Cool New Exhibition At the Canadian War Museum

[Spencer100]

http://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/local-arts/gladiators-and-colosseum-to-be-featured-at-war-museum

I wish I lived close it see this. 

 

[jollyjacktar]

I believe I am being posted there this APS.  Both exhibits look fantastic.  Hell, yeah!!  :nod:

 

[my72jeep]

Funny I thought the Canadian War Museam was about Canada at war? My :2c:

 

[Tibbson]

I've visited the Museum twice since I got posted here and both times I came away thinking "meh, no big deal".  Parts of it were great but overall I wasn't too impressed.  Just me I guess.

 

[jollyjacktar]

Ah well.  My dad ended his working life as a museum curator.  I grew up hanging around one, therefore I enjoy them immensely.  Where you really want to get into is the back rooms.  That is where some of the really good artifacts are kept.  I would imagine they have some amazing things squirreled away.  I was able to get into the back of the Glenbow when I was posted to Calgary.  A collectors wet dream.

 

[Tibbson]

Agreed.  My first posting was to Shilo and I had many visits to the RCA Museum.  I got to know the curator at the time and was able to get a glimpse behind the scenes at some of the stuff they had no room to display.  Fascinating for sure.