12 March 24, 2012 - ObserverXtra

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MuseuM: Young people are the forerunners
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of fashion and popular
culture. She said that was
largely due to new technology,
such as the phonograph,
the automobile,
radio, and later, television.
“Young people are really
the forerunners in adapting
technology and applying it
to popular culture. Because
they’re young they’re the
first to grab on to the ‘new’
and then the ‘new’ goes
mainstream.”
That phenomenon has
a direct link to Waterloo
Region, home to one of
Canada’s most active and
thriving technology sectors.
Comacchio admits she
was surprised by just how
tech-savvy the region has
been for the past century;
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despite the popular misconception
that the rural
area stifled technological
advances, the opposite occurred.
Fashion that was being
worn in Montreal and Toronto
was easily accessible
in Waterloo Region, the
area was home to one of
the first privately-owned
private radio stations, and
cinema caught on quickly,
she said.
In turn, that inspired and
contributed to the growth
of the tech industry that
now calls Waterloo home
during the latter half of the
20th century.
“That’s nothing new.
That’s not just about the
digital revolution by any
means. The historical roots
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go way back,” she said.
“It’s not all about RIM,”
she added with a laugh.
Ironically, the hardest
part of the entire exhibit
was collecting artifacts
from closer to the modern
era. Jensen said that museums
tend to “forget” to
collect those items until
30 or 40 years has passed,
meaning some of the items
from the ’80s and ’90s were
trickier to find – and more
difficult for Comacchio to
research.
They both are optimistic
that the exhibit, which
will be on display for the
next couple of years, will
help bridge a gap between
youth, their parents, and
their grandparents.
“There is so much that
we have in common that
tends to go out of focus because
we start saying ‘the
youth of today’ in a negative
way, but we’ve always
said that,” said Comacchio.
“Adults have always said
that, and young people
have always said that their
parents don’t understand
them.”
The Waterloo Region
Museum is located at 10
Huron Rd. in Kitchener. For
more information call 519-
748-1914 or visit www.waterlooregionmuseum.com.
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