 Add a fun, hands-on and educational children’s program to your family’s calendar this summer. At Billings Estate National Historic Site,
our programs will take kids from an archeological dig, to a heritage
kitchen, and beyond with different themes each week in July and August.
At Curious Minds, kids can explore local history through a new lens
every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in July (Nepean Museum) and August (Fairfields Heritage House). From carpentry to bird watching, drop by Pinhey’s Point Historic Site on Fridays for activities inspired by the site’s long history and natural heritage. |
 Preparing
for a new exhibition requires more than just research and design. As
artefacts are chosen, conservation work is often the next step before
items
are displayed and is an overall important part of maintaining artefact
collections. This was the case as City of Ottawa Museums staff prepared
for the opening of City in Motion. This poster from the 1890s, which
advertises the timetable for the steamship Maude, had significant signs
of wear. It was faded due to light exposure, soiled, creased, and torn
with missing pieces. These before and after photographs demonstrate the
end result of the poster being cleaned and repaired. It is now on
display at Pinhey’s Point Historic Site. |
