Evocative Objects: Artefacts Unfolding Neighbourhood / Presented at the Bytown Museum until September 5, 2010
La Petite Mort Gallery supports The Bytown Museum, and is proud to have the work of Tony Fouhse featured in the following exhibit:
PRESS RELEASE
Ottawa – May 5, 2010
ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS, SOME OF THESE THINGS DON’T BELONG IN A MUSEUM;
the Bytown Museum brings together a collection of objects that have never been exhibited together.
Exhibit Title: Evocative Objects: Artefacts Unfolding Neighbourhoods
Date: Presented at the Bytown Museum until September 5, 2010
Vernissage: Thursday, May 20, 2010; 5:00 to 8:30pm
The launch of the new exhibition, ‘Evocative Objects: Artefacts Unfolding Neighbourhoods’, solidly marks the new direction of the Bytown Museum. The official opening is scheduled for May 20, 2010 between 5:00 pm and 8:30 pm and the exhibit will be on display until September 5, 2010.
The exhibit explores the meaning of objects, both museum artefact and ordinary object, as things that matter as they connect us to the community we live in. Some of the objects are museum artefacts, some are self-made and some are ready-made. However, for the purpose of the exhibit, they are equal regardless of their historical significance, age and material.
‘Evocative Objects: Artefacts Unfolding Neighbourhoods’ brings into one space objects that have never been exhibited together. “This is an exciting and ambitious project for the Bytown Museum as it brings together film, photography, ordinary and not so ordinary objects, to tell the layered and often simplified story of Ottawa,“ said Francesco Corsaro, the newly appointed Director of Development at the Bytown Museum.
The Museum has approached a number of private collectors and institutions and will display some of Charlotte Whitton’s personal journal entries from the Library and Archives Canada collection, ordinary household items from the vast LeBreton Flats collection now in the care of the City of Ottawa, and photographs by Tony Fouhse. Other lenders include the National Capital Commission, the Ottawa Mission and Shanghai Restaurant.
“The Bytown Museum has gone through a year of change. With a new mandate in place, the museum is committed to engaging our visitors and community in discovery and dialogue to deepen the connection to community and foster an understanding and pride of place,” said Museum Director, Mike Steinhauer. “The launch of ‘Evocative Objects: Artefacts Unfolding Neighbourhoods’ solidly marks this new direction.”
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About the Bytown Museum:
Located in the heart downtown Ottawa, the Bytown Museum explores the stories of an evolving city and its residents from its early days as Bytown to present day Ottawa. The Museum is located at the Rideau Canal locks between Parliament Hill and the Château Laurier hotel—one of the most picturesque sites in the city. For more information, visit www.bytownmuseum.ca
Admission Price:
Regular Museum admission applies: $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and students (age 13 to 18 or with valid student ID), $3 for children between 5 and 12, and $15 for families (two adults and three children). Admission is free of charge for children under 5 and for Members of the Bytown Museum.
Until May 21: Open Tuesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
May 22 to October 11: Open daily, from 10 am to 5 pm, Thursday to 9:00pm
For more information and sample photographs, please contact:
Mike Steinhauer
Director | Bytown Museum
T 613-234-4570
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