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 ofContinue reading “Re-Storying at the Guelph Civic Museum”
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PAMA 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 MuseumContinue reading “PAMA and Local Government”
Accessibility and Connection at the Aga Khan Museum
Within this post, I talk about my experience(s) visiting the Aga Khan Museum, focusing on their commitment to accessibility. Background The Aga Khan Museum is a relatively new museum, established in 2014. They have a (very) brief history on their website (available here) and make their annual reports available here. The museum history nerd in meContinue reading “Accessibility and Connection at the Aga Khan Museum”
Exhibits about Exhibits: Yay
Within this post, I will talk about two exhibit experiences we had on a Saturday in January – Retail Retrospective at the Toronto Reference Library and Made by Many at the Textile Museum of Canada. In both cases, the exhibits reference and discuss past exhibits. I love a meta exhibit! TD Gallery at the TorontoContinue reading “Exhibits about Exhibits: Yay”
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