Museum Events

Featured Exhibit

Poster for the exhibit "Making a Home: Early Women of Dryden" Visit the Dryden & District Museum to see the exhibit "Making a Home: Early Women of Dryden". This exhibit shares stories about settler women who helped build Dryden and district's sense of community.

The exhibit will be on display from Friday, March 15th to Friday May 10th.

Upcoming Events

You're invited to the opening reception for the exhibit “Making a Home: Early Women of Dryden”. This exhibit features stories about the settler women in Dryden during it’s first 50 years.

The reception will be held on Friday, March 15th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served.

This exhibit will be on display until Friday, May 10th.

Invitation to the opening reception for "Making a Home: Early Women of Dryden"

Past Events

We aren’t the only ones who collect interesting objects. So do you!

Take part in the Museum’s first Pop-Up Community Collections Event, on Saturday, March 9th, where you share objects you collect.

We will set-up spaces in the Museum’s gallery, so you can share some of your history with visitors.

We invite you to bring a sample of your favourite collection whether they’re items that are nostalgic, intriguing or simply funny. Tell us why these items are important to you and how you’ve collected them.

Call 223.4671 for more information and to reserve a spot!

Poster for a Pop-Up Community Collections Event at the Museum

Visit the Dryden & District Museum on Saturday, February 16th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm for our Winterfest Event: Whimsical Winter Crafts!
Stop by the Museum to make snowflake wands, ice crystal paintings, explore our arctic sensory bin, and more!

Poster for the Museum's Winterfest Event

On Saturday, January 26th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm the Museum hosted a spinning wheel and drop spindle demonstration with Michelle from Egli's Sheep Farm.

Poster for spinning wheel demonstration on January, 26th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

2018

You're invited to a hot cocoa and cookies reception at the Dryden & District Museum on Saturday, December 15th, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for Fibre Content 2018 and our recent renovations in the Leah Gardner Gallery.

Poster for hot cocoa and cookies reception at the Museum

This year, the Dryden & District Museum is proudly celebrating their 30th Anniversary being housed in the historic Hambleton House, located at 15 Van Horne Avenue. To celebrate this occasion, the museum will be hosting an anniversary event on Saturday, June 30th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

There will be pioneer themed games such as pillow sack races, bean bag toss, giant board games and a Museum Scavenger Hunt at the event! Refreshments will be provided and the The Black Oven Food Truck and the Dryden Lions Hot Dog cart will be at the museum.

Poster for the 30th anniversary event

Keep It Hanging Around

The museum is currently accepting donations for the third Keep It Hanging Around. The fundraising event will run from Monday, April 23rd to Saturday, April 28th, 2018.

Bidding will close at noon of Saturday, April 28th, 2018.

The daily highest bids for the Museum's "Keep It Hanging Around" will be updated every morning the day after bidding, online and on Facebook. Before bidding, please review the fundraiser's How to Bid Form.

Post for the event Keep it Hanging Around from April 23rd to April 28th

Scouts Canada: Live on Location

Scouts from the Kenkee & Manitoba Council will be hosting this FREE event on Saturday, February 17th at the Museum for Winter Festival! You can also see the exhibit “Be Prepared: Scouts & Guides”, on display until Thursday, February 22nd.

Drop in from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm to ask questions about Scouts Canada’s brand-new youth led program, titled “Canadian Path”, enjoy a complimentary cup of hot chocolate and complete a take home craft. There will be activities ranging from winter camping safety, crafts, bannock making, and learning about how you can bring a Scouting troop to Dryden. Please dress weather appropriate, due to the activities taking place outdoors.

Schedule of Activities:

1:00 pm outdoor campsite - Enjoy winter workshop - learn how to dress for the weather and enjoy year round camping

1:30 pm parent information session (indoors) - learn about our programs and how to bring scouting to your community

2:00 pm outdoor campsite - hot chocolate, campfire & bannock making

3:00 pm parent information session (indoors)

1:00 pm – 3:30 pm craft station - make your own zipper pull

Museum Events

Keep It Hanging Around

Scouts Canada: Live on Location

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