Museum awarded “Hidden Gem” for Doors Open 2015

by admin August 12, 2020

In 2015 the Historical Museum of St. James-Assiniboia won its third Doors Open Award from Heritage Winnipeg in the category “Hidden Gem”. The museum had previously won in 2011 and 2012 for “Best Overall Experience”.

Read the article from Heritage Winnipeg’s blog here.

Doors Open Award accepted by Program Director Barry Hillman, Executive Director/Curator Bonita Hunter-Eastwood, and Board of Directors Vice President Mary Longbottom and President Doreen Luhtala — Left to Right: Program Director Barry Hillman, Executive Director/Curator Bonita Hunter-Eastwood, and Board of Directors Vice President Mary Longbottom and President Doreen Luhtala

Doors Open Winnipeg, presented by Heritage Winnipeg, is a city-wide event that celebrates Winnipeg’s unique spaces. The museum has been a long-standing participant in Doors Open and often showcases the award-winning historical theatre inside the 1856 Red River Frame House for the event.

Check out doorsopenwinnipeg.ca to see this year’s dates for Doors Open Winnipeg.