The Fernie Museum and Downtown Visitor Centre
At the centre of Historic Downtown , the Fernie Museum and Visitor Centre makes its home in the 1908 Home Bank building . Learn all about Fernie ’ s rich and dramatic history and heritage , things to do , attractions , upcoming events , festivals and more .
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Exciting Changes to the Fernie Museum !
The Fernie Museum has enjoyed over 55,000 visitors since it opened to the public in 2013 . The main floor exhibit , This Is Our Fernie , explores the legend of a curse , fires that razed the town to the ground and mining disasters that cut like a knife through the community . New interactive terminals alongside refreshed displays will provide additional layers of content and showcase even more of the museum ’ s collections in an exciting update to the current permanent collection . This new visitor experience will open December 1 .
Winter Exhibit
Also opening on December 1 in the temporary exhibit gallery is Fernie Treasurers and Curiosities , the final exhibit of the museum ’ s Canada 150 cultural series . The Fernie Museum has almost 10,000 artifacts in its Cultural History Collection that relate to the human history of the Elk
Valley reflecting stories of commerce , immigration , education , community services , religion , transportation , military service , diversity and the personal lives of individuals who chose to live here . Members of the Fernie community will select 150 treasures and curiosities from the vaults ; each individual will reflect on the importance of the object to Fernie ’ s history and share their how the stories of the objects are relevant to their lives today .
Museum Shop
An exciting new permanent addition this year is the Museum gift shop , featuring a carefully curated selection of museum-quality reproductions of items found in their exhibits and collections , handcrafted jewelry and art by local artists , unique gifts such as the museum ’ s own Fernie blend tea , and a wide selection of publications related to Fernie history not found elsewhere in Fernie . The shop opens just in time for the holiday season on December 1 .
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