Spring 2012 at MacBride Museum

MacBride Museum of Yukon History, Air North, Yukon’s Airline and Yukon, North of Ordinary invites you to attend a celebration…North meets South
at the MacBride Museum of Yukon History on Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 5pm-7pm
There will be a special unveiling of the 33rd Terracotta Warrior sculpture in support of BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities & Easter Seals BC/Yukon, and a business opportunities message from the Pacific Northwest Economic Region – Arctic Caucus
Please RSVP to Stephanie at Air North at 668-2228, 302 or at rsvp@flyairnorth.com

 

ON DISPLAY NOW

Herschel Island exhibit on display at MacBride:
Features never-before-seen artifacts from Yukon's Arctic Island
From Ice Age mamoths, to historic Inuvialuit, whalers and fur traders, Herschel Island has had a long and varied history. MacBride Museum has partnered with the Government of Yukon to create a display about Yukon's Arctic Island. This display features artifacts that were recovered from the island during excavations done in the 1980s and have never been on public exhibition before. This exhibit will be on display until October.

 

Summer Kids Camp Dates Announced
June 25-29 - MacBride P.I.
July 2-6 - Dig It Yukon
July 9-13 - Yukon Mad Scientist
July 16-20 - Wild World of Yukon Animals
July 23-27 - Yukon Gold Fever
July 30-Aug 3 - Yukon Secret Agents
August 6-10 - Yukon Ghost Hunters
August 13-17 - Game On Yukon
Camps run from 9am to 4pm each day. Campers must bring a lunch, two snacks and outdoor clothing. Cost: $150/week for members; $175/week for non-members
Registration is now open. Reserve your spot soon as camps fill up quickly.

THANK YOU! for making MacBride Museum the Yukon’s Favourite Museum and Favourite Tourist Attraction in Yukon North of Ordinary magazine’s Best of the Yukon issue. MacBride’s Kids Camps also won Favourite Organized Kids Activity. We would also like to congratulate all of the other fantastic Yukon people and organizations that won the top spots. See the issue online at www.northofordinary.com

 

ON DISPLAY NOW
Cold Recall – Reflections of a Polar Explorer
Images from Roald Amundsen’s expeditions to the Canadian North

SHOW EXTENDED until September

Change: A new display featuring the Chinese coins recently found in Yukon with a selection of coins and tokens from MacBride Museum’s collection and other collections. This display also includes a selection of historical coins and tokens now in the MacBride Museum’s collection and other collections.This exhibit will run at MacBride until April. We would like to thank the following for loaning their objects and their expertise to the display:
-       The Yukon Government Archaeology program
-       The Kwanlin Dün First Nation
-       Ecofor Consulting Ltd.
-       Matrix Research Ltd.
-       Steve Snider (Atlin)
-       Keary Walde of Heritage North Consulting
-       Gudrun Sparling
-       Keith Halliday      
-       Sarah Drury-Clark and Family      

The Survivors, a new publication by MacBride Museum

MacBride Museum and local author Patricia Ellis have partnered to produce a small publication on Yukon’s river history and the Whitehorse waterfront.

The book is available now at the MacBride Museum shop and Mac’s Fireweed Books.

 

 

Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits MacBride Museum

Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the MacBride Museum of Yukon History in August while on a tour of Canada’s north. Harper explored our exhibit on Yukon’s Hockey History with Art, Dave and Gibson Pearson, and then toured the Gold to Government gallery with MacBride’s Executive Director Patricia Cunning.
Minister Leona Aglukkaq, Minister John Duncan, Yukon Senator Daniel Lang, Yukon MP Ryan Leef and Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski joined the prime minister on his museum tour. Click here to see more photographs from his visit.

Sourdough Stories:
Fascinating Tales of the Pioneers who Changed Yukon's History
The Klondike Gold Rush attracted thousands of adventurers to Canada’s Yukon between 1897 and 1899. Some of these pioneers made their mark on the region and left to follow the lure of gold to other places, but many stayed to build their families and help Yukon grow into the thriving territory it is today.
From the traders and surveyors who first mapped the Yukon region to famed dancehall girl Klondike Kate who kicked up her heels to the delight of miners in Dawson City, Sourdough Stories follows the lives of more than 40 of these remarkable people.
MacBride Museum is pleased to release its first historical non-fiction book. This book features information and photographs from MacBride’s collection and archive. This is part of a series of books that we plan to publish over the next few years.
Sourdough Stories is now available at MacBride Museum’s Gift Shop and through other Yukon booksellers.


Yukon Activity Books
MacBride Museum has created four unique Yukon-themed activity books: Yukon Transportation Activity Book, Yukon Animals Activity Book, Yukon ABCs Colouring Book and Yukon Gold Rush Activity Book. These books are a fun way for kids to learn about the world around them. Now available in MacBride Museum’s gift shop.

MacBride Museum would like to thank the Yukon Government for funding the creation of these publications. We would also like to thank Northern Freegold Resources Ltd. for sponsoring the Yukon Gold Rush Activity Book.

Baby Animals Preschool Program
Every Friday 10 – 11am
This program is designed for preschool-age children and parents to have fun at MacBride together. Explore the Wild World Gallery, play games and create works of art while learning about baby animals. Activities focus on a different animal each week.
Cost: Free for members or $5 per child and caregiver
Friday, April 20: Goats
Friday, April 27: Cougars
MacBride Museum's Preschool Program will continue in September 2012.

Yukoner Days...
On the third Thursday of each month MacBride offers free admission to Yukoners with proof of residency. The next Yukoner Day will be May 17, 2012.

Check back often for more MacBride Museum news...