Cover Photos
Top images, from left to right:
Poster image from the exhibition Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga. Map photo: Skalholt map, Icelandic, circa 1590. Photographic Studio, courtesy of The Royal Library (Copenhagen, Denmark). Ship photo: Íslendigur, replica Viking ship. Photo by Antonio Otto Rabasca, courtesy of skipper Gunnar Eggertsson.
Tapestry in the exhibition Nuvisavik, “The Place Where We Weave”: Inuit Tapestries from Arctic Canada. Photo: H. Foster
Exterior banner at the Canadian Museum of Civilization to identify the Canadian Children’s Museum.
Poster image from the exhibition The Mysterious Bog People. Photo: Drents Museum, Netherlands.
Stamp in the exhibition Reflections of Canada – The National Stamp Collection, Canadian Postal Museum.
Bottom image:
Architect’s drawing, new Canadian War Museum.
1 Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation
2002–2003 Annual Report Canadian Museum of Civilization Canadian War Museum
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2 Table of Contents
4 Board of Trustees 41 Canadian Children’s Museum 5 Corporate Governance 41 • Temporary Exhibitions 7 Chairman’s Report 42 • Programmes and Activities 9 President and CEO’s Report 43 Canadian Postal Museum 13 The Corporate Plan 43 • Permanent and Temporary Exhibitions 13 • Canadian Identity in the Global Environment 44 • Programmes and Activities 13 • The Safeguard and Promotion 44 • Collections and Research of Canada’s Heritage 44 • National and International Presence 15 • Continuing Challenges to Financial 45 • Conferences and Lectures and Operational Viability 45 • Partnerships 17 Objectives, Targets and Achievements 46 CMC Exhibitions in 2002–2003 48 Public Relations and Publishing 20 Upcoming Challenges for the Corporation 48 • Communications Products 20 • Construction of the New Canadian War 48 • Onsite Promotion Museum 49 • Media Relations 20 • Human Resources Planning 50 • Special Events and State Visits 20 • Ensuring a Client-Focused Approach 50 • Internal Communications 20 • Completion of the Canada Hall at the 50 • Publishing Canadian Museum of Civilization 50 • Printed Publications 20 • Streamlining Collections Management 51 Canadian War Museum 21 Museum Services 51 • New CWM Facility 21 • IMAX® Theatre 52 • Exhibitions 22 • Boutiques 53 • Publications 22 • Marketing, Publicity and Tourism 53 • Articles 24 • Corporate Web Site 54 • Conferences and Lectures 24 • Property Management, Security and 55 • Programmes Client Services 55 • Educational Activities 26 • Human Resources 56 • Special Events 26 • Volunteer Services 56 • Launches and Openings 27 Research and Collections 57 • Exhibitions 27 • Acquisitions 58 Canadian Museum of Civilization 28 • Archaeology and History Division Donors and Sponsors 29 • Ethnology and Cultural Studies Division 59 Canadian War Museum Donors 30 • Collections Management and 60 Canadian War Museum Passing the Torch Planning Division Campaign Donors 31 • Library, Archives and Documentation Services 63 Financial Overview 33 • Lectures, Presentations and Publications 33 • The Aboriginal Training Programme in Museum Practices 34 Exhibitions and Programmes 34 • Permanent Exhibitions 34 • First Peoples Hall 35 • Temporary Exhibitions 37 • Travelling Exhibitions 39 • Windows on the Collections 39 • Programmes 40 • Series and Animation 40 • School Programming 40 • Guided Tours 40 • Audio-visual Productions and Photography
3 Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees and Officers of the Corporation
First row, from left to right: Marianna Simeone (Trustee), Claudette Roy (Vice-Chair), John English (Chair), Victor Rabinovitch (President and CEO) and Thérèse Spénard-Pilon (Trustee) Back row, from left to right: Mark O’Neill (Corporate Secretary and Director, Strategic Planning), Paul Manson (Trustee), Harvey A. Slack (Trustee), Pierre Dufour (Trustee) and Joe Geurts (Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, and Director and CEO of the Canadian War Museum) Standing, from left to right: Robert Bothwell (Trustee) and Robert J. Ojolick (Trustee) Absent: Claudia Simon (Trustee) and Gloria Webster (Trustee)
Photo: H. Foster
The Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum are storehouses of valuable information. [. . .] As world-class museums, they are gathering spots for diverse cultures, and they respect diverse views and cultivate personal understanding and values. — John English, Chairman, Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation
4 Corporate Governance
s stated in the Museums Act, the Corporation is A governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor- in-Council. The Board is responsible for fulfilment of the policies and overall financial management of the Corporation’s affairs. It reports to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. During 2002– 2003, the Board of Trustees had The Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation is a seven committees to help expedite Crown Corporation established pursuant to the Museums its work. These committees met Act (Statutes of Canada 1990, Chapter 3), which came regularly before Board meetings — into force on July 1, 1990. Under the Act, the in person and by teleconference — Corporation has a specific mandate "to increase, and reported their recommendations to meetings of the Board of Trustees. throughout Canada and internationally, interest in, Each Board Member has duties on knowledge and critical understanding of and at least one Board committee. During appreciation and respect for human cultural the past year, there were 6 meetings achievements and human behaviour by establishing, and 8 teleconferences of the Board maintaining and developing for research and posterity of Trustees, and 13 meetings and a collection of objects of historical or cultural interest, 6 teleconferences of the Board’s with special but not exclusive reference to Canada, and committees. by demonstrating those achievements and behaviour, the knowledge derived from them and the understanding The Board’s Executive Committee assists the Board’s decision-making they represent." process, if necessary, between Board meetings. During the past year, 2 Beginning in 1856 as a branch of the Geological Survey meetings and 1 teleconference were of Canada, the Canadian Museum of Civilization held. Corporation (CMCC) now comprises the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) — Canada's national The Audit Committee serves as the museum of social and cultural history, and its affiliate Board’s advisor on audit-related museums: the Canadian War Museum (CWM) — matters, and ensures maintenance Canada's national museum of military history — and of sound internal controls. During the past year, this committee held 2 the entirely virtual Museum of New France. The meetings and 1 teleconference. Canadian Museum of Civilization complex is also home to the Canadian Postal Museum, the Canadian The Finance and Compensation Children's Museum and the IMAX® Theatre. Committee serves as the Board’s advisor on accountability and planning in relation to finance and compensation. It maintains appro- priate controls over significant financial transactions by requiring that all financial transactions exceeding $250,000 are reviewed by the Committee prior to consideration by the Board of Trustees. During the past year, this committee held 4 meetings and 2 teleconferences.
