Exhibits

Memories of Scotland by Percy Nobbs, 1938. Percy Erskine Nobbs was born in 1875 in Haddington, Scotland. Although he spent much of his childhood in Russia, where his father was a banker, he returned to Scotland to pursue his studies before establishing himself in Canada. This mural was painted by Nobbs in the late 1930s and depicts his birthplace. The pink and blue tones of the painting mirror the wooden details of the ceiling of the summer sitting room where it stands above the fireplace. According to Nob
Greenwood: Its History and Collections: “Remembering Percy Nobbs”

The Greenwood Centre for Living History is not your typical museum.