2002 - Canadian Museum of Civilization

Exhibitions and ProgrammesTravelling ExhibitionsOver the past year, exhibitionsproduced by the CMC have beenseen around the world. During2001–2002, thirteen exhibitionsranging in size from less than45 m 2 (500 sq. ft.) to 700 m 2(7,500 sq. ft.) were activelytouring in Canada, the U.S.A. andother venues around the world.Highlights of the past yearinclude:• The exhibition Isumavut:The Artistic Expression ofNine Cape Dorset Womenwas shown at the NationalMuseum of Ethnology inLisbon, Portugal fromSeptember 13 toDecember 16, 2001 as part ofthe celebration of Portuguesenavigators reaching theAmericas in the 15 th and16 th centuries.• The colourful, hands-onCanadian Children’s Museumexhibition World Circus waspresented in Beirut, Lebanonfrom October to December2001. It was originally to beshown in conjunction with theFrancophonie Summit inLebanon, but as the summitwas postponed and theexhibition was already enroute, it was shown at theWaterfront Exhibition Centrein Beirut under the auspicesof APPEL (Association pourle progrès de l’enfantlibanais). The exhibitionattracted approximately10,000 visitors and evokedconsiderable interest.50• Iqqaipaa: CelebratingInuit Art, 1948-1970, anexhibition that pays tributeto and explores the originsof Inuit art, was shown atthe Eiteljorg Museum ofAmerican Indians andWestern Art in Indianapolis,Indiana from June 9 toSeptember 30, 2001.• Places of Power, Objects ofVeneration, an exhibitionthat features photos ofArctic landscapes, sacredsites and inuksuit, hastoured Argentina since May2001 when it opened at theCentro Cultural Recoleta inBuenos Aires to coincidewith the visit to Argentinaof Governor GeneralAdrienne Clarkson. Sincethen, it has toured sevenother centres in Argentina.• From the Hands of aMaster: TraditionsRevealed byContemporary Artisans isan exhibition produced bythe Société internationaledes entreprisesÉCONOMUSÉE® incooperation with theCanadian Postal Museum ofthe CMC and with thefinancial assistance of theDepartment of CanadianHeritage. Travelling withthe generous support ofCanada Post Corporation, itstarted its national tour atthe St. Catharines Museum,Ontario and has since touredthe Victoria CountyHistorical Society Museumin Lindsay, Ontario, theDiscovery House Museum inSarnia, Ontario. It is currentlyat the New BrunswickMuseum in Saint John, NewBrunswick.• Presented by Investors Group,This Other Eden: CanadianFolk Art Outdoors continuedits national tour and wasshown at the GlenbowMuseum in Calgary, Albertafrom March 31 to June 10,2001.§ Reservation X: The Powerof Place in AboriginalContemporary Art, anexhibition embodying theinspirational powers thatAboriginal contemporaryartists draw form theircommunity environments,was on display at the HoodMuseum of Art in Hanover,New Hampshire fromOctober 6 to December 16,2001.§ Lost Visions, ForgottenDreams: Life and Art of anAncient Arctic Peopleopened at the Public Museumof Grand Rapids, in GrandRapids, Michigan, onFebruary 2, 2002.