BRUCE COUNTY – The Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre (MCM&CC) in Southampton has announced a number of upcoming programs and projects:
Alan Weinstein Art Donation: The BCM&CC is developing a plan to make the Alan Weinstein Art Collection, received in 2021, accessible to the public through a variety of channels, including online collections, digital exhibitions, in-person exhibitions, and educational programming.
Online Collections: Online collections now features 24,190 digital images/records attached to 16,705 descriptive records.
Newspaper Digitization Project: Archives staff have continued to manage the newspaper digitization project and expect to begin development of the website to host the digitized newspapers for searching and browsing at the end of the second quarter of this year.
Earth Week (April 19 to 22): Bruce Power has partnered with the museum to offer a free digital field trip for students. Students will get to learn from local experts who will share their knowledge on local invasive species, and the impact that those species have on biodiversity.
What’s That (April 23): The BCM&CC is excited to announce the production of Season 3 of “What’s That?” on April 23. The series is a lighthearted interactive quiz show where children ages five-12 explore unfamiliar museum objects and are asked to use their imaginations to answer the question: “What’s That?”
Hope & Healing and Re: Collections: These exhibits have been extended until May 1 to allow extra time for the public to visit and experience them in person.
Sonic Sensations: Visitors will discover the science of sound and hearing in this hands-on summer exhibition for all ages; exhibit features include experimenting with pitch, testing your own hearing, making a movie soundtrack, and stepping into the ever-popular Scream Chamber! The exhibit opening will be Thursday, May 19 from 6-8 p.m. This exhibit is on display until Sept. 5.
Spirit Seeds: A Celebration of First Nations Beadwork: This beautiful exhibit, curated by renowned Indigenous artist Naomi Smith and first shown at Toronto’s 2015 PanAm Games, features the work and stories behind beaded objects and artifacts, as well as the evolution of the beadwork artform. The exhibit opening will be Friday, June 3 from 6-8 p.m. This exhibit is on display until Sept. 5.
Inside the Atom (May 11): The final Muse-Talk for the spring session will feature a guest presenter from the NII on the physics and developments with nuclear technology.
Patio Rosés: A Wine Tasting (May 28): This outdoor wine tasting will be held on the museum’s patio overlooking Fairy Lake and will be an exploratory investigation into the types of rosés available within the VQA and abroad. The goal of this event is to offer a night of interesting stories and samples which will be accompanied by light food pairings.
