Defying Domesticity - New Exhibit at Curiosity!
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Defying Domesticity - New Exhibit at Curiosity!

In honor of Golden City Days, our summer Collections Assistant, Madysson Weatherford, curated a new exhibit that explores women in early Rossland from 1890s-1940s. Featuring artifacts, photographs, and ads from the RMDC collection, Defying Domesticity: Women in Early Rossland, provides a lens into four prominent areas of society where women played an important role in building the foundation of the town!

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Worlds Apart: Rossland’s Unlikely Partnership with Nyanga, Zimbabwe: New Outreach Exhibit at the Prestige!
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Worlds Apart: Rossland’s Unlikely Partnership with Nyanga, Zimbabwe: New Outreach Exhibit at the Prestige!

Our outreach program is back with a new exciting exhibit at the Prestige Mountain Resort! Focusing on one of the most unique partnerships in Rossland’s history, Worlds Apart: Rossland’s Unlikely Partnership with Nyanga, Zimbabwe explores how two rural municipalities on opposite sides of the world worked together to help improve the Nyanga District.

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RMDC Gallery Series
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RMDC Gallery Series

Introducing the RMDC Gallery Series! Art is fundamental to how our community interacts with the world, and we are excited to highlight local talent in a brand-new RMDC Gallery Series. Join us as we showcase local artists through four, two-week gallery showings in the Rossland Museum Entrance Gallery.

There is still room in the series: to submit your portfolio or for more information, contact Skylar at community@rosslandmuseum.ca

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FROZEN FRONTIER / FRONTIÈRE GLACÉE - New Winter Carnival Exhibit at Curiosity Clothing!
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FROZEN FRONTIER / FRONTIÈRE GLACÉE - New Winter Carnival Exhibit at Curiosity Clothing!

Today, snowshoeing is a popular pastime in Rossland, but did you know that it used to be one of the main ways to get around during the winter in early Rossland? Our new Winter Carnival Exhibit, Frozen Frontier/Frontière Glacée explores the French-Canadian influence on snowshoeing in early Rossland and the lasting impact of that can still be seen today.

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Community Collections - New Exhibit at the Rossland Public Library
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Community Collections - New Exhibit at the Rossland Public Library

For years, we have shown you pieces from our collection, but now it's your time to shine! From brooches to bottles, we're highlighting what you love to collect. Community Collections explores not only what our amazing community members collect, but the stories behind those collections. Join us as we get to know each other through a different lens as a community of collectors.

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Autonomous Sinixt MOU
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Autonomous Sinixt MOU

On Friday, February 4th, representatives of Autonomous Sinixt signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre. The Museum commits to protect and preserve cultural assets and share traditions from the Autonomous Sinixt perspective. The partnership includes the Museum becoming a "Designated Repository" for the care, storage, and possible display of Sinixt artefacts, contemporary objects such as works of art, and other materials.

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