Past Exhibitions
Where are the Children?
Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools
A travelling Exhibit developed by Library and Archives Canada and the Legacy of Hope Foundation
This national travelling exhibit was displayed at the Heritage Centre from January 2006 until
March 2006. This exhibit consisted of 100 photos of residential schools across Canada. It was
curated by Jeff Thomas (far right in photo) There was very little text in this exhibit leaving it
up to the visitors to take in each image.
We had 1500 people visited the Centre to see this exhibit. They included students, teachers,
principles, child and family care service employees, residential school survivors and many
many others.
Residential Schools: The Red Lake Story
The Red Lake
Story was developed to tell the story of what happened in Red Lake. Where were the children sent? And what happened when they returned?
The Heritage Centre decided to focus on only two local Residential Schools, McIntosh Residential
School, located near Vermillion Bay and Pelican Lake Residential School, located near Sioux Lookout.
The majority of Red Lake's surivors attended these two schools.
This exhibit also consisted of many personal stories, memories and photos that were shared
by survivors. This local exhibit was so well received that it is currently travelling. It has already
travelled to both the Atitkokan Centennial Museum and the Dryden and District Museum.
Residential Schools: The Red Lake Story will open May 2008 at the Fort Frances Museum
and will run until September.
The Hudson's Bay Company Calendar Images
Spanning
over 300 years
the
of
Not only did these calendars display scenes of
landscapes,
seascapes, and patriotic images
but they also represented some of the
best
talent in Canadian art.
calendars
and began
collecting them. The earliest in his collection dates from 1919. Frank
realized these calendars would one day be of historical significance.
His
descendants
donated the collection to the museum for everyone to enjoy
in 2002.
at the opening of the Hudson's Bay Company Calendar Images Exhibit.
Present Exhibitions
Cry of the Loon
A travelling Exhibit from the Canadian Museum of Nature
In recent years, the loon, with its sleek beauty and intricate pattern of black and white
feathers, has taken on special significance-it has become a symbol of our northern
wilderness.
This exhibit will focus on the conservation of the Common Loon. Throughout the exhibit,
visitors will be introduced to human activities that threaten the survival of the loon. Measures
that individuals can take to help conserve loons and their habitat will also be an important part
of the exhibit.
This bilingual exhibit also features wonderful wildlife images by photographers
Darrin Bausch and Simon Dodsworth. This exhibit was sponsored in part by Goldcorp.
Three Centuries of Fur Trading
Relive
fur trading history through a replica of a typical Hudson's Bay trading
post. The exhibition features a Timeline which provides an overview of the national
developments that affected the fur trade in Canada and their impact on Red Lake.
The exhibit explains the history of the
two most powerful fur trading companies, their
battle to stay on top
and the outcome. The relationship between Aboriginal women
and the fur
traders is explored and a special local section highlights the history
of the
Hudson's Bay Company and other fur traders in Red Lake.
Residential
School
Healing Quilt
This
healing quilt entitled "Where
are the children? Healing the Legacy of Residential schools" can
now
be seen at the Heritage Centre.
This was a joint
project between the Centre and a number of individuals including Alice
Olsen Williams,
Kaaren Dannenmann and a group of Red Lake Madsen school
students. This project stemmed from the
Residential School Exhibit
(Where Are the Children? Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools)
that the
Centre hosted for two months in the winter of 2006.
Future Exhibitons
Portraits of the North
A travelling Exhibit by the Manitoba Museum
This
spectacular new exhibit features the stunning
work of artist Gerald Kuehl, who has
spent years capturing the stories
and
faces of Manitoba's Inuit, Metis
and First
Nations Elders.
Each portrait is a labour
of love
for the artist, who spends 75 - 100 hours capturing each
Elder's
likeness.
There are 30 portraits in this exhibit, each accompanied by
biographical
text
in English, French, Cree, and Inuktitut.
Sadly, several of the people
Kuehl
drew for Portraits of the North exhibit have already
passed away.
This
exhibit will be visiting the Centre in May 2008. Check back for exact
dates!
The Vikings: Master
Mariners, Traders, Colonists and Artisans
A travelling Exhibit by the
Manitoba Museum
The
Vikings have been the
victims of "bad press." Histories of countries such as
only
one, limited negative aspect, the early raiding activities. This perspective has been
repeated in history texts of English speaking
countries such as
As a first exhibit of this type in
Dr. E. Leigh Syms. The exhibit was
developed in hopes of dispelling erroneous and negative stereotype
images
generally attributed to
the Vikings. The exhibit reveals an insight
into their
technological and artistic accomplishments and the deep impact they
made on the
development of European history.