Coffee and Culture: Natural History at The Rooms!
Date: Mar 30
2:30 pm
- 3:30 pm
Where: Theatre
COFFEE & CULTURE
If you have been in our Connections gallery, you have probably seen the polar bear, the giant squid, the whale bones, and fossils. Have you ever wondered where the rest of our natural history collection is stored? How the specimens are preserved? Who takes care of it all?
Join us to find out what goes on behind the scenes at our Natural History Facility on Parade Street from a special presentation with our Natural History Collections Manager, Nathalie Djan-Chekar, who can answer all your questions and more!
Non-Member Ticket Price: $11.50 (HST Included)
This program is free for members but space is limited so please ensure you reserve your ticket online or by calling 757-8090.
Today's Events & Programs
In celebration of the province’s cultural diversity, Sharing Our Cultures presents: M.E.D.I.A, a display of multimedia work created by NL youth who participated in facilitated sessions on equity, inclusion, and antiracism.
The display includes poems, videos, paintings, and sculpture that all deliver positive messages designed to tackle racism and embrace diversity. This is a free program.
The project is funded by the Government of Canada with the support of NL Schools, CBC Newfoundland and Labrador, The Rooms Corporation, and Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association.
Sharing Our Cultures Incorporated in a not-for-profit charitable organization established in 1999. It is governed by an elected volunteer Board of Directors.
The programs engage school children and youth in activities that enhance their academic, sociocultural, and employability skills.
Beaumont-Hamel and the Trail of the Caribou
In this exhibition, find out about the impacts of the First World War on Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and how events overseas dramatically altered our lives at home.
Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.