Coffee & Culture, Thursdays at 2:30 pm

Retired or just having an afternoon to yourself? Come by on Thursday afternoons to meet some interesting people while exploring art and culture. Talks and tours, films and workshops included in the price of admission. Complementary coffee/tea at The Rooms Café also included.

Thursday, March 4, Level 4 Art Gallery
Exhibition Tour & Discussion of Unrequited Death: Helen Gregory
Come along and join The Rooms’ Education Officer, Jason Sellars for this interesting tour and discussion.

Thursday, March 11, Level 4 Art Gallery
Unrequited Death: Helen Gregory Sketching Workshop
Don’t miss this interactive workshop with The Rooms’ Education Officer, Jason Sellars.

Thursday, March 18, The Rooms Theatre & Level 3 Museum Gallery
Along the French Shore: The Building of the Museum’s Fishing Rooms Model
Join The Rooms’ Manager of Collections & Exhibitions, Mark Ferguson, for this informative session.

Thursday, March 25, Archives Reference Room, Level 3
Highlights from The Rooms Provincial Archives Historic Photograph Collection
Mark your calendar for this look at this historic collection with The Rooms’ Still and Moving Images Archivist Sandra Ronayne.

Check out our Spring line-up!

Thursday, April 1, Level 4 Museum Gallery
Learn How to Care for Our Treasures
Join The Rooms own Rose Smart, Conservator with The Rooms Provincial Museum Division for this fun and informative ‘How to’.

Thursday, April 8, Level 4, Art Gallery
Small Spaces…Big Art Curator Tour
Come along with The Rooms’ Caroline Stone, Curator with The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery Division for this interesting talk about just some of the works from our collection.

Thursday, April 15, The Rooms Theatre & Level 2 Museum Gallery
Foragers, Fishermen, Colonizers and Merchants: The History and Archaeology of Ferryland, Newfoundland (ca. 1500s-1696)
Don’t miss Dr. Barry Gaulton with MUN’s Department of Archaeology for this informative presentation on the first two hundred years of human occupation in Ferryland.

Thursday, May 6, The Rooms Theatre & Level 4 Museum
Celebrating Mothers: The Rooms Woolen Collection
Stay tuned for this warm and fuzzy talk with Rooms’ Curator of History, Maureen Power.

Thursday, May 20th, The Rooms Theatre & Level 2 Museum
Biodiversity and The Role of Museums
Come along and join The Rooms’ Curator of Natural History, Nathalie Djan-Chekar, for this revealing talk.

Thursday, May 27th, The Rooms Theatre & Level 3 Museum
Connection Gallery Curator Tour: Archaeology
Join The Rooms’ Archaeology Curator, Kevin McAleese, for this educational talk.