Fernie Museum

Event Date(s): 
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Time: 
7:00pm

Pause in Plight is now on display in the Fernie Museum Gallery. Stop by to view this important exhibition, reflecting on the history of interment in Canada.

Artist Kerri Parnell will be live online to discuss the artwork and this dark period in Canadian History, and to answer questions. Details to follow soon about how to participate in this event.

They encourage participants to visit the Museum to view the exhibit in advance, or explore it in this virtual tour, prepared by the Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre in Winnipeg:

Event Date(s): 
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Time: 

A study of the WWI national security fears and wartime prejudices that led to the internment of 8,579 men – among them, women and children – identified as ‘enemy aliens.’

This touring exhibit will be on display across Canada during 2020 – 2025 and will help bring awareness to this historical injustice. The exhibit includes a light installation and collections of oil and acrylic paintings: Old Eyes Series,  Interpretation Series and To Hell with the Enemy Alien, along with interpretive panels and historical war posters. 

Event Date(s): 
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Time: 
1:00pm - 4:00pm

See how yarn is transformed into cloth by weaving on a loom, including a demonstration of a double-woven corduroy rug. Yarns made from a variety of natural fibres will be on display for examination and comparison. There will be a number of different weaving looms on hand,  i.e. warp-weighted, tapestry, horizontal 4-shaft. The historical significance of each will be discussed and demonstrated how each is used to make cloth.

Admission: Drop In; Included in Museum admission
Instructors: Gayle Vallance

Event Date(s): 
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Time: 
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Kids are invited to try their hand at weaving on a cardboard loom to celebrate Griz Days. All supplies included, drop-in, no charge. This activity will be held on the main floor of the Museum.

Event Date(s): 
Sunday, February 26, 2023
Time: 
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Silk is a natural fiber produced by the Bombyx mori moth and a number of wild Tussah moths. It is sometimes called “worm spit,” because the fibre is excreted from the salivary glands of the moth’s caterpillar, and it is used to build a cocoon inside which the worm gradually changes into the moth. We will demonstrate how silk fibre can be unwound from the cocoon to produce a strong, lustrous strand, and how multiple fibers can be spun into heavier yarns that can be woven into exquisite cloth.

Event Date(s): 
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Time: 
7:00pm

A Free Talk by Lindsay Vallance

Turn-of-the-century Fernie was a brawling, sprawling boomtown, with all the amenities a single man could want: bars, boxing rings, pool halls, opera houses...and of course, prostitution.

Learn about the women who lived and worked in the 'Restricted Districts' across the Elk Valley between Fernie's founding in 1898 and the end of World War 1. 

 

Event Date(s): 
Sunday, February 19, 2023
Time: 
1:00pm - 4:00pm

This workshop will show how loose wool fibers can be felted together to form a solid vessel that can be used as a cup, a luminary or cell phone holder. Instructors will give detailed instructions and guidance as the felting proceeds. The fee will cover the cost of wool in a variety of colours, and embellishments that can give the project your own personal touch.

Event Date(s): 
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Time: 
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Join Fernie Spinners & Weavers Guild members Hilary Deluca and Laura Loewen for an instructional workshop on the techniques of visible mending - mending a garment in such a way that the mending is visible, but also beautiful. All tools required will be supplied along with scraps of fabric to practice on. Students are encouraged to bring their own items that require mending.

$20.00 per person, maximum 6 participants. Class will be held in the Museum Gallery. Purchase tickets at the Museum or call 250-423-7016.

Event Date(s): 
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Time: 
7:00pm

The Fernie Museum is pleased to welcome back the Fernie Spinners & Weavers Guild for a second show featuring new work focusing on the sustainability and environmental aspects of hand made and locally produced garments.

In this new exhibit, the Fernie Spinners and Weavers Guild looks at fashion through the lens of sustainability and showcases how the natural fibre arts have a direct role to play in the growing Slow Fashion movement. Content encourages viewers to explore ways we can help make a shift away from the many negative impacts of Fast Fashion systems.

Event Date(s): 
Repeats every day until Sat Dec 24 2022.
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Friday, December 16, 2022
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Monday, December 19, 2022
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Friday, December 23, 2022
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Time: 

Holiday Giftwrapping at the Fernie Museum! Bring them your purchases and they'll wrap them all up for a donation. November 25 - December 24, 2022.

All proceeds support Fernie Museum programming and operations.

Items can be dropped off at any time during their regular opening hours and they will contact you when they are ready for pick up.

THE MUSEUM IS OPEN 11 AM - 4 PM ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:

Thu - Sun, November 24 - 27
** AND 5 - 8pm on November 25**

Thu - Sun: Dec 1 - 4 & 8 - 11
Daily: Dec 15 - 24 & 27 - 31