Curator’s Statement

In February 2019 the North Bay Museum partnered with a group of  third-year Nipissing University students taking a Museum Studies course to put together a photo exhibit.

This photo exhibition was created to celebrate Nipissing University as an institution and to outline the history of post-secondary education in North Bay. The students accessed the North Bay Museum and Nipissing University Library Archives to research and select the photos on display. The exhibit illustrates a variety of critical aspects of the university including post-secondary insurgence into the region, starting with the North Bay Normal School opening in the region in 1909. Nipissing University received its charter in 1992.

Nipissing University sits on the traditional territory of the Anishinabeg peoples and within the lands protected by the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850. 

Today,  Nipissing is highly regarded for its beautiful campus and high levels of student satisfaction. As a group of students, we wanted to showcase how proud we are as university students to attend Nipissing University, and to be active members of the North Bay community. We hope visitors of this exhibit can learn something about the history of post-secondary education in North Bay and the importance of Nipissing University in the North Bay community.

Exhibit Curators:
Casey Monkelbaan
Connor Sykes
Carly Sherlock
Nick Benson
Brody Rogers