[BCMA] The Witness Blanket tours to the Nelson Museum

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Good morning - the Nelson Museum is honoured to host the touring reproduction of Carey Newman's powerful exhibition The Witness Blanket from August 9 to September 20, 2024.

Seemingly disconnected remnants of clothing, crumbling buildings, and fragmented cultures are woven together into a blanket, designed to shine light on the Indian Residential School system that connects them, and stand as a monument to the resiliency and strength of those who survived them.

Inspired by a woven blanket, Witness Blanket is a large-scale work of art created by master carver Carey Newman, containing hundreds of items reclaimed from residential schools, churches, government buildings, and traditional and cultural structures from across Canada.

A press release and photo are attached. If you would like further information or to talk to Nelson Museum Curator Arin Fay, please let me know.

Thanks,
Steph



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Stephanie Delnea (she/her)
Communications and Development Manager
The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
P: 250-352-9813 x.204

The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery acknowledges that the Museum resides on the traditional unceded territory of the Sinixt and Ktunaxa peoples. We would like to thank the Sinixt Confederacy, Yaqan Nukiy Ktunaxa Band, and the West Kootenay Metis Association for the opportunity to live, learn, and share in cultural experiences in this beautiful place.

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