Events Calendar

Get to know the artifacts and material culture from The Rooms Collections better through drawing. This new weekly series is designed for creatives who want to sketch independently and draw from a unique collection of artifacts and objects from our 6 vaults. Each session of Drawing from Our Collections will feature a new ...

Fishing for Cod For centuries, fishing for cod has played a vital role in the lives of the peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador. Generations of fishing men, women and children made use of the land and sea to sustain them and spent their lives “making fish”. Join us each day for an interpretive ...

Museum collections often include old tools that speak to the history of expert craftwork: chisels, gouges, planes, and the like. Carpenters of yesterday would sharpen their tools to a fine edge to ensure safety, precision, and efficiency. Today’s generation of woodworkers draw upon this tradition for the same reasons. Join Heritage ...

Rose Bouthillier, curator of the 2025 Bonavista Biennale will present a visual journey through the Bonavista Biennale. This photo-based review offers a unique opportunity to experience the highlights of this year’s event—capturing the energy, installations, and artistic voices that shaped the Biennale—especially for those who were unable to attend in person. Through ...

Unleash Your Inner Artist at The Rooms! Come draw at The Rooms and practice your skills with focused exercises. What to Expect: Our experienced instructor will guide you through fundamental drawing techniques. Each session focuses on a different theme, from drawing the harbor view to capturing the details of our natural history collection. ...

Art Tea is a contemplative way to experience our exhibitions. Join us for a visit to the art gallery, then exchange ideas and share reflections about current topics in art. This is a casual and relaxed group setting. Tea will be served overlooking the breathtaking view of the harbour. Cost: $20 plus ...

Peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador Stroll across land and sea, and through time, to meet the peoples who have made Newfoundland and Labrador home for the past 9,000 years. Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.

Unleash Your Inner Artist at The Rooms! Come draw at The Rooms and practice your skills with focused exercises. What to Expect: Our experienced instructor will guide you through fundamental drawing techniques. Each session focuses on a different theme, from drawing the harbor view to capturing the details of our natural history collection. ...

Meet the Artist and celebrate the opening of Toby Rabinowitz: A World Within A World at our free public gallery reception! Toby Rabinowitz is a beloved St. John’s artist whose work radiates warmth and vitality. For over 30 years she has worked across drawing, painting, photography, embroidery, and clay, finding endless inspiration in ...

This feature-length documentary from 1974 takes viewers inside Fidel Castro’s Cuba. A movie-making threesome hope that Fidel himself will star in their film. The unusual crew consists of former Newfoundland premier Joseph Smallwood, radio and TV owner Geoff Stirling and NFB film director Michael Rubbo. Waiting for Fidel 1974 | 57m Directed by Micheal ...

Join us for a delightful morning at The Rooms! Bring your little ones to our enchanting Harbour View Room for unguided playtime surrounded by an array of toys and books tailored for infants and toddlers aged 0 to 4. No prior registration is necessary; simply pay your admission at The Rooms front desk ...

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. Join us each day for an interpretive guided tour in one of our galleries. From the story of ...

Celebrating Culture Days with Music. Come and move your feet to the rhythm of the beat with musician and ethnomusicologist, Dr. Andrew Kagumba. Influenced by the rich musical heritage of Ganda culture, this performance puts the drums center stage for an afternoon of insight and entertainment. About the Performer: Born and raised in Uganda, ...

Peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador Stroll across land and sea, and through time, to meet the peoples who have made Newfoundland and Labrador home for the past 9,000 years. Join us each day for an interpretive guided tour in one of our galleries. From the story of the Cod fishery to visiting a ...

Join us for a 1-hour accessible tour of Grounding: In Celebration of The Rooms 20th Anniversary. This art gallery exhibition explores how Newfoundland and Labrador’s landscapes, history, and culture shape artistic expression. Featuring works by diverse artists and makers, this exhibition reflects the province’s rich heritage through a variety of media ...

Join us for a delightful afternoon at The Rooms! Bring your little ones to our enchanting Harbour View Room for unguided playtime surrounded by an array of toys and books tailored for infants and toddlers aged 0 to 4. No prior registration is necessary; simply pay your admission at The Rooms front ...

Get to know the artifacts and material culture from The Rooms Collections better through drawing. This new weekly series is designed for creatives who want to sketch independently and draw from a unique collection of artifacts and objects from our 6 vaults. Each session of Drawing from Our Collections will feature a new ...

