Harrowsmith – June 2019

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The Canadian CanoeMuseum

TheCanadianCanoeMuseuminPeterborough,

Ontario,isgettingafancynewhome.Forthe
last 20 years,themuseumhasstewardedthe
world’slargestcollectionofcanoes,kayaks
andpaddledwatercraftfromitslocationatthe
formerOutboardMarineCorporationbuildings,
a1960s-erafactorysiteinacommercialarea.
Thenewfacilitywillbefoundatamorefitting
location—atthewater’sedge,nexttothe
PeterboroughLiftLockandtheTrent-Severn
Waterway,bothNationalHistoricSitesof
Canada.Italsopromisestoupitscuratorial

game,meetingthenationalstandardof
artifactcareandpreservation,andfeaturing
immersiveanddynamicexhibitions,aswellas
aResearchandKnowledgeCentre,classrooms,
artisanskillsworkshopsandacanoe-building
studio.Expectedtoopenitsdoorsin2022,the
approximately83,000-square-footfacilitywill
haveagreenroof,anditwillhonourthecultural

historiesandstoriesoftheFirstPeoples,who

designed,builtandusedthefirstcanoesand

kayaks,byinvitingacademicsandIndigenous

knowledgeholderstoshareculturaltraditions

andencourageunderstanding.

canoemuseum.ca

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