German Christmas Traditions
December 2025 Christmas has a long Christian tradition throughout Europe, with each country having their own unique take on the holiday. We have many Christmas … Read full post
International Women’s Month
March 2025 In Honor of International Women’s Month, from stay-at-home moms to career women, here are eight women Matilda Roedde As the Matron of the … Read full post
Victorian Horror Novels
October 2025 In the late 19th-Century, horror novels were all the rage. It was a way to explore repressed desires, scientific anxiety and the supernatural. … Read full post
Lapu-Lapu Memorial
April and May 2025 Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. The Roedde House Museum stands in solemn remembrance of … Read full post
Victorian Aestheticism
March and April 2026 Known for “Art for Art’s Sake”, Aestheticism was a late 19th-century art and design movement that believed that the value of … Read full post
Lunar New Year
February 2026 It should be noted that the China Town today wasn’t officially formed until around 1885 and we didn’t have many Chinese Canadian Photographers … Read full post
Kathe Kollwitz
Our October 2025 collections room exhibit German Expressionist Kathe Kollwitz. Active during World War I, Kollwitz’s art highlighted the effects poverty, hunger, and war had … Read full post
Legacy Voyage: The African American Migration to BC, 1858
From the RHM Collection, Curated By Rachel Lige “Legacy Voyage: The African American Migration to BC, 1858” is a compelling parlour exhibition opening on February 21st and … Read full post
Whispers and Winks: The Art of Victorian Flirting
From the RHM Collection, Curated By Rachel Lige Our “Art of Victorian Flirting” exhibit is now on display in our parlour just ahead of Valentine’s … Read full post
Viola Roedde’s Style Revisited: 1910s Fashions
From the Ivan Sayers Collection Celebrating the captivating style of Viola Maude Roedde (née White). Born in Collingwood, Ontario, in 1892, Viola moved with her family to … Read full post