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Award of Excellence – Bronze – Interpretation Canada, 2016 The Red Rock Marina Interpretive Centre is located on the shores of the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area. We were responsible for creating interpretation for inside and outside the newly completed green building. The client asked for the lobby to provide the WOW […]
CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLEAward of Excellence – Honourable Mention – Interpretation Canada, 2016 Award of Excellence – Association of Manitoba Museums, 2016 This exhibition is an excellent example of meticulous research, innovative community engagement, and is accessible and appealing to visitors. Monique Brandt, Director Association of Manitoba Museums The East Beaches Heritage Wing is a 615 square […]
CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLEBirthplace of a Hero Norman Bethune was born in the house next door in 1890. Forty-nine years later he died on the other side of the world caring for a people he loved. Often a controversial and challenging personality, Bethune was a doctor, teacher, innovator and humanitarian. He was at the forefront of the battle […]
CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLEFire destroyed the original centre and all its contents. In partnership with Donna Ilago of XYZ Design, we created a new interpretive centre. The eight galleries tell the story of the creation of limestone, the quarry and the town that grew up around it. We began by consulting with the many users of the centre. […]
CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLEIn partnership with designer John Pawlyk, we developed the entrance gallery for the museum. We also prepared background information on artifacts and themes for the other galleries. A key component of the exhibits was to include the Icelandic language. Preservation of the language was a central factor in why the people chose to come to […]
CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLEWith an opening date set and no themes developed or text written, Manitoba Parks approached me to help them meet their deadline. A very intense two months later the ribbon was cut. We had developed seven theme areas, researched and written text for 64 panels and found more than 600 illustrations/photographs for the exhibit. The […]
CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLEIn partnership with designer James Carson, we developed an interpretive plan for the visitor centre and then implemented it. Nine interpretive themes focus the exhibits. The interpretive package that Sherry put together for the Visitor Centre at the Whiteshell Fish Hatchery continues to give people participating in the hatchery tours an interesting lesson of how […]
CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLEParks Canada has developed a visitor centre, for Wapusk National Park and Manitoba North National Historic Sites, in the historic Churchill Train Station. Our involvement included consultation on exhibit planning, research and writing text for exhibits as well as finding illustrations. We also provided research for a series of short films for the centre. Research […]
CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLEThe Flood of the Century Exhibit was designed to be a travelling exhibit but has found a permanent home in the Red River Valley Floods Interpretive Centre. The bilingual interpretive program has 16 display sections, accompanied by extremely interesting text, photographs and artifacts. The exhibition also highlights the suffering of the people affected, the rebuilding […]
CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLESix galleries portray the Story of Electricity in Manitoba, from the 1870s to the present and into the future. With the vast amount of historical information and documentation needed to be distilled for the Manitoba Electrical Museum, the importance of having a qualified interpreter to communicate the main ideas to a diversified audience was immeasurable! […]
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