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”

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”

Reflecting on Indigenous Music in Canada: An Interview with Robin Cisek

One of the central themes discussed during the creation of A Walk-Through Indigenous Memory: A Student Exhibition was maintaining the presence of Indigenous excellence. To honor this theme alongside the exhibit’s central goal of sharing the names and histories of Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island, I sat down with alt-pop Metis musician, Robin Cisek, to talk about her recent experiences in Canadian music. 

Check out “A Walk Through Indigenous Memory”!

A Walk-Through Indigenous Memory: A Student Exhibit is a collaboration between MacEwan’s Indigenous Students Club (MISC) and Nicole Da Costa to showcase the names, cultural backgrounds, and notable histories of Indigenous persons from across Canada. The exhibit was displayed in the Macewan library from April 4th-8th 2022.