The Rooms Corporation Board of Directors

On June 3, 2021, the following individuals were reappointed to the Rooms Corporation Board of Directors for three-year terms:

  • Margaret Allan (Chairperson)
  • Michelle Baikie (Member)
  • Heidi Bonnell (Member)
  • Katherine Hickey (Member)
  • Gary Newell (Member)

The Rooms Corporation is located in St. John’s with Regional Museums in Grand Bank, Grand Falls-Windsor and Northwest River.

The objectives of the corporation are to

(a)  collect, preserve, present, exhibit and make available for research the historic artifacts, natural history specimens and archival records that represent and illustrate the significant history, culture and natural heritage of the province;

(b)  conduct research with respect to the history, natural history, culture and heritage of the province for the purposes of paragraph (a);

(c)  collect and present provincial, national and international contemporary and historic art;

(d)  advance and promote the works of contemporary visual artists of the province;

(e)  support the development of cultural industries in the province;

(f)  strengthen the culture of the province; and

(g)  provide and enhance client services and partnerships to promote the cultural collections of the province and to show other national and international collections.