Join us on Thursday, November 14th for the next series of Around the Table: A Culinary Journey Through Our Community. This month we will celebrate Mi’kmaq culture and cuisine!
Spaces are limited, and registration is required. To register, please e-mail museum@bridgewater.ca or fill out the survey here: https://tinyurl.com/4zzh2r2u
Did you know that you can stop into our research center on Tuesday afternoons with all of your burning research questions? Swing by, and dig into Bridgewater’s history with the help of our research assistants. $5.00 drop-in fee. Can’t make it? Book an appointment during our open hours by emailing museum@bridgewater.ca
Join us at DesBrisay Museum on Saturday, December 10 from 1 pm – 4 pm for our holiday shopping event!
Visit our Gift Shop and support the work of local artisans! Enjoy free hot apple cider and cookies while you shop!
Many 8″ x 8 ” pieces by local artists are also for sale at our Square Show, along with some oil paintings from marine artist, Graham Baker’s current exhibit “50 Years Before the Easel: A Retrospective.”
We were honoured to have Mi’kmaw craftsman Todd Labrador and his family build a traditional birch bark canoe here at the museum during Mi’kmaq History Month in October 2024. The canoe was proudly launched in Mi’kma’ki on November 2, 2024, Pijinuiskaq (LaHave River), Miller Point Peace Park, just outside of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Throughout the…
Join us on Thursday, December 12th from 6 PM – 8 PM to share in a FREE meal with members of the vibrant North Indian community. This dinner series aims to foster meaningful connections within our community by celebrating the richness of cultures through shared meals. Click here to register or e-mail museum@bridgewater.ca Please note,…
Join renowned photographer, author, adventurer and historian, Steve Skafte, as he shares about his journey of exploring abandoned cemeteries and buildings across Nova Scotia, pushing through walls of scratching brush, cutting a path to the past, and unearthing buried stones and half-forgotten stories. November 2, 2-4pm.
Learn from craftsman Todd Labrador as he builds a traditional Mi’kmaq canoe in this live demonstration. The DesBrisay Museum is excited to share that as part of the Town of Bridgewater’s 125th anniversary celebrations, and in honour of the historic ancestral presence of the Mi’kmaq in the LaHave River Valley and Mi’kmaw History Month, renowned…
