press kit - The International Council of Museums
press kit - The International Council of Museums
press kit - The International Council of Museums
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NORTH AMERICA<br />
Canada<br />
Réseau muséal et patrimonial du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean<br />
Museum and memory in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (from 9:00 to 17:00)<br />
Free entry in more than 15 museum institutions and interpretation centres in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.<br />
Contact: Patrice Tremblay (Coordinator)<br />
Phone: 418-549-2948<br />
Fax: 418-549-4202<br />
Email: ptremblay@reseaumuseal.com<br />
Address: 300, rue Dubuc G7J 4M1 Chicoutimi, Canada<br />
Museum <strong>of</strong> Inuit Art<br />
Memory in Stone: Inuit Sculpture (6/10/2011)<br />
Free-entry, educational programme.<br />
MIA is <strong>of</strong>fering 30 minute tours <strong>of</strong> the collection highlighting the way Inuit artists display memory in sculpture.<br />
Afterwards, visitors are invited to participate in activities that translate their own memories into art.<br />
Contact: Alysa Procida (Educational Coordinator)<br />
Phone: 416-640-1571<br />
Email: aprocida@miamuseum.ca<br />
Address: 207 Queen's Quay West - M5J 1A7 Toronto, ON, Canada<br />
Website: www.miamuseum.ca<br />
Currency Museum <strong>of</strong> the Bank <strong>of</strong> Canada<br />
Objects Tell Your Story (May 14 and 15)<br />
Free entry<br />
Enjoy a self-guided tour <strong>of</strong> the Currency Museum and discover some <strong>of</strong> the fascinating objects that have been<br />
used as money. Special tours by our curators are being <strong>of</strong>fered Saturday at 11am and 14pm in English and<br />
12pm and 1pm in French. FREE ADMISSION!<br />
Contact: Louise-Anne Laroche (Coordinator, Public Research and Evaluation)<br />
Phone: 613-782-7224<br />
Email: llaroche@bank-banque-canada.ca<br />
Address: 245 Sparks Street - K1A 0G9 Ottawa, Canada<br />
Website: www.currencymuseum.ca<br />
Sundre Museum & World <strong>of</strong> Wildlife<br />
Museum & Memory Exhibit (10-5pm, tea from 2-4pm)<br />
Free-entry, visit. Tea from 2-4pm<br />
Grade 7 students are involved in supplying us with projects which will involve them in interviewing their<br />
parents or grandparents to document some memories they have. We also have asked the general public to<br />
contribute articles. We will be making an exhibit <strong>of</strong> these submissions and it will be open to the public on May<br />
21 when we will be celebrating <strong>Museums</strong> Day. <strong>The</strong>re will also be a tea from 2-4. This exhibit will be set up at<br />
the museum for a month or 2.<br />
Contact: Darlene Smee (Museum Manager)<br />
Phone: 403-638-3233<br />
Email: sundremuseum@telus.net<br />
Address: 211 1st Ave. S.W Box 314 - T0M 1X0 Sundre, Alberta, Canada<br />
Website: www.museum.sundre.com<br />
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