Clickety Clack Knitters and Crafters
Fridays. All ages. Join us weekly at the DesBrisay Museum for a knitting and crafting social group. Bring your needles and your latest project! Pre-registration is required.
Fridays. All ages. Join us weekly at the DesBrisay Museum for a knitting and crafting social group. Bring your needles and your latest project! Pre-registration is required.
Discover Bridgewater’s industrial roots in a whole new way! Join us at the DesBrisay Museum for our newest interactive exhibit: “Powered by Water: Stories of the Wile Carding Mill.” This isn’t just an exhibit, it is an experience for all of your senses! Come to look, touch, listen, and see why this is such an...
Guided demonstrations and interpretation on wool and the Wile Carding Mill will be provided by Linda Uhlman, a long-time interpreter for the Wile Carding Mill museum, to accompany the Powered by Water exhibit. Interpretation will be offered from 1pm - 4pm every Thursday and Saturday from July 2 until September 26.
Looking for a fun way to cool off this summer? Join us for Beat The Heat, Wednesdays, July 8, to August 19, 2026 1:00 PM — 3:00 PM At the Woodland Gardens, behind the Museum. A free, drop-in style program packed with water fun and outdoor excitement! Bring a towel, wear appropriate clothing, and be...
Explore your creativity and discover your artistic side this summer!
Join us for Art Creation, where young artists can imagine, design, and create their very own masterpiece in a fun and supportive environment. And the best part? Selected artwork may be featured in the Town of Bridgewater’s End of Summer Glen Allan Trail Art Exhibition!
This program will be every Thursday from 1:30pm to 3pm from July 9 to August 20 at DesBrisay Museum (130 Jubilee Rd).
Saturdays. Drop in to participate or listen to our Acoustic Jam. Bring your acoustic instrument for a jam session at the museum in 2026! Acoustic instruments only please. No amps, no electric instruments, no microphones. No pre-registration required.
Discover the Joy of Skipping! A monthly activity kit program at the DesBrisay Museum, designed to encourage and feed your curiosity - Curiosity Kits! Suitable for age 5 to 95+, this free program introduces new ways of exploring our history, community and nature through art, observation and experience. July Kits: Skipping! Jump into this tradition...
Come and hear Steve Skafte tell tales from his latest book, the harrowing and heartfelt Outskirts of Ordinary. It’s a collection of stories from locals who overcame the odds to become themselves, evenly mixed with memories from his childhood. Since 2007, he’s shared an uninterrupted daily journal on social media of his discoveries all over...
Join us for an adventure!! We are excited to launch a new monthly activity kit program at the DesBrisay Museum, designed to encourage and feed your curiosity - Curiosity Kits! Suitable for age 5 to 95+, this free program introduces new ways of exploring our history, community and nature through art, observation and experience. Activities...
Join us for a hands-on cooking adventure where we’ll be making nourishing and tasty snacks. Learn simple and delicious recipes you can recreate at home. Sign up and get creative in the kitchen! August 10 from 1pm to 3pm at the DesBrisay Museum. Participants are asked to bring an apron and an openness to try...
Bring your acoustic instrument for a jam session at the museum in 2026! Acoustic instruments only please. No amps, no electric instruments, no microphones, musicians in a circle (no stage), audience welcome, free entry, donations appreciated.
Calling all science lovers! Discover your innerscientist through a variety of fun experiments.Join the adventure full of bubbles, popping,fizzing and slime. All supplies provided. Preregistration required. Ages 5-9 Monday, August 171:30 PM to 3:00 PM For information and to register for Museum programs, visit connect2rec.com, register in person at the LCLC (135 North Park Street,...
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Phone: 902-543-4033
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Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
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