1999–2000 Annual Report - Canadian Museum of Civilization

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Exhibitions and Programmes PERMANENT ERMANENT EXHIBITIONS EXHIBITIONS The Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum are acknowledged for the high quality of their permanent exhibitions. From the totem poles and Pacific Coast village of the CMC’s Grand Hall to the CWM’s First World War bunker, the Corporation strives to present its audiences with evocative environments which enable them to experience history firsthand. This is particularly true of the CMC’s Canada Hall. Through a series of detailed period settings, the Canada Hall enables visitors to walk through a millennium of Canadian history from coast to coast and sea to sea. In order to offer visitors an even more comprehensive overview of Canadian history, the Canada Hall’s content is currently being reviewed, with enhancements slated for the next few years. In addition, several important new modules were added to the Canada Hall this year, including King Wheat, Labour’s Realm, The Social Progress Gallery and the Wildcat Café — a faithful reproduction of the Yellowknife landmark. Ontario Street, Canada Hall Photo: H. Foster 38 PUBLIC PUBLIC PR PR PROGRAMMES PR PROGRAMMES OGRAMMES The Corporation believes that it is important to enhance the visitor experience with special programming. From workshops and programmes related to major exhibitions, to commemorative events, theatrical productions, educational programmes and more, the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum offer their visitors an unforgettable museum experience. Highlights this past year include: • Concerts, dance performances, Inuit games, sculpture and printmaking workshops, guided tours and lectures — all presented as events for the Iqqaipaa exhibition and for inaugural festivities for the declaration of Nunavut. • Concerts, folk art demonstrations, craft activities, guided tours and lectures, in support of This Other Eden. • Theme-based concerts (Christmas carols, gospel music, organ recitals) and demonstrations by an icon-maker for Under the Sign of the Cross. • Wartime musical performances, lectures and guided tours in support of Canvas of War. • Demonstrations by a Musqueam weaver and a Haida sculptor in the Grand Hall, in support of Northwest Coast culture. Jim Hart, Honorary Chief of Skidegate, gives a demonstration of the Haida art of wood carving. Photo: J. Wenuk
• Numerous events staged in partnership with local cultural communities, embassies and others — including National Aboriginal Day, the Inukshuk Project (Austrian Embassy), the Summer Institute of Film and Television, Latvian Day, a Japanese Festival and Swedish Lucia. Fashion show presented during the Japan Festival held at the CMC. Obi demonstration. Photo: J. Wenuk 39 Exhibitions and Programmes • Events for seniors in support of the International Year of Older Persons. • More than 1,600 performances by the CMC’s resident theatre company, Dramamuse, with audiences estimated at more than 210,000. • A summer day camp for local community groups. • A series of sold-out wine-tasting events held in the Canada Hall’s New France Inn, featuring a live theatrical element. • Special events for Black History Month, March Break, International Women’s Day, Semaine de la Francophonie and National Heritage Day. The CMC’s resident theatre company, Dramamuse, offers Museum visitors entertaining vignettes, plays and dramatic readings that bring history to life. Visitors to the Museum’s Canada Hall enjoy frequent encounters with characters which include a Basque whaler, a New France innkeeper and many others — including this year’s newest character, Claude McVitty, stationmaster at the CP railway station, played by Benoît Osborne, Dramamuse. Photo: S. Darby
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Page 47 and 48: • Ongoing development and mainten
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