A very special piece of paper Of the many treasures brought together for the exhibition Death in the Ice – The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition, one of the... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1871
Staff Picks: Favourites from the Canadian Museum of History Sylvain’s Pick: A Painting Worth Seeking Out Sylvain Raymond, Senior Communications Officer Whenever chance takes me to this... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1333
Staff Picks: Favourites from the Canadian Museum of History Joanne’s Pick: Archaeology and First Nations History Joanne Bérubé, Operations Clerk, Visitors Services and Corporate... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 1 Number of views: 1918
Staff Picks: Favourites from the Canadian Museum of History Francine’s Pick: Keeping the Faith Francine Lapointe, Supervisor, Special Events and Partnerships Many people don’t realize... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1339
Research project on my community of origin, the Ekuanitshit band Kuei Hello, My name is Lydia Mestokosho-Paradis, and I am a member of the Innu nation. For the past 8 months, I have been doing... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1284
Staff Picks: Favourites from the Canadian Museum of History Sarah’s Pick: Did You Hear That? Sarah Woods, Manager, Client Services There’s an unassuming spot between the Grand Hall and... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1186
Staff Picks: Favourites from the Canadian Museum of History Nico’s Pick: Bedtime Story Nicolas Franco, Training Coordinator When I led the First Peoples of Canada school program, I always... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1571
Holiday Greetings! What a successful and wonderful year we’ve had. Thanks to your support, the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1172
Dear Terry If you’ve already had a chance to visit our special exhibition Terry Fox – Running to the Heart of Canada, you’ve likely... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 1 Number of views: 1941
The Power of Objects: Displaying Artifacts That Belonged to Terry Fox Objects are powerful: they are windows into the times when they were made and used; they are entryways into the ideas and values... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 2 Number of views: 2380
An Insider’s Perspective: Finding Inspiration in an Ancient Greek City... Some of the things we experience in life have the power to change us forever. I had one such experience in Greece last year while... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 4 Number of views: 1499
Canadian History Hall: Photo Update As the Museum is in the final stages of removing structures from the former Canada Hall, we wanted to provide our readers with a... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 5 Number of views: 36275
Behind-the-Scenes of the Canadian History Hall project with Architect ... An integral component of the Canadian History Hall project is transforming the space into a new major gallery dedicated to... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 1 Number of views: 1867
A Canadian Stone Comes Home Between 1576 and 1578 in the Eastern Arctic, Sir Martin Frobisher and his men mined rocks they believed to contain gold. They... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 7 Number of views: 2435
Large Artifact, Small Space: Dodging Corners with the Dodge Fargo In my last post on March 20, I wrote about a large birchbark canoe, and described how we removed it from the Fur Trade exhibit... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 7 Number of views: 1551
Don’t Bite the Dust: Keeping Our Artifacts Safe from Deterioration In part 1 of this post, I talked about how the Museum assessed the potential impact of construction-related vibration on our... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 3 Number of views: 1479
Spotlight on Museum Volunteers It is National Volunteer Week, and the Museum would like to take this opportunity to thank the hundreds of volunteers who donate... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 1 Number of views: 1283
Spotlight on Museum Volunteers It is National Volunteer Week, and the Museum would like to take this opportunity to thank the hundreds of volunteers who donate... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 1 Number of views: 1328
From idea to experience: one example from the Terry Fox exhibition When working on Museum exhibitions, one of my greatest pleasures has been seeing the evolution of an idea from the initial... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 2 Number of views: 1724
Large Artifact, Small Space: The Seven Metre Canoe Every day for the past six months or so, I’ve travelled across Canada — West to East usually — and it’s always been a... Behind the Scenes Number of likes: 10 Number of views: 2122