From August 9th to September 20th, 2024, the Nelson Museum will host the touring reproduction of Carey Newman's powerful exhibition, The Witness Blanket.

Seemingly disconnected remnants of clothing, crumbling buildings, and fragmented cultures are woven together into a blanket, designed to shine light on the Indian Residential School system that connects them, and stand as a monument to the resiliency and strength of those who survived them. 

Inspired by a woven blanket, Witness Blanket is a large-scale work of art created by master carver Carey Newman, containing hundreds of items reclaimed from residential schools, churches, government buildings, and traditional and cultural structures from across Canada.  

Visit the Nelson Museum's website here.

Learn more about The Witness Blanket travelling exhibit here.