Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)
As an endless source of discoveries, virtualmuseum.ca is a unique interactive space that brings together Canadian museum collections and riches in a variety of thought-provoking and instructive contents. It’s your window on current museum news and your reference guide to plan your next outing. Enter your Canadian museum space.
Virtual Exhibit
History Section, Nova Scotia Museum
Remembering Black Loyalists, Black Communities in Nova Scotia
Upcoming at VMC
Virtual exhibits
Spring 2009
Editorial Cartoons in Quebec
Launch Date: Spring 2009
Editorial cartoons reveal a clear-headed and humorous view of Canadian news and no collection more so than the McCord Museum’s exceptional compilation of 20,000 cartoons from the greatest 19th and 20th century Quebec cartoonists, both French and English.
Prison Life: The Creation of Canada's Correctional System
Launch Date: Spring 2009
The Musée québécois de culture populaire proposes an exhibition to give young people and the wider public access to the history not only of the Old Prison de Trois-Rivières, but of Canada’s entire correctional system, including reforms undertaken in the 20th century and beyond.
The Only Star-Shaped Village in Canada
Launch Date: Spring 2009
The Corporation du Moulin des Jésuites plans a dynamic exhibition on the Trait-Carré de Charlesbourg, a historic borough and a recognized model of heritage conservation. Designed for school children and the general public, a virtual tour will take participants back in time to visit one of Canada’s founding sites.
Buckeroos in BC: The history of ranching in British Columbia
Launch Date: Spring 2009
Ranching in British Columbia has enjoyed a singular history filled with stories of powerful ranchers, fascinating cowboys, political intrigue and heartbreak that has largely contributed to the continuing mystique of the Canadian west. The O’Keefe Ranch and Interior Heritage Society proposes photographs, video, documents, artifacts, podcasts and games to provide insight into the origins and development of ranching in the province.
Histoires de chez nous
Spring 2009
Musée de la mémoire vivante (Corporation Philippe-Aubert-de-Gaspé)
Le dernier pêcheur de marsouins
Beluga harvesting at Rivière-Ouelle went on for eight generations. The last living witnesses to the hunt, fishers and their descendants will explain this long-lost trade, from inception to the finished products, as well as its impact on the development of coastal villages.
Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional Museum
Un bohème dans la ville, vie et œuvre d'Onésime-Aimé Léger
This virtual exhibit follows the life of a major Canadian artist. Unfortunately little-known, Onésime-Aimé Léger (Saint-Isidore-de-Prescott, 1881- Montréal, 1924), led a life dedicated to art and creation, but despite being quite prolific, his premature death at the age of 42 meant that he was all but forgotten.
Medalta Potteries Historic Site
Tom Hulme: A Colour Portrait
This exhibit is a tribute to the work of Tom Hulme whose painterly hand directly influenced the unique decorative character of the artware produced by Medalta Potteries.
