Through the Lens of Archaeology
Date: Mar 18
2:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
Where: Level 2
Tour
Through the Lens of Archaeology
Learn about the archaeology going on in our province. What do you do if you accidently find an artifact? How do archaeologists learn how to excavate? This tour will examine the field of archaeology, and what it can tell us about the history of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and included in the cost of admission.
Events & Programs
The Rooms presents a special International Women's Day films on a loop.
Join us as we celebrate women's voices in film with a retrospective screening from the Nickel Independent Film Festival's 25th anniversary, featuring a loop of films by talented women directors who’ve shaped the Newfoundland and Labrador's independent film scene.
Avon Ladies, Rural Style
Rhonda Buckley
2017 44 min
Rhonda Buckley’s 2017 documentary Avon Ladies, Rural Style showcases the industriousness of rural women in Newfoundland and Labrador. A loving tribute to rural Newfoundland and Labrador women who earned income, and provided for their families by selling Avon cosmetic products door-to-door in the 1960s.
Mystery of the Secret Room
Wanda Nolan
2016 5 min
In this inspiring portrait of family, adversity, and resilience, we meet a 10-year-old girl named Grace who uses her creative superpowers to navigate the emotional landscape of her mother's depression. Using hand-drawn animation to bring two distinct worlds together – the muted, solid world of reality and the saturated palette of Grace's imagination – the film is a moving collaboration between writer/filmmaker Wanda Nolan and animator Claire Blanchet. Featured as part of the 2016 Nickel Independent Film Festival.
Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher
Heather Campbell
2023 15 min
Part oral history and part visual poem, Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher tells the story of Evelyn Campbell, a trailblazer for an Inuit-led educational system in the small community of Rigolet, Labrador. Featured at the 2024 Nickel Independent Film Festival.
Talus and Scree
Ruth Lawrence
2013 10 min
Based on a true-story, Kate is 11 years-old when she accidentally hits her younger sister Daisy with a rock. When the accident reveals an underlying illness, one of the girls is set on a path of coming to terms with the weight of her love and loss. Featured as part of the Nickel's 2014 program.
The Gaze
Stacy Gardner
2023 9 min
Stacy Gardner’s directorial debut tells the story of Ginok Song, a South Korean artist living and painting in the small fishing village of Petty Harbour. The film explores Ginok’s choice to become an artist, her need for self-expression, and the journey to know herself through the female gaze. Featured as part of the 2024 Nickel Independent Film Festival.
Nalujuk Night
Jennie Williams
2021 13 min Documentary
Run as fast as you can, the Nalujuit are here! Featured as part of the 2022 Nickel Independent Film Festival, filmmaker Jennie Williams continues to thrill audiences with the story of an exhilarating and sometimes terrifying Nunatsiavut tradition in Nalujuk Night.
Presented in partnership with the Nickel Independent Film Festival and the National Film Board of Canada.
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.
Tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and included in the cost of admission.