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Wednesday-Sunday

12:00 - 4:00 PM

In order to guarantee your spot, we strongly recommend booking a tour in advance.

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Second Saturdays
Nov 9
Second Saturdays

Free admission and family programming on the Second Saturday of every month!

A Penny for Your Thoughts (They are both in your purse) (The Language of Dalnavert)
Nov 17
A Penny for Your Thoughts (They are both in your purse) (The Language of Dalnavert)

Join collections registrar Inés Bonacossa on Sunday, November 17th for this installment of the Language of Dalnavert lecture series.

Dementia-Friendly Tours
Nov 30
Dementia-Friendly Tours

Join us for dementia-friendly tours of Dalnavert! This program allows people living with early to moderate symptoms of dementia and their care partners to step back in time and explore the historic house and its collection.

 

Dalnavert @ Home

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Spiritualism, Seances and Victorians, Oh My!

Seances and spiritualism were quite popular within the Victorian Era. Death became a sort of friend to the Victorians; knocking on doors, often coming with traditions such as mourning wear, locks of hair being worn in a brooch or locket, or ring; even death photography which was popular during this time, allowed for a commemoration of deceased loved ones.

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Museums, Morality, and Masculinity in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “Lot No. 249”

Behind the Bookshelf III: In this edition, I invite you to consider museums and the cultural work they do. While museums are spaces of conservation and education, they can also be spaces of appropriation and theft. Let's examine the case of a Victorian-era fictional character with a taste for collecting Egyptian artifacts!

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A Readerly Window into Womanhood: Margaret Oliphant’s “The Library Window”

Behind the Bookshelf II:

The cushioned seat of Dalnavert’s grand bay window would have been a lovely spot for the Macdonalds to cuddle up with a book. After studying the hauntingly perplexing short story “The Library Window,” I am inclined to believe that Maragaret Oliphant would agree that this spot has a comforting appeal!

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Disrespecting the Dinner Table in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights

Behind the Bookshelf I: The Dalnavert dining room is set for a festive meal. However, this spotless setting is not necessarily representative of all Victorian mealtimes… To explore some unorthodox dining practices, look no further than the much-debated character of Heathcliff in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights.

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A Pleasantly Purposeful Pickle Castor Surprise
A Pleasantly Purposeful Pickle Castor Surprise

The Victorian pickle castor was a beautiful, sterling silver, glass jar. But what exactly was the pickle castor? And what was it used for?

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A Trip to Government House in Regina, SK

The Chair of our Board reflects on a visit to Government House in Regina.

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Built in 1895, Dalnavert Museum is a small Victorian mansion nestled in the heart of Winnipeg’s Downtown. This unique museum features a “day in the life” feel as it transports you back in time to the 19th century the second you step inside. Read more about the museum

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DID YOU KNOW: The last syllable in Dalnavert is pronounced like the one in 'divert' with a hard T.

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