I went back to the Canadian Museum of Civilization today. Here are more photos from my trip to the Museum. Please click on the photos for larger images.
Tulips blooming outside the Museum. Seeing the lovely tulips really made my day.
A display outside the Museum. It provides information regarding the layout of the Museum buildings and surrounding areas.
View of the exterior of the Museum from inside the building.
A nice view of the Grand Hall. I love the sense of space here.
This is a magnificent painting (titled Morning Star) on the museum ceiling by Alex Janvier. It took the artist 4 months to complete, and it was nine stories above where I was standing. It wasn't exactly the Sistine Chapel, but this was truly something to behold. This is my favorite photo of the day.
Some basic information about Quebec.
Some basic information about Ontario.
A museum exhibit showing what life used to be like way back when cod-fishing was a major industry.
Kitchen tools in the 1800s (during the timber era).
Interesting-looking potteries. I found the blue colour on the potteries quite attractive, so I decided to take a photo.
A Ukranian bookseller and music shop (in Winnipeg, some years ago). When you walk through the door, it is like going back in time...
I like this quote. You may or may not agree with it, but it makes sense to me.
I found this rather quirky. It is a picture made entirely of postage stamps (just like a mosaic).
By the way, I went to the information desk and asked for a guided tour of parts of the museum today. It is truly worthwhile to have a museum guide provide more detailed information and context for many of the exhibits, especially if one is not a local here. It certainly made the visit to the museum so much more meaningful to me. Best of all, the one-to-one guided tour cost me just a token sum of $3. So, if you do go to the Museum, see if you can utilise this service.
Oh yes, I asked about the music with the Innu Drum (mentioned in my blog post last week), but the museum guide could not provide me with any information. All he said was, the Museum was in the process of compiling more information about the recordings. Fortunately, I managed to capture a segment of the music with my digital voice recorder, that way I can have it identified one day.
