Seniors’ Workshop Series
Our Seniors' WorkshopS ARE back
This year, we’re exploring some of the topics that you have asked for!
The workshop Sessions include:
Caring for heirloom Textiles
This workshop will give you tips, tricks, and skills to ensure the safety of the textiles that carry your family's stories and traditions. Come prepared to learn the basics of storing textiles, how to make padded hangers, and how to avoid the most frequent fabric follies using some of the museum's textile collection - with guidance from our Collections Manager.
Entry by donation - coffee/tea & treats will be provided.
Who:
All ages are welcome but space/supplies are limited, so get in touch Skylar by email at community@rosslandmuseum.ca or by phone at 250-362-7722 to RSVP.
Where:
Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre: 1100 Hwy 3B (Junction of Hwys 3B & 22)
When:
Wednesday, May 10th from 1 pm to 3 pm.
Care of Photos & Digitization
Our next workshop is all about photographs and how best to care for them! Learn how to handle, store, and preserve your family's photographs for future generations. We'll explore storage methods, documentation, repairs, digitization techniques, and what can put your photos at risk. We'll be bringing some digitization equipment, so feel free to bring a few photographs or negatives that you would like to digitize with the help of our Collections staff!
Entry by donation - coffee/tea & treats will be provided.
Who:
All ages are welcome but space/supplies are limited, so get in touch Skylar by email at community@rosslandmuseum.ca or by phone at 250-362-7722 to RSVP.
Where:
Esling Park Lodge, 2111 Spokane St
When:
Wednesday, June 14th from 1 pm to 3:30 pm.
Book Repair Basics
Calling all book lovers! Our final Senior Workshop in this series is all about basic book repairs. Join our Collections Manager for this hands-on repair workshop and learn about what you can do to preserve your favourite books and repair them if they need it. Have a book or two in your collection that needs some minor repairs? Fantastic! Bring it with you and do the repairs under the guidance of our staff. If you don't have any books that need repairs, you can practice with ours!
Entry by donation - coffee/tea & treats will be provided.
Who:
All ages are welcome but space/supplies are limited, so get in touch Skylar by email at community@rosslandmuseum.ca or by phone at 250-362-7722 to RSVP.
Where:
Rossland Public Library, 2180 Columbia Avenue
When:
Wednesday, July 12th from 1 pm to 3 pm
