Mennonite Heritage Museum Future Events
Important MHM Events planned for 2025
Up-to-date information on events at the Mennonite Heritage Museum https://mennonitemuseum.org.
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Our Cafe is open Tuesday-Thursday 10am to 3pm with the lunch menu from 11:15am to 2:00pm.
The MHSBC Research Center is open for drop-in genealogy help, a phone call ahead is encouraged, check in at the Museum Front Desk when you arrive.
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You Can Never Go Home Again
Exhibit dates October 7 to November 10, 2025
You Can Never Go Home Again was first proposed in 2022 as a response to the rapid rise in housing costs, followed by the unprecedented
rate hikes that attempted to correct them. Many of those early 5-year low-rate mortgages are now resetting into much higher payments. T
he project reflects on the roots of British Columbia’s housing crisis through my own experience of growing up in an economically challenged
environment in Chilliwack during the late 1970s. It explores how working-class families, like mine, faced the pressures of an inflationary
recession (stagflation), leading to difficult choices about relocation and employment.
I approached this work through a series of paintings informed by site visits, family archives, memory, and historical records—each tied to
places we once called home. My goal is to contextualize the cyclical nature of real estate markets; particularly how inflationary monetary
policies often culminate in affordability crises.
Alongside my practice as an artist and educator, I bring 25 years of experience as a real estate investor and a background in the
financial industry as a lender, including working with mortgage applications. By combining personal history with professional
experience, I aim to spark dialogue about our current housing challenges and highlight their multifaceted nature.
In 2025, I revisited the data and revised the paintings to create a more cohesive exhibition, presenting both the original and updated data as a point of contrast.
Christopher Friesen- 2025.
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Volunteer at the Mennonite Heritage Museum Gardens!
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