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Black History Month at The Reach – Events for Everyone!
The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford hosts two Black History Month events in February during Canada’s 150th. On Thursday February 9, 2017 at 6:30pm the Panel Discussion: A Look Inwards to Make Change Outward will examine topics related to the Black community. It features poetry readings and an open dialogue between young moderator Marc Forcier, digitization ... Read MoreThe Reach starts Canada’s 150th with Decolonization and Reconciliation Exhibitions and Programming
On January 26, The Reach Gallery Museum opens five new engaging exhibitions for the Winter/Spring Season. To acknowledge Canada’s 150th year of confederation, programming at The Reach is inspired by the words of Justice Murray Sinclair, “Reconciliation is not an Aboriginal problem, it is a Canadian problem. It involves all of us.” The first season ... Read MoreThe Reach Wins Governor General’s History Award for Community Programming
The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford has won a prestigious national award for its work to engage the local community—one of just two such awards to be presented nationally. The museum has won the 2016 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Community Programming. The Governor General’s award recognizes community projects that tell stories about our past in unique and ... Read More