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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Holiday Greetings!
What a successful and wonderful year we’ve had. Thanks to your support, the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...