Join archaeologist, Blair Temple, to hear what archaeologists found during excavations that took place during the 2018-2023 Water Street Infrastructure Improvement (WSII) project: fishery artifacts dating to the 1600s, evidence of multiple fires in the 1800s... Learn more about the amazing archeology happening right in our city! Tickets: $12 plus HST. Free ...

Toby Rabinowitz, a St. John’s artist whose work radiates warmth and vitality, shares her inspirations and process behind her new exhibition, “A World Within a World”. Toby depicts a lively community of creatures, places, and stories, which reflect her lifelong creative journey. Toby works across drawing, painting, photography, embroidery, and clay, ...

Have you ever been told your hair looks like a birch broom in the fits? Join father-daughter duo, Richard and Michelle Park to make your own mini birch broom! Birch broom making, the process of “running” a broom from one continuous piece of birch, was listed as Endangered in the 2024 Craft ...

Join us for an afternoon with Joe Goudie. The land trappers of Labrador—primarily Innu, Inuit, and settler hunters—lived off the land by trapping animals like fox, marten, and beaver for food and fur. Using snowshoes, sleds, and later snowmobiles, they followed long traplines through the wilderness, staying in small cabins or ...

Join Collections Manager Lori Temple for an exclusive members-only tour of the archaeology vault. View fascinating artifacts unearthed by chance encounters—items found by everyday people that have become vital pieces of our province’s history. Lori will guide you through the stories behind these finds, explain their significance, and share the methods used ...

Join Collections Manager Lori Temple for an exclusive members-only tour of the archaeology vault. View fascinating artifacts unearthed by chance encounters—items found by everyday people that have become vital pieces of our province’s history. Lori will guide you through the stories behind these finds, explain their significance, and share the methods used ...

Unleash Your Inner Artist at The Rooms! Come draw at The Rooms and practice your skills with focused exercises. What to Expect: Our experienced instructor will guide you through fundamental drawing techniques. Each session focuses on a different theme, from drawing the harbor view to capturing the details of our natural history collection. ...

Peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador Stroll across land and sea, and through time, to meet the peoples who have made Newfoundland and Labrador home for the past 9,000 years. Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.

Unleash Your Inner Artist at The Rooms! Come draw at The Rooms and practice your skills with focused exercises. What to Expect: Our experienced instructor will guide you through fundamental drawing techniques. Each session focuses on a different theme, from drawing the harbor view to capturing the details of our natural history collection. ...

Join us for a delightful morning at The Rooms! Bring your little ones to our enchanting Harbour View Room for unguided playtime surrounded by an array of toys and books tailored for infants and toddlers aged 0 to 4. No prior registration is necessary; simply pay your admission at The Rooms front desk ...

Join us to celebrate Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador! Check out the Archaeology Education table; put on your thinking caps to draw some cool things that archaeologists might find during an excavation! All materials are provided. No ticket or registration is required. Happening from 2 – 4 pm - Join Flint Knapping expert, Tim Rast, in ...

To celebrate International Archaeology Day, please join renowned Flint Knapping expert Tim Rast as he demonstrates how to create tools from stone.  Learn how much skill is required to work with materials like stone, bone, and antlers. Tim is responsible for many of the stone and wood tool replicas used around our ...

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. Join us each day for an interpretive guided tour in one of our galleries. From the story of ...

Join us to celebrate Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador! Check out the Archaeology Education table; put on your thinking caps to draw some cool things that archaeologists might find during an excavation! All materials are provided. No ticket or registration is required.

Have you ever wondered how museums, textbooks, or papers get those detailed drawings of specimens to look so realistic? Don’t worry, it’s not as hard as you think! In this workshop we will be exploring the art and science of scientific illustration, measured drawings that are created to preserve an artifact ...

Peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador Stroll across land and sea, and through time, to meet the peoples who have made Newfoundland and Labrador home for the past 9,000 years. Join us each day for an interpretive guided tour in one of our galleries. From the story of the Cod fishery to visiting a ...

Excited about finding some Newfoundland and Labrador ancestors? This half-day workshop is an introduction to genealogy, with an orientation to the extensive genealogical archival collections at The Rooms. Our expert staff will be your guide through practical resources that you can use to trace your family tree. This workshop is suitable for ...

Join us for a delightful afternoon at The Rooms! Bring your little ones to our enchanting Harbour View Room for unguided playtime surrounded by an array of toys and books tailored for infants and toddlers aged 0 to 4. No prior registration is necessary; simply pay your admission at The Rooms front ...