[BCMA] Nanaimo Museum Press Release - Holiday Season 2013

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

December 6, 2013

 

Holiday Season at the Nanaimo Museum

 

Nanaimo - The Nanaimo Museum has holiday activities for the young and
old.  The feature exhibit for the month of December, Toys, covers the
early 1900s to the 1980s.  The museum's popular family Christmas event,
Under the Christmas Tree, takes place on Saturday, December 14 from 1pm
to 4pm.  Expanded holiday hours will allow more visitors to see the
museum, including between Christmas and New Years.

 

The feature exhibit highlights toys owned by community members.  "We
overhear visitors of all ages exclaiming that they recognize toys from
their childhoods in the exhibit," says Aimee Greenaway, Program &
Volunteer Coordinator.  "Children are excited to see toys that they play
with at Grandma's house or something their parents have passed down to
them."

 

Under the Christmas Tree, the museum's family Christmas event, takes
place on Saturday, December 14 from 1pm-4pm.  The event features
professional storyteller, Margaret Murphy sharing Christmas stories at
1:00pm and children's activities afterwards until 4pm.

 

Admission to the museum in the month of December is by cash donation to
the food bank.  "The holiday season provides a great opportunity for us
to support local organizations that help Nanaimo families," says Debbie
Trueman, General Manager.  "Community members can visit the museum for a
family Christmas experience in the toy exhibit and know they are helping
people in our area."

 

The museum has added extra operating hours for the month of December.
"We are open Sunday afternoons," says Trueman.  "Opening for extra hours
will allow more visitors to see the toy exhibit and give customers more
time in the gift shop."  All proceeds from the gift shop directly
support museum programs and exhibits.  The museum is open
Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm in December and Sundays 12-4.  The museum is
closed on Dec. 25, 26, 29 and January 1.

 

The Nanaimo Museum is located in the Vancouver Island Conference Centre,
beside Serious Coffee.  For more information please visit 
www.nanaimomuseum.ca or call 250 753-1821.

 

 

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Contact:

 

Aimee Greenaway, Program & Volunteer Coordinator 250 753-1821
program at nanaimomuseum.ca

 

 

 

 

Thank you,

 

 

 

Becka Macdonald, 

Communications & Rental Coordinator

NANAIMO MUSEUM

100 Museum Way

Nanaimo, BC V9R 5J8

Phone: 250.753.1821

Website: nanaimomuseum.ca <http://www.nanaimomuseum.ca/> 

Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/NanaimoMuseum

 

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