Museoception is a space for critical reflection on museums and cultural policy in what is now known as Canada.
Re-Storying at the Guelph Civic Museum
Despite not living in Guelph, I enjoy driving to the Guelph Civic Museum due to their Families Gallery, affordability, and partnership with an EarlyON. While there are many awesome things to discuss at the Museum, this reflection post focuses on the exhibit “Where the Rivers Meet.” The exhibit stands out as an important example of…
Keep readingPAMA and Local Government
Within this post, I am going to reflect on visits to one of my favourite community museums – the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA). PAMA is interesting from a community museum policy perspective because they are relatively well resourced due to local support, demonstrating the significance of regional governments to heritage. The Museum…
Keep readingAn Imperfect Visitor to Imperfect Places
I am an imperfect visitor. As much as I love museums, sometimes I struggle to engage with their content. Within this post, I am going to outline some of the places I would like to go back to and why. Usually, it’s a combination of being an imperfect visitor to imperfect places designed with an…
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