130 YEARS OF FERNIE HISTORY
FERNIE MUSEUM
130 YEARS OF FERNIE HISTORY
130 YEARS OF FERNIE HISTORY
The Fernie Museum has welcomed over 55,000 visitors since it opened to the public in 2013 . The main floor exhibit , This Is Our Fernie , explores the legends and mythology , fires and mining disasters , and stories of the commercial , sporting , and community life over the past 100 + years . The exhibit features several new digital kiosks . Stop by and chat with one of the knowledgeable information desk staff for events , activity , heritage and interpretive information .
TRITES-WOOD MERCANTILE The museum gift shop features a curated collection of items inspired directly by the museum ’ s collection , and life in Fernie . Products include a range of books featuring local and Canadian history , Fernie inspired items including Murchie ’ s Fernie blend tea and Elk River Apiaries Honey , and Korite jewellery , featuring unique ammolite gemstones exclusively found in Southern Alberta . Feature artwork includes leatherwork and lamps from Holly Kimola in September & October .
BACKROADS BC IN THE GALLERY UNTIL SEP 16 , 2018
Explore the backroads and wild places of British Columbia with artist Michael Hepher in his visual record of a summer family roadtrip . As wildfires impacted much of BC in the summer of 2017 , Hepher and his wife and two children spent 7 weeks in their 1971 yellow Volkswagen van , Truman , camping , exploring , and touring from Fernie to Vancouver Island and north to Terrace . For much of their trip , Hepher ’ s mother joined the family in her own camper , Hyacinth . Together they played music , hiked , enjoyed laketime and relaxed into the simpler way of life where little matters except the rhythm of the road . The exhibit of 30 original oil paintings along with mementos , photographs , diaries , and family recollections is in the gallery until September 16th .
BENT ON ART IN THE GALLERY SEP 28 – OCT 14 , 2018
A pop-up exhibit highlighting the work of queer and trans / gender non-
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