5 Corporate Governance
The Development Committee Board of Trustees advises and supports the Board and management on the Corporation’s John English, Chair, Waterloo, Ontario development and fundraising Claudette Roy, Vice-Chair, Edmonton, Alberta activities. Members of the committee Robert Bothwell, Trustee, Toronto, Ontario may participate personally in Pierre Dufour, Trustee, Aylmer, Quebec fundraising. During the past year, this Paul Manson, Trustee, Ottawa, Ontario committee held 1 meeting. Robert J. Ojolick, Trustee, Sydney, Nova Scotia Harvey A. Slack, Trustee, Ottawa, Ontario (the term of Peter Allen, Toronto, The Canadian War Museum Ontario, ended as of February 18, 2003) Committee advises the Board on Marianna Simeone, Trustee, Montreal, Quebec matters related to the Canadian War Claudia Simon, Trustee, Big Cove, New Brunswick Museum. Its membership includes Thérèse Spénard-Pilon, Trustee, Laval, Quebec members of the Board of Trustees Gloria Webster, Trustee, Alert Bay, British Columbia and representatives from veterans groups. During the past year, this Corporate Officers committee held 2 meetings. Victor Rabinovitch, President and CEO The Canadian War Museum Joe Geurts, Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, and Director Building Committee oversees the and CEO of the Canadian War Museum development of the new Canadian Mark O’Neill, Corporate Secretary and Director, Strategic Planning War Museum. During the past year, this committee held 2 meetings and 2 teleconferences. Members of the Corporation’s Executive Committee
The Working Group on Victor Rabinovitch, President and Chief Executive Officer Governance is mandated to advise Joe Geurts, Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, and Director the Board on matters related to the and CEO of the Canadian War Museum governance of the Canadian Mark O’Neill, Corporate Secretary and Director, Strategic Planning Museum of Civilization Corporation, Michel Cheff, Director, Special Initiatives, Office of the President and CEO such as the application of its by-laws. David Loye, Chief Financial Officer This committee did not meet during Elizabeth Goger, Director, Human Resources the past year. Stephen Inglis, Director General, Research and Collections Sylvie Morel, Director General, Exhibitions and Programmes Pierre Pontbriand, Vice-President, Public Relations and Publishing (Until September 20, 2002) Suzanne LeBlanc, Vice-President, Public Relations and Publishing (since February 3, 2003) Luc Girard, Vice-President, Development
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All publications mentioned in this report are available at the Canadian Museum of Civilization Boutique, as well as through our Cyberboutique (www.civilization.ca). A free printed catalogue is also available by calling 1-800-555-5621.
6 Chairman’s Report
useums are intended to help us understand where we In recent years, 50% of CMC’s M come from. In doing so, they visitors are Canadians from outside help us establish what we are today, of the National Capital region; and inspire us to think and dream 25% are local; and 25% are about where we are headed. They international. are passionate places that function to illuminate the past and make the past relevant for the future. And they are places where people from all over Another signature building will soon the world can find a connecting point, join the Canadian Museum of an exciting site of convergence where Civilization on “Confederation authentic objects, information and Boulevard”. The new Canadian War people stimulate ideas and nourish Museum, part of the Canadian understanding. Museum of Civilization Corporation, Photo: H. Foster is currently under construction on The Grand Hall of the Canadian LeBreton Flats and is being planned Museum of Civilization — the to open in mid 2005. The new dramatic focal point of the Museum Canadian War Museum, with 4,200 — is just such a crossroads. A square metres of exhibition space, massive space dominated by will expand on the current themes of towering totem poles inside and a education, preservation of priceless superb view of the Ottawa River artifacts, and remembrance of the outside, the Grand Hall welcomes sacrifices made by Canadian people from across Canada and veterans, and will present in richer around the world. It is a dynamic context the human and social place, full of motion and the hum of dimensions of Canadian military voices from many regions of Canada history. and beyond, and it reflects a centre of learning that is not static, but The theme of the architectural design vibrant and energetic with the of the new Canadian War Museum exchange of knowledge and views is “regeneration.” This theme will about Canada’s rich cultural and reverberate throughout the building, social heritage. uniting the exterior and interior in a stimulating dialogue about the The Canadian Museum of complex realities of and relationships Civilization is treasured in the among war, freedom and renewal. National Capital Region and is the Describing the concept of the new only national museum situated in Museum, lead architect Raymond Quebec. Located on the shore of the Moriyama said: “Nature may be Ottawa River, directly across from ravished by human acts of war, but Parliament, it is part of inevitably it hybridizes, regenerates “Confederation Boulevard,” the and prevails. The Museum is a tribute symbolic route that links the national to our military past and a salute to institutions in Ottawa and Gatineau. the freedom and democracy that has The Museum has become an resulted from the sacrifices of the important junction for English- and men and women who have served French-speaking communities. this country.”
