Current Exhibits

An exhibition about life on the border

In Stanstead and the surrounding communities, the Canada–United States border is far more than a line drawn on a map. It is a daily presence, felt in ordinary gestures, life choices, and the ties that weave together two neighbouring peoples.

For more than two centuries, residents of the Eastern Townships have navigated this unique reality. They cross, exchange, work, marry, and support one another on both sides of a boundary that divides and
unites at the same time.

Habiter la frontière / Living on the Border explores this complexity.

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Habiter la frontière / Living on the Border

Through historical archives, personal testimonies, artistic installations, and everyday objects, the exhibition tells the story of how border communities have built an identity, a culture, and a shared memory—despite, and because of, the line that separates them.

An exhibition that speaks—and invites you to respond

Audio testimonies: Plug into the headphones placed throughout the exhibition to hear residents, workers, and members of various community groups share their experiences of life on the border.

Transit declaration: At the end of your visit, you are invited to fill out a customs card. A poetic gesture marking your own crossing. Pin it to the exhibition wall or take it home with you!

Outdoor installations: Works by Yolanda Weeks await you on the grounds of the Museum and the Haskell. Walk through them. Test the passage. Observe how a border can become a threshold rather
than a barrier.

Two artists extend the experience beyond Carrollcroft

Eastern Townships–based artist Yolanda Weeks presents two outdoor installations: Portal 1 and Portal 2.
Made from natural materials gathered along the border, this circular portal and stone labyrinth invite visitors to slow down, negotiate passage, and experience the border as a threshold each person crosses at their own pace.

Photographer Léa Grahovac exhibits her portraits of cross‑border residents at the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, the ultimate symbol of shared friendship. Her images reveal the faces, stories, and
connections that persist despite—or thanks to—the line between the two countries.

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