Heritage Demonstrations Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm February 1 to March 28 Cost: by donation Join us at the museum each Saturday for a mini-demonstration highlighting a different heritage-inspired skill or activity. Explore the exhibition and see history come to life before your eyes! February 29 – Cheese Making Discover the history of […]
Heritage Demonstrations Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm February 1 to March 28 Cost: by donation Join us at the museum each Saturday for a mini-demonstration highlighting a different heritage-inspired skill or activity. Explore the exhibition and see history come to life before your eyes! March 7 – Corn Husk Dolls Learn more about […]
Heritage Demonstrations Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm February 1 to March 28 Cost: by donation Join us at the museum each Saturday for a mini-demonstration highlighting a different heritage-inspired skill or activity. Explore the exhibition and see history come to life before your eyes! March 14 – Slime! The popular show You Can’t […]
Preschool Playdates Friday, February 7, 14, 21, and 28 from 10 am to 11 am Ages: 3 to 5 Cost: $6.65 per child Enjoy heritage-inspired playtime with your preschooler. Discover local history through hands-on activities with a different theme each week. Parents are encouraged to bring a light lunch or snack (nut free) as the […]
A winter workshop - learn the techniques behind the Heritage Habitats exhibit! Since the beginning of the year, visitors have enjoyed the tantalizing Heritage Habitats exhibit at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM) in Almonte. Delicate kites, posters, handkerchiefs and fabric held transferred images on their surfaces – an interplay of personal history and artistic expression. […]
March 16 from 9 am to 12 pm Ages 6 to 9 Cost: $7 per child (registration is required) Experience life as a early settler in Nepean. Each morning, participants will dress the part in heritage-inspired costumes and learn a new skill that would have been essential to life on the homestead. Please use the […]
Join Pinhey’s Point Historic Site at your local Ottawa Public Library branch for heritage-inspired March Break fun. While Hamnett K. Pinhey and his family settled along the Ottawa River, other members of the Pinhey family stayed in England and others settled in Australia. Discover the ways Early Settlers communicated across great distances, with letters and […]
Heritage Demonstrations Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm February 1 to March 28 Cost: by donation Join us at the museum each Saturday for a mini-demonstration highlighting a different heritage-inspired skill or activity. Explore the exhibition and see history come to life before your eyes! March 21 – Beeswax Candle Making Explore how bees […]
Heritage Demonstrations Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm February 1 to March 28 Cost: by donation Join us at the museum each Saturday for a mini-demonstration highlighting a different heritage-inspired skill or activity. Explore the exhibition and see history come to life before your eyes! March 28 – Leather Working Personalize a leather bracelet […]
Saturday, March 14 from 1 pm to 5 pm Ages 15 and up Cost: $96 (taxes included) Barcode: 1544745 (registration is required) Learn the art and science of sourdough bread making with Elle Crevits. Connect with the history of breadmaking in the unique setting of Billings Estate National Historic Site and prepare your own loaf […]
Learn the basics of natural dyeing and paint a beautiful landscape of colour on a rolled-hem silk habotai scarf (8” x 54”) with guest artisan Andrea Belcham (Renard Et Fleur(link is external)). From scouring to mordanting, participants will learn all they need to know to create a wearable piece of art using natural dyes including […]