7 Chairman’s Report
In December 1999, the Corporation’s Last year, the number of visits to the Museums are havens of learning and Board of Trustees determined the Corporation’s Web site, which discovery. The Canadian Museum of following strategic direction for a five- provides Canadians from all regions Civilization and the Canadian War year period, from 2000 to 2005. The and visitors from around the world Museum are storehouses of valuable Corporation established three key with easy access to the Museums’ information. A visitor can wander at objectives as priorities: information resources, has increased leisure and encounter authentic to 4.3 million. The Canada Garden objects that reflect a broad spectrum • To sharpen the focus on Canada’s established on the Museum Plaza of knowledge that ranges from history and heritage; has added a distinct, beautiful and simple expressions of everyday living • To communicate better and informative dimension to a visitor to the complex thoughts and patterns present the diverse Canadian experience. And the Passing the of civilizations. As world-class experience; and Torch Campaign has become the museums, they are gathering spots • To ensure that the Corporation has most successful private fundraising for diverse cultures, and they respect the means to achieve its objectives effort ever undertaken by a Canadian diverse views and cultivate personal of developing content and federal cultural institution. understanding and values. They communicating the message. preserve, stimulate and entertain. The realization of the challenging They are places of contemplation, The recently opened First Peoples objectives of the Canadian Museum knowledge, debate, inspiration and Hall, which embodies a compre- of Civilization Corporation owes wonder, and they share a dual hensive and rich narrative of much to the excellent leadership of responsibility for the enhancement of Aboriginal history and a celebration the President and CEO of the critical scholarship and the of contemporary Aboriginal cultural Corporation, Dr. Victor Rabinovitch. betterment of the public good. expression, is the most recent Although Dr. Rabinovitch is quick to permanent exhibition space to open share the responsibility for the The future looks very bright for the in the Canadian Museum of Corporation’s success with its Canadian Museum of Civilization Civilization. This expansive exhibition excellent staff, any successful Corporation, and I am proud to be a completes one of the Museum’s organization, especially one of this part of the large team of dedicated major narrative themes and size and complexity, must have a and professional people who represents a major step forward in leader with vision who is able to manage and direct these national informed understanding of Canadian organize and inspire others to museums. I am confident that we will history. actualize ideas and implement goals. continue to educate, inform, entertain and inspire the minds and hearts of The Canadian Museum of Partnerships, both internal and our visitors and to greatly enhance Civilization Corporation has expe- external, are essential components the understanding of human cultural rienced remarkable success this of the Corporation. Dr. Rabinovitch achievements and Canadian society. year. The Corporation is imple- has expertly interlocked various menting innovative human resource structures and people to maintain strategies, including succession and build on the professional planning, training and development. expertise of the Corporation. He leads a cohesive and confident team that has become internationally renowned for creating imaginative and unique exhibitions, as well as conducting expert research, de- veloping collections and conserving the superb artifacts of Canada’s heritage.
Dr. John English Chairman Board of Trustees Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation
8 President and CEO’s Report
oth museums in the The presentation of artifacts is the Canadian Museum of emotional and cognitive foundation B Civilization Corporation aim of a museum visit. Museum to engage visitors personally collections convey a cultural energy with imaginative, accessible and that are part of what the philosopher coherent exhibitions, making our Michael Oakeshott described as “a visitors part of a process of inquiry public conversation across the ages”. into the broader social heritage of They enrich a visitor’s experience by Canada. Our museums are communicating beyond the margins resource-rich learning environments, of time and culture, responding to the repositories for authentic objects and human desire to know the past and artifacts representing Canada’s understand the present. complex history. The expertise, scholarship and skills of museum In 2002 and 2003, the Canadian staff and partner institutions extend Museum of Civilization was fortunate Photo: H. Foster the boundaries of knowledge, to obtain three important collections creating stepping-stones to under- that significantly add to the standing. Museum’s holdings in particular historical areas and increase our Visitor studies indicate that people ability to act as a national public come to a museum primarily for four cultural institution. types of activities. First, they enjoy being around other people, and enjoy sharing time with family and friends. Second, they want to connect with the past and engage imaginatively with other times and places. Third, they want to gain knowledge and formal understanding. Fourth, they enjoy the aesthetic stimulation that comes from an encounter with authentic, rare objects. During the past year, the CMCC’s museums have made solid progress in all of these activity areas.
This past year’s remarkable successes in attendance, member support, collections development and international recognition, show that the Canadian Museum of Civilization has met and surpassed the expectations set out at the opening of its new home in 1989.
9 President and CEO’s Report
An important collection of objects relating to the Canadian hockey icon, Maurice Richard, was purchased by the Museum in 2002. These artifacts represent a significant era in Through discussions during the past year in both the Canadian Canadian history and provide a Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum, a set of unique picture of a man who was an principles was developed to guide the practical work of staff members. important social-historical figure, as These principles have been posted on the Corporation’s Web site to well as a sports icon. The Minister of illustrate how we carry out our public mandate. Canadian Heritage recognized the value of these objects and was pleased that the Museum obtained the Maurice Richard collection, with Guiding principles for Museum activity the financial participation of the Department. In the Museums we are responsible for making decisions that affect public trust in us as a source of reliable information. Our work is guided The Museum also acquired 1,709 by five essential principles. handmade textiles from Mrs. Ruth Knowledge McKendry, who had spent decades collecting these superb examples of Museum activities focus on the creation and dissemination of Ontario textiles (dating primarily from knowledge. Our research is rigorous and creative, thereby contributing the nineteenth century). This to new understanding. Our exhibitions and programmes are knowledge- collection, supplemented by the based and provide clear information to the public. records and research notes donated Authenticity by Mrs. McKendry, will provide to Authenticity in our Museum means that we are truthful and visitors and researchers important comprehensive. We are committed to showing artifacts from CMCC insights into the economy, social collections and from other public collections. Authenticity involves organization and lives of Canadians communicating accurate information which is balanced and in context. who lived over a century ago. Coherence In 2002 as well, the Museum Coherence applies to all our Museums’ activities as we aim to be received a generous bequest from consistent, united in purpose and easily accessible. We strive for the estate of Mrs. Nettie Covey coherence in our research, exhibitions, programmes, services and Sharpe of Saint-Lambert, Quebec. design, in our behaviour as teams, and in our use of the Museums’ This is the most substantial collection physical spaces. of French-Canadian art, furniture, ceramics, glass, toys, games, tools, Choice and Respect utensils and other household objects The collections, programmes and exhibitions administered by our ever assembled by a private Museums reflect a wide range of people and subjects. Making choices collector. The artifacts in the Sharpe is necessary for good management: we can never include all themes, Collection represent not just one all perspectives, or all proposed artefacts. Our choices are informed by chapter, but a whole storybook of respect: we will not engage in activities or present materials which may three centuries of life in Quebec. promote intolerance. Canadian Perspectives Our collections, programmes and exhibitions reflect a Canadian perspective. We present Canadian contexts, comments, or reactions on subjects of wider significance. This dimension reflects the fundamental Canadian commitment to democracy in its political and social sense.
