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Museum Chat Live! E610 – Play & Museum Interpretation
On this episode of Museum Chat Live!, we chat with St. Catharines Museum Visitor Services Coordinator Adrian Petry to talk about the role and interpretive value of play in museums, and to take a closer-look at the inspiration and thinking behind some of St. Catharines Museum’s play-based programs.
Lego Challenge: Bridge Edition – the Burgoyne Bridge
This year, we’re looking at the important engineering structures that join our communities together across the City: bridges. We’ll build the new Burgoyne Bridge, the Garden City Skyway, the Henley Bridge, the Homer and Glendale Bridges over the Welland Canal, and the CN Rail Bridge over 12 Mile Creek.
Lego Challenge: Bridge Edition – the Glendale Lift Bridge
Bro, do you even lift? The Glendale Lift Bridge does! It lifts 36 meters above the water and it’s time to build this impressive bridge/machine.
Get out your Lego and join in the challenge. Your bridge doesn’t have to look like ours. Make it your own and have fun!
Lego Challenge: Bridge Edition – the Garden City Skyway
This year, we’re looking at the important engineering structures that join our communities together across the City: bridges. We’ll build the new Burgoyne Bridge, the Garden City Skyway, the Henley Bridge, the Homer and Glendale Bridges over the Welland Canal, and the CN Rail Bridge over 12 Mile Creek.
Lego Challenge: Bridge Edition – Henley Bridge
This year, we’re looking at the important engineering structures that join our communities together across the City: bridges. We’ll build the new Burgoyne Bridge, the Garden City Skyway, the Henley Bridge, the Homer and Glendale Bridges over the Welland Canal, and the CN Rail Bridge over 12 Mile Creek.
Lego Challenge: Bridge Edition – Homer Lift Bridge
[93.3 FM Bridge Status Information System Robot Voice] “As of April 17, 10am, Bridge 4, Queenston Street, is …ready for the Lego Challenge!”
Get out your Lego and join in the challenge. Your bridge doesn’t have to look like ours. Make it your own and have fun!
Lego Challenge: Bridge Edition – the CN Bridge over 12 Mile Creek
This year, we’re looking at the important engineering structures that join our communities together across the City: bridges. We’ll build the new Burgoyne Bridge, the Garden City Skyway, the Henley Bridge, the Homer and Glendale Bridges over the Welland Canal, and on the first episode of the challenge, the CN Rail Bridge over 12 Mile Creek.
Lego Challenge: Built Heritage Edition – Lincoln County Courthouse
Our final Lego Challenge this week is the Lincoln County Courthouse! The Courthouse was built in 1849, with the east wing added in 1865. It was in use as the Courthouse until 1981 when the new Courthouse was completed.
Lego Challenge: Built Heritage Edition – St. Joseph’s Convent
This week, we’re building St. Joseph’s Convent, a beautiful Second Empire building which once sat at the corner of James and Church Streets, opposite the Carnegie Library.
Lego Challenge: Built Heritage Edition – Knox Presbyterian Church
We LOVE to build with Lego and now YOU can build along with us at home! Each week, Adrian will challenge you to build a different historic structure in St. Catharines using Lego and the
This week, we’re building Knox Presbyterian Church!
Lego Challenge: Built Heritage Edition – The Carnegie Library
We LOVE to build with Lego and now YOU can build along with us at home! Each week, Adrian will challenge you to build a different historic structure in St. Catharines using Lego and the photos we post as a template. This week, we’re building the Carnegie Library!
Lego Challenge: Built Heritage Edition – Clendennan House
We LOVE to build with Lego and now YOU can build along with us at home! Each week, Adrian will challenge you to build a different historic structure in St. Catharines using Lego and the photos we post as a template.