Ayumi Goto and Peter Morin Performances and Installation

Re-posted from the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre.   As part of the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre’s ongoing critical and creative Healing and Reconciliation through Education programming, the SRSC is pleased to announce new, original performances and installations by visiting artists Peter Morin and Ayumi Goto. Peter Morin is a 2014 Sobey Award-nominated Tahltan Nation artist, curator … Continue reading Ayumi Goto and Peter Morin Performances and Installation

Corporate History at the Guinness Storehouse

Brand or corporate museums have never been high on my list of places to visit.  But, while in Dublin I did visit the Guinness Storehouse.  The Storehouse is really more of a corporate museum than a traditional brewery and the visitor experience has more in common with a museum visit than a brewery tour.Visits to … Continue reading Corporate History at the Guinness Storehouse

Books and Built Heritage: Trinity College Dublin

Long Room at Trinity College DublinI recently spent two weeks in Ireland.  This trip included a number of visits to museums, historical sites, and natural heritage places.  This post is the first of many recounting my experiences at these heritage spaces.  One of the things I had been looking forward to prior to my trip to … Continue reading Books and Built Heritage: Trinity College Dublin

Serving Time at the Mush Hole

The Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre at Algoma University is currently hosing the exhibit "Serving Time at The Mush Hole: Visual Testimony of R. G. Miller-Lahiaaks (Mohawk, Six Nations) — Selected works from Mush Hole Remembered (2008)."In the words of artist R.G. Miller, this exhibit represents "a combination of vague, mundane memories of years at the … Continue reading Serving Time at the Mush Hole

Red Memory: Residential Schools Exhibit

Tree of emotions One of the prominent parts of The Learning Place at the TRC National Event in Quebec was the Red Memory exhibit created by the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission.  The exhibit aims to tell the true history of the Indian Residential Schools that existed in Quebec … Continue reading Red Memory: Residential Schools Exhibit

Temporary Exhibits at the Dennos Museum Center

I spent part of last weekend in Traverse City, Michigan.  The Saturday morning of my trip was spent wandering around The Dennos Museum Center located on Northwestern Michigan College campus. My visit was great, the space is well designed and featured a number of interesting visiting and permanent exhibits.The Dennos was far from busy when … Continue reading Temporary Exhibits at the Dennos Museum Center

Health Support and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

The final museum I visited while in DC was the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). The Museum does an excellent job of approaching a difficult subject in a meaningful and respectful manner. The exhibitions are well contextualized and cover the Nazi rise to power, the final solution, response to the Holocaust, and contemporary forms … Continue reading Health Support and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

National Conceptions of History in Museum Settings

Amongst the museums I visited while in DC, my least favourite was The National Museum of American History (NMAH). Upon reflection, it is not that I disliked the content of the museum, I just had a hard time grappling with the national differences of conceptions of history.  I expected a grand narrative style of history … Continue reading National Conceptions of History in Museum Settings

Community Curators and Interpretation: The National Museum of the American Indian

Earlier this week I spent a couple of days immersed in the museums, galleries, archives, and monuments that are located in Washington, DC.  After some reflection, my visit to the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) was by far the best experience of the trip. I was impressed by the inclusive curatorial practice, the … Continue reading Community Curators and Interpretation: The National Museum of the American Indian

Listen Up: Public History the Audio Way

On weekly basis I spend an excessive amount of time in a car (over 10 hours a week).  One of the few upsides of this car time is my listening to talk radio, podcasts, and audio books. Some of the great public history oriented listening material I've taken in lately includes: In Their Shoes on … Continue reading Listen Up: Public History the Audio Way