10 President and CEO’s Report
Our important work on expansion of The Museum Corporation marked The Canadian Museum of significant historic collections should another major achievement on Civilization is internationally not overshadow the CMC’s major November 5, 2002: the launch renowned for creating imaginative achievements in the development of ceremony for the construction of the interpretative techniques. The our permanent exhibitions. The new Canadian War Museum. The process of interpretation in a opening in January 2003 of the First first national museum to be built in museum provides explanation and Peoples Hall, a 2,000-square-metre over a generation began with the accessible meaning to objects. It installation, was an event for participation of the Right Honourable presents a variety of perspectives to celebration by staff and friends. This Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of encourage visitors to look at history narrative and thematic exhibition, Canada, and the Honourable Sheila from many different angles. Working which encompasses thousands of Copps, Minister of Canadian in partnership with three other years of Aboriginal history, success- Heritage. Construction is well under- museums in Canada and Europe, the fully completes a major portion of the way on LeBreton Flats, and we look Canadian Museum of Civilization Museum’s permanent exhibition forward to the opening of the new provided interpretation expertise for areas, and helps realize the museum in 2005. Its greatly the highly successful exhibition, The Museum’s fundamental and core expanded spaces, wider special Mysterious Bog People. Through storyline. exhibitions and comprehensive an innovative use of traditional permanent exhibition themes will be mediums, the exhibition presents The First Peoples Hall required housed in an outstanding piece of complex scientific information in a 12 years to plan, research, create contemporary Canadian archi- manner that enables visitors to and install. It presents a balanced tecture. appreciate the achievements of and vivid depiction of historical and ancient European peoples, while also contemporary Aboriginal societies. It The new War Museum is designed raising intriguing questions on reflects a new approach to by the architectural team of unexplained mysteries in their discussion and enquiry, involving Moriyama & Teshima of Toronto and cultures. community members in expressing Griffiths Rankin Cook of Ottawa. The of a range of views on an extremely exterior will focus on the hope of complex and sensitive segment of regeneration following war, while the Canadian history. Reports in the interior explores war in all its forms: national press applauded the the personal and human elements of Museum for achieving a new conflict; the brutality, heroism, and dimension of representation and sorrow of those involved; the costs understanding of this subject. The and consequences of fighting; and, Museum was commended for a deeper understanding of history balancing Aboriginal cultural history, and politics, showing why Canada including past tragedies, with an has fought in wars and has affirmation of today’s exciting participated in peacekeeping. cultural renaissance. The compo- sition of narrative voices — Aboriginal and scholarly — promotes a dialogue of differing perspectives and perceptions on the realities of Canadian history and society.
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The creative approach and high This past year’s remarkable standards of exhibition seen in The successes in attendance, member Mysterious Bog People help support, collections development explain why visitors praise the and international recognition, show Canadian Museum of Civilization as that the Canadian Museum of a vital, dynamic and exciting place. Civilization has met and surpassed Ninety-seven percent of visitors the expectations set out at the said they were satisfied or very opening of its new home in 1989. As satisfied with their visit to the a world-reknowned institution we are Museum when surveyed in the now faced with a welcome challenge summer of 2002. And during the last –– to continue the momentum and quarter of the fiscal year (January- expand on tremendous success. We March, 2003), the Museum had a are expecting to achieve a record number of visitors, bringing comparable level of scholarly and the total attendance for the year to popular success at the new Canadian 1,387,000. The total attendance for War Museum after it opens, in 2005. the Corporation, including the War The staff of both museums in the Museum, was over 1.5 million Corporation will be active and visitors. innovative as they seek to stimulate critical awareness of Canadian High standards depend on a sense history, national society and of shared purpose, direction and educational development, and do so professional discipline. To help us in with their habitual great enthusiasm. the CMCC express clearly those values that inform the choices we make in our work, a set of Guiding Principles has been developed in consultation with staff members. These principles are set out on page 10 of this report. Dr. Victor Rabinovitch President and CEO
“What could be more exciting than presenting Vikings in the country where most of the Viking finds west of Greenland have been found, and in the CMC, the finest and most beautiful museum in North America.”
- Dr. William Fitzhugh, National Museum of Natural History in the Smithsonian Institution (during the CMC opening of the exhibition Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga, May 7, 2002)
12 The Corporate Plan
ur Corporate Plan for the Work also continued on completion festivals, outdoor events such as years 2002–2003 through of permanent exhibition spaces at the tours in historical watercraft, O 2006–2007 has three distinct CMC. When the CMC opened its new concerts, lectures, dance presen- strategic issues: Canadian facility in 1989, the federal tations, interactions with historical Identity in the Global Environment; government provided funds to figures in exhibitions at both the CMC the Safeguard and Promotion of complete only 50 per cent of the and CWM, and more. During the past Canada’s Heritage; and Continuing Museum’s long-term exhibitions. year, more than 500,000 visitors took Challenges to Financial and Since then, the Corporation has in one of the Corporation’s many Operational Viability. These issues, systematically allocated funds from programme offerings. and their subsidiary objectives, internal resources towards provided the framework within which completion of the major permanent Central to all of its efforts to enhance the Corporation operated during the exhibition areas. In 2002–2003, the and strengthen the Canadian identity past fiscal year. most significant milestone was is the Corporation’s commitment to completion of the long-awaited First a client-focused approach. Frequent Canadian Identity in the Peoples Hall. When it opened on visitor surveys, as well as in-house Global Environment January 30, 2003, the First Peoples expertise in marketing, tourism Hall became the world’s largest analysis and business-to-business permanent exhibition on Canada’s research, have enabled the CMCC The stated objective in this area was First Peoples and their enduring to diversify its audiences while “to increase appreciation and contributions to Canadian life. In providing the services and topics that understanding of Canada’s heritage.” addition, work continued in the matter most to its clientele. The In its planning for 2002–2003, the Canada Hall, which is rapidly nearing Corporation also works to develop Corporation intended to expand and completion. An important permanent new markets, and is currently placing enrich its presentation of Canadian exhibition on Canada’s West Coast particular emphasis on the history at both the CMC and CWM; Communities was opened, and