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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An 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 anContinue reading “An Imperfect Visitor to Imperfect Places”
Legitimizing Colonialism: Exhibitions on a “First Story” and Immigration
I am almost at the end of my January visits! Within this post, I am going to talk about my visit to the Wellington County Museum and Archives. Background In my experience, museums with both an archive and affiliated historical society often have a more accessible history. In this case, the Wellington County Museum andContinue reading “Legitimizing Colonialism: Exhibitions on a “First Story” and Immigration”
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