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Manitoba Museum Winnipeg Gallery

Manitoba Museum Winnipeg Gallery
As part of the exhibit design team at AldrichPears Associates, I worked for three full years on The Manitoba Museum capital renewal project, "Bringing Our Stories Forward". I designed the graphics for three permanent exhibit galleries: Welcome, Prairies, and Winnipeg.

Winnipeg Gallery (opened 2019) explored Winnipeg’s urban fabric using a variety of media. This is the first new permanent gallery the Manitoba Museum has opened since 2003. Indigenous history is fully integrated in every part of the gallery. Over 100 artifacts and their stories are featured, most in a seven-metre wide artifact case showcasing seven themes that run through the history of the city. A new theatre space includes a dramatic projection of the development of Winnipeg, framed by the 5,000-pound stone entrance from the former Eaton's building on Portage Avenue. A digital Changing Winnipeg map table allows visitors to explore Winnipeg through time and space, while other exhibits explore the experiences of immigrants through digital interactives and artifacts. The popular Winnipeg Personalities wall features portraits of 30 Winnipeggers from the 1870s to the present. The entrance to a refurbished Winnipeg 1920 exhibition features the original, fully restored stained glass window from the entrance to the old City Hall.

All images: © Manitoba Museum / Ian McCausland
Manitoba Museum Winnipeg Gallery
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