development of audiences for the to develop and deliver exhibitions and visitor orientation to the Hall was new CWM. programmes reflecting Canada’s significantly enhanced. history, culture and identity; and to further develop its client-focused The Safeguard and In order to present a wide-ranging approach to programming and Promotion of Canada’s profile of the Canadian experience, services. the CMCC places a high priority on Heritage the production and presentation of During 2002–2003, the Corporation special exhibitions. Although the The stated objective in this area is met these goals in five key areas. The majority of these are produced in- “to conduct research on and develop first of these was the priority given house, the Corporation also brings the Corporation’s national collections to the construction of a new in exhibitions that enhance the and share the related knowledge.” In Canadian War Museum. Replace- themes of the CMC and CWM. The its planning for 2002–2003, the ment of existing CWM facilities — Corporation also co-produces major CMCC intended to do this by carrying long deemed inadequate for the exhibitions with external partners, out sound developmental research in preservation and interpretation of enabling it to provide its visitors with disciplines related to the Museum Canada’s military history — will more comprehensive presentation mandate; by developing, managing enable the CMCC to provide a more than it could produce on its own. and providing access to, and comprehensive presentation of this Numerous CMC and CWM information on, the collections; by history, and how it has shaped exhibitions also travel across Canada continuing to develop agreements on Canada. During the past fiscal year, and around the world each year. repatriation while preserving the the Corporation consulted with integrity of national collections; by Canadians on draft designs for the The Corporation brings history to life communicating its knowledge new Museum and chose a final by providing its visitors with throughout Canada and the world; design in August 2002. Ground was opportunities for experiential and by sharing its expertise with broken on the site in November 2002, learning. This is achieved through a others. and construction is well underway. wide range of activities, including CWM staff are also hard at work programmes designed specifically developing concepts and exhibitions for seniors, families and young for the new Museum, and are testing children, school programmes that new interpretive formats on visitors enhance provincial curricula, guided to the existing CWM facility. tours, seasonal events and cultural
13 The Corporate Plan
During 2002–2003, the Corporation Through a wide range of outreach met these goals in five key areas. The initiatives, the Corporation promotes first of these was an ongoing Canada’s heritage, both at home and commitment to developmental abroad. This is done primarily research. Through fieldwork, through advertising and promotion, collections research and archival travelling exhibitions, and studies, the CMCC continued to publications. Each year, the expand its knowledge base, while Corporation enjoys an advertising also enhancing interpretation of reach of more than 50 million collections to create information impressions, and has nearly two products such as exhibitions, million pieces of promotional publications and lectures. In addition material in circulation. Onsite visitors to work undertaken by staff average 1.3 million people at the researchers, the Corporation CMC and 130,000 at the current continued to benefit from studies CWM. Last year, 21 exhibitions pursued by outside researchers as travelling to 37 venues helped raise part of its Research Associates awareness of the Corporation’s Programme, who provided an museums and collections across the estimated 1,800 hours in additional country and around the world. The research. CMCC also produces an average 15–20 print publications each year, The maintenance and development in addition to an average of five of national collections is integral to electronic publications such as Web the safeguarding and promotion of modules and interactive CD-ROMs. Canada’s heritage. State-of-the-art conservation labs and environ- The Corporation relies heavily on mentally-controlled storage at the electronic means — particularly its Canadian Museum of Civilization Web site in its outreach activities. have ensured the preservation of The CMCC Web site offers historical priceless national treasures for documents, artifact images, video, generations to come. In addition, the audio, photographs, activities for CMCC is developing collections cybervisitors of all ages, educational plans that identify strengths and gaps games, hyperlinks to related sites in the national collections, while also and research updates. The Web site indicating areas of surplus. Although also features the Museum of New a cataloguing backlog exists, it is France: a virtual museum offering handled on an ongoing basis with the genealogical resources, maps, assistance of summer students and student activities, and many volunteers. Accessibility of the outstanding historical and archival collections continues to be a materials. corporate priority, and ongoing digitization of artifact images and archival material continues at a rate of about 20,000 images per year.
The Corporation continues to make its collections more accessible to the public by digitizing images of both artifacts and archival material. 14 Photos: CMC The Corporate Plan
As part of its promotion of Canada’s Continuing Challenges to heritage, the Corporation continues Financial and Operational to share its museological expertise with others. During the past year, Viability CMC and CWM staff interacted with colleagues in museums, universities The objective in this area is “to and other groups and organizations continue to strengthen the financial through participation in research and operational viability of the seminars, lectures, conferences, Corporation.” In its planning for festivals, symposia and graduate 2002–2003, the CMCC expected to thesis presentations. The CMCC is continue improving its financial self- also a training institution, and each sufficiency by maximizing net year welcomes a large number of commercial revenues, increasing its interns and trainees who work with fundraising efforts, and continuing to Corporation staff anywhere from a seek alternative sources of funds. In few weeks to a full year. In addition, the area of operational viability, the the CMCC administers the Aboriginal CMCC planned to review its Training Programme in Museum corporate management framework, Practices, which has now trained implement innovative human nearly 60 students from First Peoples resource strategies, and maintain across Canada. and repair the CMC building infrastructure (dependent upon The CMC and the CWM continue to government funding). be active in joint projects with other museums and institutions. The During 2002–2003, the Corporation establishment of Memoranda of met these goals in several key areas. Understanding and Cooperation It continued to enhance client encourages the sharing of knowledge services; net commercial revenues and expertise with other organiza- from a combination of general ® tions, and 184 institutions have admission, IMAX film presen- current Memoranda with the CMC tations, boutique sales, facility and CWM. rentals, food services, parking and membership all increased.
The CMCC also continued to seek funds from external partners such as corporations, individual donors, media partnerships and member- ships. During the past year, the Passing the Torch campaign was particularly strong. It has now raised a total of $14.7 million towards its $15-million goal. This makes Passing the Torch the most successful federal cultural agency fundraising initiative in Canadian history.
