Events — North Bay Museum

People of the Watershed

Photographs by John Macfie

Come visit the free opening reception for our new exhibit on Saturday August 1st from 6:30-8:00PM. To RSVP, email us with subject-line "Reception" to comms.outreach@heritagenorthbay.com to secure your spot at this exciting evening event.

This multilingual photo exhibit offers an intimate portrait of life in Indigenous communities of the Hudson’s Bay watershed, using photos by John Macfie during his work in Northern Ontario in the 1950s and 60s.

The peoples and places of Attawapiskat, Sandy Lake, and other watershed communities are seen in photos organised and circulated by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario, and curated by nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw (Willow Cree) cultural advocate, and curator, Paul Seesequasis.

This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada, through the Department of Patrimoine Canadian Heritage (PCH).

Les peuples du bassin versant

Photographies de John Macfie

Visitez la réception gratuite suivant l'ouverture de notre nouvelle exhibition samedi, le 1 août de 18 h 30 à 20 h 00. Merci de confirmer votre présence par envoyer un email utilisant l'objet "Réception" à comms.outreach@heritagenorthbay.com pour réserver votre place. Elle sera une soirée formidable!

Cette exposition multilingue fournit un portrait intime de la vie aux communautés autochtones du bassin versant de la baie d’Hudson, utilisant les photographies de John Macfie prises pendant son travail dans le nord de l’Ontario durant les années 1950 et 1960.

Les habitants et lieux d’Attawapiskat, de Sandy Lake, et d’autres communautés sont mises en lumière grâce aux photographies organisée et mise en circulation par le McMichael Collection d’Art Canadien à Kleinburg, Ontario, sous le commissariat de Paul Seesequasis— conservateour et défenseur de la culture nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw (Willow Cree).

Ce projet a été rendu possible par le Gouvernement du Canada, au moyen du Patrimoine Canadien Heritage (PCH).

An Educator’s Passion

Changing Lenses on the North Bay Normal School (1915 - 1942)

In this new exhibit, you can explore the history of teaching through the lens of Science and Agriculture “Master” Harry Ricker, whose century-old photography equipment captured both everyday life and the oldest teacher’s college in Northern Ontario. This educational legacy also includes a collaboration with Gimaa (Chief) Ernest Couchie, Nbisiing’s first known taxidermist. The local birds he worked with came to the museum from university classrooms, where they are still used to train educators.