(November 6, 2020) Since election day in the United States on Tuesday, November 3, the world has watched as keenly as a crowd in Rome's St. Peter's Square waiting for the white smoke that signals the election of a new pope. But all we've seen coming from the U.S. election chimney is the black smoke indicating a decision has not been reached. At issue are the vote counts of … [Read more...] about Editorial cartoonists capture the moment
Photo Essay
McCord Museum: Fashion creators in textile
(October 23, 2020) Founded in 1921 by David Ross McCord, the McCord Museum of Canadian History is located in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, Quebec. The museum’s vast collection contains photographs, manuscripts, as well as examples of textile and artisanal work that brings a detailed texture to Canadian history. This essay will highlight some of the many fine pieces of Indigenous … [Read more...] about McCord Museum: Fashion creators in textile
Aga Khan Museum: The first Western museum devoted to Islamic art
(October 12, 2020) The Aga Khan Museum is the first Western museum devoted to Islamic art. Traditionally, museums in the West have acted as storehouses and shrines to European Christian values, with other cultures and faiths represented in specialist galleries, if at all. And yet, most Westerners are not aware that European culture in the last millennium would not have been … [Read more...] about Aga Khan Museum: The first Western museum devoted to Islamic art
Local museums: “Curiosity is at the heart of equity.”
(September 23, 2020) Continuing our focus on local museums and historic sites, this week we are spotlighting the John Freeman Walls Historic Site Historic Site and Underground Railroad Museum, located in Lakeshore (formerly Puce) Ontario. Consisting of several buildings and displays, the museum commemorates the life and work of John Freeman Walls and his wife Jane King Walls, … [Read more...] about Local museums: “Curiosity is at the heart of equity.”
Amherstburg Freedom Museum: Commemorating the Underground Railroad in Canada
(September 16, 2020) The Amherstburg Freedom Museum is Canada’s first Black National Historic Site. Amherstburg, Ontario, was a chief entry point for Underground Railroad refugees into Canada. Members of the Nazrey African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Amherstburg added a museum to the church site in 1966 as a testament to its significance. With the construction of a new, … [Read more...] about Amherstburg Freedom Museum: Commemorating the Underground Railroad in Canada