15 The Corporate Plan
During the past year, the Corporation Facilities maintenance also remains improved its corporate management a priority. The Canadian Museum of framework in a number of ways. It Civilization has reached an age at expanded research on CMC and which certain capital repairs have CWM visitors, with a focus on local become necessary. Through internal markets and its loyal visitor base. It allocation of resources, supple- refined collection goals, and mented by federal funds earmarked improved coherence in the for the maintenance of national management of public spaces, facilities, the Corporation effected a including wayfinding and visitor number of important repairs and information services. The improvements during 2002–2003. It Corporation also maximized its will continue to undertake additional research capacity by ensuring that repairs on a priority basis over the research activities were more linked next few years. During the past year, to corporate objectives. major projects have included cleaning and repair of all external In the area of human resources stonework, ongoing roof repair and management, the CMCC provided window replacement, escalator training in project management and replacement, and repair or executive leadership, as well as other replacement of equipment such as areas of interest to employees, exhaust fans and pump motors. including retirement planning. Work is underway on revisions to the Job Evaluation System, a more effective Performance Management tool has been developed and implemented, and collective agreements have been signed with the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
Photo: H. Foster
16 The Corporate Plan
Objectives, Targets and Achievements in 2002–2003
Strategic Issue: Canadian Identity in a Global Environment
Objective Target Achievement
Replacing CWM facilities Building of a new CWM facility The final design was announced in August 2002, and on LeBreton Flats in central building of the new CWM facility began in November Ottawa. Final design 2002. Foundations for the new CWM have been poured, completed; beginning of actual and construction continues. Development for the CWM’s construction; ongoing new storyline is underway, and new interpretive development of exhibitions. methodologies and approaches are being tested.
Completion of CMC long-term Opening of First Peoples Hall The First Peoples Hall opened on January 30, 2003. New spaces and completion of Canada Hall. modules have been added to the Canada Hall, along with new orientation texts.
Exhibitions 15 special exhibitions at the CMC, 15 special exhibitions at the CMC, and 3 at the CWM. and 1 at the CWM.
17 CMC exhibitions travelling to 14 CMC exhibitions travelling to 26 venues, and 28 venues, and 5 CWM exhibitions 7 CWM exhibitions travelling to 11 venues. travelling to 8 venues.
Public Programmes CMC: 1,200 school programmes 1,500 school programmes attracting 39,000; 200 group attracting 38,300; 250 group programmes attracting 5,000; and unstructured programmes attracting 8,000; and programmes attracting 150,000 and 194,000 for unstructured programmes attracting Dramamuse. 110,000, with 70,000 for Dramamuse.
CWM: 30 special events attracting 25 special events attracting 63,000 (including 65,000 (including re-enactments re-enactments and commemorations); 12 films and commemorations); 12 films attracting 650; and 200 school programmes attracting 500; and 300 school attracting 6,500. programmes attracting 10,000.
Client-focused approach Further development of this approach, The Corporation continued to enhance its client-focused including a CWM audience survey approach, through audience surveys, testing of and strategic planning. interpretation methodologies, and a strategic planning session.
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Strategic Issue: The Safeguard and Promotion of Canada’s Heritage
Objective Target Achievement
Developmental Research Ongoing research by staff and Research associates programme continued outside research associates. strong, and CMC staff contributed significantly to new areas of research, particularly on Arctic peoples and Canada’s diverse cultural communities.
Collections Management Ongoing collections maintenance, Collections have been maintained, with important including Collections Development acquisitions. The Collections Development Plan for the Plans for both the CMC and CWM has been followed. Cataloguing and de-accession CWM. Ongoing cataloguing and of CWM artifact backlog has continued. A CMC de-accession of CWM artifact Collections Development Plan is now being completed. backlog.
Communication of Knowledge Attendance of 1,306,000 at the CMC Attendance of 1,387,000 at the CMC and and 130,000 at the CWM; 22,970,000 127,000 at the CWM; 34,596,232 Web page Web site accesses; 1.9 million accesses; 1.9 million promotional pieces in promotional pieces in circulation, and circulation, and an advertising reach of an advertising reach of 50 million. 72,334,750.
10–15 CMC print publications and 3–5 9 CMC print publications and 3–5 CWM print CWM print publications; 2-5 CMC publications; 6 CMC electronic publications, electronic publications, and 2 CWM and 3 CWM electronic publications. electronic publications.
Sharing Expertise Onsite placements of numerous Onsite placements of numerous interns and trainees; interns and trainees; training of four four interns completed the Aboriginal Training interns in the Aboriginal Training Programme in Museum Practices; on the tenth Programme in Museum Practices. anniversary of the Programme, a cumulative total of 58 participants were trained.
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Strategic Issue: Financial and Operational Viability
Objective Target Achievement
Financial Viability — $7.83 million in onsite revenues for the $8.95 million in onsite revenues for the CMC Maximizing Commercial CMC and $300,000 for the CWM; $6.00 and $335,000 for the CWM; $6.45 per CMC Revenues per CMC visitor, and $2.31 per CWM visitor, and $2.64 per CWM visitor. visitor.
Financial Viability — Ongoing fundraising for CMC and 1.1 million in funds raised for CMC and CWM Fundraising CWM exhibitions and exhibitions and programmes; a total of $14.7 million has programmes; total of $15 million been raised for Passing the Torch, with achievement of raised towards the CWM’s the full $15 million expected by the end of the 2004– Passing the Torch campaign. 2005 fiscal year.
Operational Viability — Review of all CMC and CWM Research on CMCC visitor profiles has been expanded; Corporate Management programmes, in order to improve collections continue to be reviewed for better storage; Framework measurement of results. visitorship is being expanded; research is being maximized; maintenance, signage and visitor informa- tion is being improved.
Operational Viability — Ongoing training and development; Training in project management for 15 staff; Human Resources ongoing work on updating executive leadership development for 10 staff; Management performance appraisal and job fundamentals of supervision for 27 staff; people evaluation systems; ongoing management for 78 staff; management skills for development of a succession plan and 16 staff; media relations skills for 41 staff; negotiation of PIPSC and PSAC presentation skills for 53 staff. Ongoing collective agreements. development of comprehensive job evaluation and performance appraisal systems and a corporate succession plan. Collective agreements have been reached with PIPSC and PSAC.
