FERNIE MUSEUM
130 YEARS OF FERNIE HISTORY
The Fernie Museum has welcomed over
86,000 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 installed in
2017. 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 handmade wooden cutting
boards from James Oiumet in April
& May, and fine art from printer &
painter Michael Hepher in June, July &
August.
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BACKROADS BC
IN THE GALLERY
JUNE 15 – SEPTEMBER 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 will
open on June 15 with an free evening
reception. Throughout the duration
of the exhibition, special events allow
visitors a chance to meet the artist
and understand the process from
inspiration, to journey, to creative
expression, to finished exhibit. The