presentation you’ll never forget. An informal Q&A will follow the presentation. These talks are by donation, but space is limited, so best to reserve your spot by emailing bgmainfo@wcgwave.ca or calling 204-717-1514 ..read more

We’re so excited to be partnered with the Western Manitoba Regional Library and Brandon Riverbank for this FREE screening of Stuffed – a documentary about the art of taxidermy directed by Erin Derham! The Riverbank Discovery Centre will be providing some examples of taxidermy, while we will be speaking about the legacy of the B.J. Hales Natural History Collection, currently on display here at the BGMA. The screening takes place at the Downtown Branch on May 23 at 7pm. Sign up is required, email programs@wmrl.ca or 204-727-6648 to register ..read more

While we will be closed this Friday, our hours are still 11am-5pm the rest of the week – including Saturday! Come by, visits and tours are by donation ..read more

Check out this wonderful interview with Robin Stewart from the downtown Brandon branch of the WMRL for their podcast Brandonites. The interview can be found on your podcatcher of choice or at the direct link here “Welcome to Brandonites, a podcast in which we hear from people around Brandon, Manitoba who are passionate about what they’re up to. This podcast is brought to you by the Western Manitoba Regional Library (WMRL). If you have suggestions for Brandonites, please drop us a note at programs@wmrl.ca.”     ..read more

Interested in history? Whether you’re looking into family lore, local buildings, or the Roman Empire – Carmen Kazakoff-Lane will help point you in the right direction with her presentation How to Dig Through the Past Without a Trowel: Effective Historical Research! Join us for our next Show & Tell presentation on March 23 to get started on your historical journey. Kazakoff-Lane has a BA (Adv.) in History from the University of Saskatchewan and a Masters of Library and Information Sciences from McGill University. She has worked at Brandon University since 1995 and is currently the Scholarly ..read more

Interested in history? Whether you’re looking into family lore, local buildings, or the Roman Empire – Carmen Kazaoff-Lane will help point you in the right direction! Join us for our next Show & Tell presentation on February 24 to get started on your personal historical journey. An informal Q&A will follow the presentation. These talks are by donation, but space is limited so best to RSVP ..read more

We’re thrilled about our first Show & Tell of 2024! Join us for the History of Pride in the Wheat City with Aly Wowchuk on Saturday January 27 at 2pm An informal Q&A will follow the presentation These talks are by donation, but space is limited so best to RSVP by emailing bgmainfo@wcgwave.ca or by calling 204-717-1514 ..read more

How’s that resolution of wanting to learn about local history coming? What about doing more outings that the whole family can enjoy? Our resolution is to have more activities, more events, and more fun in 2024! We’re here for you 5 days a week in historic downtown Brandon! For more information about visits and tours, you can call us at 204-717-1514 or email bgmainfo@wcgwave.ca ..read more