Regional
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Deep Roots
Featuring themes of resource extraction, land use, environmentalism and climate change, homebuilding, energy use, wildfire mitigation, and more.
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ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ‘ਚਤਰੇੜ | sheeshe ‘ch tharer | a crack in the mirror
It is easy to get swept up in the beauty of the brightly coloured, intricately patterned fabrics that create ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ‘ਚਤਰੇੜ | sheeshe ‘ch tharer | a crack in the mirror, a visually satiating exhibition by Surrey artist Simranpreet Anand and Conner Singh VanderBeek.
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Utopia Unveiled: Intentional Communities in the Kootenays
The counterculture movement brought a wave of creativity to the Kootenays in areas such as theatre, ceramics, filmmaking, weaving, poetry, fine art, and music. Utopia Unveiled explores how this community helped shaped Nelson.
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PULP
Throughout the last 2,000 years, paper has played a crucial role in collecting and sharing information and ideas and has allowed us a window into the past.
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Judy Wapp: VisuAlchemy
As an activist, visual artist, and radio personality for nearly 75 years, Judy Wapp has lived an incredible life.
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Elevation
This four-seasons backyard playground produced world-class athletes, built a tourism economy, and hosts adventurers from around the world. This winter, the Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery presents Elevation – an ambitious exhibition exploring the vast expanse of the mountains in the Kootenays.
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The Poetry of Objects
A dress covered in spoons, a garment composed only of sleeves, an arc of lampshades….in the Poetry of Objects, artist Leah Weinstein invites you to celebrate unexpected connections and discover the extraordinary in the everyday. Using new and re-purposed materials and forms, Weinstein creates assemblages that use the familiar in surprising ways, blurring the lines…
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Lost Orchards: A History of Fruit Farming in the West Kootenays
Fruit ranching in the West Kootenays? Unlikely though it may seem, fruit ranching once played a prominent role in the local economy. In the early 1900s large areas of land were being cleared and cultivated by newly arrived residents, often lured by the promise of a mild climate and easy growing conditions. Many orchards grew…
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60 Years/60 Objects: A Diamond Anniversary
Did you know that in 1949 all bikes in Nelson required a license? Or that J. A. Gilker, opened his first store in a wall tent, and before becoming the first official postmaster used a wooden gin box set on its side to sort the letters in? In celebration of 60th anniversary of the founding…
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Wayne King: Retrospective
The Wayne King Retrospective Exhibition reflects the King collection of the community of Nelson and area, and the love and enthusiasm that Kootenay denizens will always have for the unabashed, unofficial artist-laureate of Baker Street. Wayne King has departed but is not forgotten, and his vibrancy, dedication to beauty and proficiency are evident in the…