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Culture Days at Dalnavert!

SEPTEMBER 30th -October 2nd

Audio Plays 

Winnipeg, Manitoba

https://culturedays.ca/en/2016-activities/view/57ae22b7-bd7c-45da-b7b9-7d374c4a89be

Heritage, Architecture — Behind-the-scenes

This year at Culture Days, you can step back in time to 1895 and witness a day in the life of Sir Hugh John Macdonald with our immersive Audio Play! Normally $11.00 plus tax, we are offering our Audio Play to pre-registered visitors absolutely free between 12:00 and 3:00 all through Culture Days.

We have a limited number of slots available, so call Dalnavert to book your spot today at 204-943-2835!

Ectoplasm! A Projected Installation

Winnipeg, Manitoba

https://culturedays.ca/en/2016-activities/view/57d5be9a-f6f0-4590-aad8-210f4c4a89be

Heritage, New/Digital Media — Excursion

NUIT BLANCHE - A projected installation by artist Wendy Sawatzky in the windows of the Dalnavert Museum.

All night long, Nuit Blanchers can view moving images created from archival photographs of Dr. T.G. and Lillian Hamilton's investigations of psychic phenomena in their Winnipeg home between 1918 and 1945. See the Hamiltons' ectoplasm brought to life! 

Weddings, An invitation to the past

Winnipeg, Manitoba

https://culturedays.ca/en/2016-activities/view/57b0a934-4e8c-4105-8acb-05e04c4a89be

Heritage — Hands-On Activity

This Nuit Blanche, The Costume Museum of Canada celebrates love and marriage by showcasing wedding apparel from the 1940's. This preview of our October exhibit, Weddings, An invitation to the past, will showcase the changes in clothing styles from the during the war to the post war victory styles. All welcome.

 

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