Photo albums are an interactive medium and tools for conversation and storytelling. Similar to the art of scrapbooking, the process of compiling an album involves organizational choices that, though they may seem insignificant at the time, collectively shape our memories of certain people, events, or experiences.
Searching for Family History – Kids Scavenger Hunt
This kid’s activity is part of the St. Catharines Museum’s Museum Week, is a global festival celebrating cultural institutions across the online world. In celebration of #ChildrensEyesMW day, we’ve created this scavenger hunt to spark children’s curiosity in their family history.
Museum Classroom: Photo Analysis
“Sara the farm cat isn’t sizing up dinner at Bert and Jennifer Dimmers’ poultry barn in Ridgeway yesterday. The eight-month-old feline is used to wandering through the different pens without harming the birds, including these one-week-old Muscovy ducks”
Special Announcement: “Caption This!” Contest
We’re recruiting our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram audiences to be our co-curators! For the month of September, help us caption […]
St. Catharines Museum + In the Soil Festival
The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre is happy to be a participant in this year’s In the Soil […]