Operational Viability — Ongoing repair of exterior stonework; All exterior stonework has been cleaned and repaired. Maintenance of CMC Building ongoing repair of exterior soffits; Two escalators have been replaced. The Plaza Infrastructure initiation of window replacements; membrane has been repaired, and repairs to the garage continuing replacement of garage plenum have been completed. Repairs to exterior soffits exhaust fans; replacement of two continue, as do replacements of windows and garage escalators; overhaul of 150 electrode exhaust fans, and overhaul of steam humidifiers. steam humidifiers.
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Upcoming Challenges for Human Resources Planning Completion of the Canada Hall at the Corporation the Canadian Museum of Demographic shifts, combined with Civilization he Corporation has identified a competitive employment market- five major challenges over the place, have placed added pressures Completion of the permanent T next five years. on all museums. In order to ensure exhibitions at the Canadian Museum that the Corporation is able to meet of Civilization has been a corporate Construction of the New Canadian future staff requirements, it is priority for a number of years. The War Museum developing a Human Resources final module of the Canada Hall will Succession Plan, which addresses be completed and opened in June With the launch of the construction anticipated loss of skill as key staff 2003. A new initiative to identify of the new Canadian War Museum near retirement age. In addition, weaknesses and provide updating of (CWM) on November 5, 2002, in the priority skill-sets are being identified, the Canada Hall will begin in 2003. presence of the Prime Minister and and strategies will be designed to Additional interpretive panels — the Minister of Canadian Heritage, build up any missing or under- including an entirely new exhibition the CWM project remains the represented skills. Other human on profiles of significant figures from Corporation’s highest priority capital resources priorities include revision Canadian history — may be included project. This facility will be financed of the Corporation’s job evaluation, in the Canada Hall. with federal government contribu- performance appraisal and human tions, the Passing the Torch resources information systems. Streamlining Collections Campaign, and internal CMCC Management funds. The new facility will enable Ensuring a Client-Focused the CWM to display more of its Approach The cost-effective, accessible and collections, and to give visitors a safe management of collections at more experiential view of Canada’s In response to an increasingly both the CMC and CWM is of military history. fragmented and competitive leisure paramount importance. At present, marketplace, the CMCC is rein- there is a need for continued The building of the new Canadian forcing greater client focus in all of improvement of documentation, War Museum will be the Corpo- its activities. Current initiatives digitization and storage, in order to ration’s most important capital include market studies to identify ensure the preservation of all project over the next two years. A current and potential visitors, the collections. Key initiatives include the project of this magnitude creates development of client-oriented development of systems for many new challenges, and will place products, and the implementation of improved coordination of all additional demands on the Corpo- strategies designed to attract and collections resources and planning, ration’s existing infrastructure and retain audiences. In the short term, and an analysis of the roles, resources. Workloads will be the Corporation will continue to responsibilities and methodologies particularly affected as CWM staff analyze existing visitor data, while required to create a more coherent, begin developing new programmes, also developing new data, including integrated and automated approach exhibitry and systems, and CMC staff visitor surveys and research on non- to collections management. are called upon to contribute their visitors. The resulting information will expertise to the CWM project. be applied to existing programmes and services, as well as to initiatives currently in development.
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useum services include Although large-format film atten- management of the CMC’s dance worldwide dropped an average M IMAX® theatre, client of 10% during the past year, services, human resources, attendance at the CMC’s IMAX® product development and boutiques. theatre decreased by only 8%, These services have implications attracting 339,358 patrons. In order related to the financial and to keep its offerings fresh and operational viability of the exciting, the IMAX® theatre opened Corporation. five new productions this past year: The Human Body in April 2002, India: The IMAX® Theatre Kingdom of the Tiger in July 2002, Space Station in October 2002, Jane The IMAX Theatre at the Canadian Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees in Museum of Civilization is a popular January 2003 and Bears in March attraction, and features a wide range 2003. of films showcasing the human experience and the world in which we The IMAX® Club programme, which live. The IMAX® Theatre fulfils the provides a full year of unlimited Corporation’s stated intention to access to the Theatre for a one-time communicate its knowledge fee, has been highly successful as nationally and internationally through well. Over 5,000 memberships were traditional and non-traditional sold in 2002–2003. means, by introducing visitors to human achievement throughout the In 2001, as part of its ongoing ages. commitment to ensuring that the world’s great civilizations are profiled in large-format film, the Corporation agreed to participate in co-producing a film on ancient Greece. During 2002–2003, the project gathered momentum, and the film is Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees scheduled to open in the summer of 2004, during the opening of the Olympic Games in Athens. This film, tentatively entitled Odyssey, will be the CMC’s third large-format co- production.
