Exhibitions

The museum and archives at Anvil Centre and Irving House are closed to the public until further notice, effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

For more information, see https://www.newwestcity.ca/city_hall/media/press_releases/site_post/2851.php.

An Ocean of Peace:

100 Years of Sikhs in New Westminster

ਸੁੱਖ ਸਾਗਰ:

ਨਿਊ ਵੈਸਟਮਿਨਸਟਰ ਦੇ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਪਿਛਲੇ ੧੦੦ ਸਾਲ ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ

Faith, activism, and community. Celebrating 100 years of Gurdwara Sahib Sukh Sagar.

#SukhSagar100

Opening night: 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Friday January 24, 2020

Exhibit dates: January 16, 2020 – May 31, 2020

Gallery 7 at the New Westminster Museum

Current Exhibitions:

The Heat Is On: Keeping Warm Then, Keeping Cool Now

Opening Thursday November 7, 6 pm - 8 pm

Exhibit runs to Sunday May 3, 2020

“Keeping warm was something you worked at in the old days,” as local historian Evelyn Benson put it.

From chopping wood, avoiding the fleas in sawdust burners, and waiting for ice deliveries, to the new challenges climate change brings, New West’s history past and present spotlights forgotten everyday necessities.

Feature Gallery at the New Westminster Museum

3rd floor Anvil Centre