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Massive mural from Bay downtown destined for Manitoba Museum

The Manitoba Museum is getting a massive mural courtesy of the Hudsons Bay Company.

The Pioneer at Fort Garry, 1861 donated to Manitoba Museum on anniversary of previous HBC donation

The Pioneer at Fort Garry, 1861 sat above the elevators at the Bay downtown location in Winnipeg from 1927 until January 2014. Now, it's destined for the Manitoba Museum courtesy of an HBC donation. (Courtesy HBC)
The Manitoba Museum is getting two massive murals courtesy of the Hudsons Bay Company.
Former Manitoba premier Gary Filmon was at Manitoba Archives on Tuesday for the donation of the mural. (Teghan Beaudette/CBC)

The Pioneer at Fort Garry, 1861 measures more than 16 by three metres and was previously on display at the downtown location of the Hudsons Bay store.

The oil on canvas mural by Adam Sheriff Scott hung above the main floor elevator in the store from 1927 until it was removed in January of this year.

The donation was made on Tuesday, marking the 40th anniversary of HBCs archives to Manitoba Archives and the 20th anniversary of HBC making another donation of artifacts to Manitoba Archives and the Manitoba Museum.

Former premier Gary Filmon, current Heritage Minister Ron Lemieux, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba Philip Lee and HBCHistory Foundation's David Pickwoad were all on hand for the announcement.