Walking Tour with Matt Cohen, Urban Archaeologist Registration Required. Ghost signs are hand-painted, outdoor ads that have been preserved on sides of buildings. They are also known as fading ads or brick ads and were…
Join us for the Unstacking the Deck: A Game of Change, Exhibition & Sale. Opening: September 2, 2022 7-9pm Unstacking the Deck is a double deck of playing cards and mini research booklet celebrating early…
Walking Tour with Matt Cohen, Urban Archaeologist Registration is required. Attend free or pay $20 and receive a discounted copy of the book Ghost Signs: An Exchange District Walking Tour. Ghost signs are hand-painted, outdoor…
Canadian photographer Christopher Herwig travels former Soviet Republics from Ukraine to Uzbekistan, Armenia to Far Eastern Siberia, and all points in between, in a decades-long bus stop treasure hunt across more than 50,000 kilometres. Uncovering…
Screening of Places + Spaces: Winnipeg - a series of vignettes that reveal some of the city’s most iconic buildings and communities. Stunning visuals and fascinating backstories showcase housing projects, libraries, places of worship, historic…
Now in its twelfth year, the annual Architecture+Design Film Festival (adff.ca) presents critically acclaimed films focusing on the importance of architecture and design in everyday life. The films cover a range of design-oriented topics from…
Join researcher and writer Gail Perry for an illustrated lecture about the prolific and accomplished architect John D. Atchison. Born in Illinois and trained in Chicago, Atchison later worked with “the father of the American…
Join the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation for a lunch hour screening of Places+Spaces: Winnipeg. Director Noam Gonick, Producer Leslie Stafford, and Host Hayden Mushinski will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening. Places +…
In this talk, local historian Christian Cassidy will present on Winnipeg Christmas traditions. This includes the history of the Civic Christmas Tree, the downtown Christmas lights, and Christmas at the former Portage Avenue Eaton’s Department…
Have you ever wondered about the history of your house? Join local historian Christian Cassidy for his workshop “Research the History of Your House.” In this workshop, Cassidy provides useful tips for researching the history…