Volunteers Needed!

Do you have some time on your hands? Looking for something to do during the long cold winter ? Gift shop volunteers for weekend shifts – Sept – May – 1:00-4:00 training provided Event Volunteers: Help set up and attend events at the museum. Exhibit set-up and tear down: Cleaning

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Icelanders in the Great War

New Exhibit Vestur Islensku Hermennirir  “Icelanders in the Great War” September 23rd – January 2020 Soldier: John Einarsson (Jón Einarsson) Photo credit: Joe Martin Photo of group: Frá vinsti: Konnie, Frank, Villi E, Óli og Stefán Photograph credit to: Alan Livingstone MacLeod 

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Summer Employment Opportunities

New Iceland Heritage Museum requires Museum Operations Assistant Museum Assistant May 13 to September 2, 2019, 30 hours/week The ideal candidate will be a post-secondary student studying history, Icelandic studies, art and cultural management, or tourism. Familiarity with local and regional history is a definite asset The candidate must have

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On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly

A fascinating flight with the Monarch butterfly In August 2005, Mexican filmmaker and pilot Francisco Gutiérrez took off in his ultralight aircraft from Montreal to follow the monarch butterflies on their 6,000 km migration from Canada to the mountains of central Mexico, in a bid to raise awareness of the

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Curling Through the Ages

Come and check out artifacts on loan from the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame, celebrating the History of Curling in Manitoba, These have been in storage and were pulled out specifically for this exhibit. Our viewable storage celebrates our local curling celebrities and we have artifacts on display including Pattie

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