Traditional Acoustic Music Jam

Traditional Acoustic Music Jam

Bring your acoustic instrument for a jam session at the museum!

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Saturday, December 13, 2025.

Both musicians and those interested in listening to the jam are welcome. Acoustic instruments only please (meaning no amps, no electric instruments, and no microphones). Musicians will be in a circle. Free entry. Donations are appreciated!

130 Jubliee Road, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

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Painting Workshop with Artist Janet Griffen

Join us for a workshop with artist, Janet Griffen and recreate a painting from the museum’s folk art collection! Saturday, October 18 from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Free Event. All Supplies Provided. Registration Required. Space is Limited. To Register, contact Museum Staff at museum@bridgewater.ca or 902-543-4033.

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Mi’kmaq Canoe Launch

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…

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POSTPONED – Artful Opportunities – Journal Making

Take part in a Journal Making workshop at DesBrisay Museum on February 18, 2023.

This is a FREE art program for individuals with autism, hosted by the South Shore Chapter of Autism Nova Scotia. The program runs the 1st Saturday of every month.

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Drop-In Art Program hosted by Autism NS & Second Story Women’s Centre

Autism Nova Scotia’s Teen Community Leadership program will be partnering with Second Story Women’s Centre to offer a hands-on art experience run by youths. The program will run alongside the Centre’s Warrior in Me Exhibit, currently on at the DesBrisay.

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Mi’kmaq Canoe Building with Todd Labrador

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…

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“High and Dry” by Charlene Morton – Bridgewater Photo Club Exhibit

“High and Dry” is a collection of six images by Charlene Morton, taken in Blue Rocks, Bridgewater, Gold River, Lunenburg, and Voglers Cove. It is an off-season visual gesture to remind us of the beauty of boats, not only on but also off the water.

Show runs May 2 – July 31, 2023

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