In March 2003, for the fourth year in a row, the CBC and Radio-Canada sponsored a large-format film festival. The festival featured a total of eight films, including the new film Bears, as well as perennial favourites such as Thrill Ride – The Science of Fun, Amazon and Whales. This year’s Festival attracted more than 44,000 visitors, an increase of 16% over last year. Photo: Michael Neugebauer
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Boutiques The CMC was also mentioned in the OTCA Visitor’s Guide, the Summer The Corporation’s fives boutiques Experience Ontario Guide, the (including the stand alone kiosk) Rediscover Canada Guide, and other generated over $2,000,000 in promotional materials. The CMC and revenues during the past fiscal year. the CWM were also featured in the This represents an increase over the OTCA’s “Be a Tourist in Your Own previous year — due, in part, to the Town” radio campaign. success of the Special Exhibition Boutique located at the exit of the In conjunction with Tourisme major exhibitions, Vikings: The Outaouais, the CMC was featured in North Atlantic Saga and The several ads within the National Mysterious Bog People. Capital Region and beyond, including an ad for Vikings: The North Marketing, Publicity and Atlantic Saga, which appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard, La Tourism Presse, and Maclean’s Magazine. The CMC also participated in a The CMCC works hard to generate promotion by the Société des visibility for all of its major events attractions touristiques du Québec of through extensive marketing and major attractions within the province. advertising strategies. In addition, the Corporation courts tourism com- The Museum also promoted itself panies and works in tandem with within the group tour market by tourism associations to create attending a number of marketplaces packages designed to attract visitors, that target the U.S. travel trade, and not only to the Canadian Museum of meeting with over 100 key tour Civilization and the Canadian War operators. A Tourism Fact Sheet was Museum in particular, but also to the also produced as the Corporation’s National Capital Region in general. key selling tool for tourism marketplace events, featuring The Over the past year, these initiatives Mysterious Bog People, the First have resulted in a number of awards Peoples Hall, and various other for the Corporation’s tourism and exhibitions through 2005. Within the marketing efforts, as well as local market, the CMC hosted a significant advertising reach, top-of- reception for the local tourism and mind awareness for its exhibitions hospitality industry. Ads for the CMC and programmes, and numerous and its exhibitions were also placed successful promotional ventures. For in regional tourist publications and example, the Museum was among visitor guides. In addition, local the winners of the 2003 Grand prix hotels, attractions and associations du tourisme en Outaouais and the have supported major CMC American Bus Association named exhibitions through promotional the major exhibition The Mysterious packages and co-op advertising. Bog People one of the top 100 events in North America in 2003. A lure brochure featuring Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga and The Tourism Mysterious Bog People was distributed in Ontario and Quebec, The Ottawa Tourism and Convention as well as in neighbouring U.S. Authority (OTCA), which focused its markets. The CMC and CWM promotional efforts on newspapers calendars of events were distributed in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor, in the Ottawa Citizen and LeDroit, mentioned the Canadian Museum of and the CMC calendar was also Civilization as a major attraction in distributed in local libraries. several destination advertisements.
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Advertising For the exhibition The Mysterious Bog People, promotions began early A discount coupon offering two with the development of packages dollars off CMC admission was and co-op advertising with various introduced in the CMC’s Fall attractions and associations. To Calendar of Events, and elicited a attract Winterlude visitors to the good rate of return. Other rebates Museum, busboards featuring the were offered to cross-promotional exhibition were created for buses in partners, including the National Ottawa and Gatineau. Capital Commission. Several Canadian Children’s There were regular advertisements Museum exhibitions — including for the CMC in the Ottawa Citizen, Amazing Castle, Kids Celebrate and weekly ads appeared in LeDroit, and Pattern Wizardry — were which signed a significant contract supported with advertising agreement with the Corporation in campaigns. The exhibitions were 2002–2003. Major ad campaigns promoted in outlets such as highlighted the exhibitions, Vikings: newspapers and local radio stations. The North Atlantic Saga and The Mysterious Bog People as well as New exhibitions at the Canadian the Canadian Children’s Museum. In Postal Museum were mentioned in Fall 2002, the CMC launched a major various print ads throughout the year. advertising campaign, using radio A postcard campaign featuring a spots and print ads in local dailies to series of three postcards was also position the CMC as a desirable implemented for a spring 2003 leisure destination. distribution.
Exhibition Promotion
The Corporation actively promotes all of its major exhibitions. For the newly opened First Peoples Hall, advertising began in local news- papers in late January 2003, and will continue throughout the 2003–2004 fiscal year. Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga was supported with a multimedia campaign, which in- cluded print ads, television spots on the CBC and Radio-Canada, and busboards on local buses. Two popular contests were also held, featuring trips to the National Capital Region and to Finland.
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The Canadian War Museum was Archaeology Project”, “Playing also promoted, with particular Through: Golf, the Canadian Story”, emphasis on the Museum’s summer “Kichi Sibi: Tracing Our Region’s exhibitions and courtyard pro- Ancient History” and “The Education gramming. A busboard campaign of Children in New France”. In promoted Vimy House, and a CWM addition, an online public consul- image campaign, including print ads tation was held to obtain feedback and billboards on local recycling bins, on architectural design options for was posted in mid-December. the future Canadian War Museum.
Corporate Web Site Property Management, Security and Client Services In November 2002, in São Paulo, Brazil the Canadian Museum of This Division carries out all functions Civilization Corporation received a related to facilities maintenance, major international audiovisual property management, hosting and award recognizing the Corporation’s security, and visitor services. These Web site, Civilization.ca, as one of functions are carried out as part of the best museum Web sites in the the Corporation’s commitment to world today. The award was such corporate strategies as main- presented by AVICOM, the Inter- taining a client-focused approach national Committee for the Audio- and ensuring the operational viability visual and Image and Sound New of the Corporation through cost- Technologies, as part of AVICOM’s effective property management. annual Festival Audiovisuel Inter- national Musées et Patrimoine. The CMCC Web site was selected by an Property Management international jury which reviewed 37 Web sites and virtual exhibitions, During the past year, in addition to including seven Canadian com- the ongoing maintenance of four petitors. facilities, the Corporation has established a plan for major main- During the fiscal year, the tenance and repair projects at the Civilization.ca Web site has logged CMC. 34,596,232 page accesses and 4.3 million visits; and 2,222 enquiries were received via the Web site e-mail address. Major new additions to the Web site in 2002 included the virtual exhibitions, “The History of Canada’s Public Pensions”, “Strangers, Partners, Neighbours? The Helluland
In November 2002, the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation received a major international award for its Web site. Civilization.ca was recognized as one of the best museum Web sites in the world today. Photo: H. Foster 24 Museum Services
Over the past year, this has included Security Services the ongoing cost-effective manage- ment of all four CMCC facilities: the The Corporation’s Security Services Canadian Museum of Civilization, the section works to ensure that visitors Canadian War Museum, Vimy House and staff enjoy a safe and secure and Billcliffe. In addition, expected museum environment. This has reductions in operations and main- become more important, as public tenance costs were realized, as a institutions come to terms with their result of the transfer of custodial potential vulnerability in times of services to the company responsible political instability. In addition, the for plant operation. There has also Securities Services section continues been a reduction in electricity to participate actively in the consumption, due to efficiencies International Committee on Risk achieved with a new lighting Preparedness for the Protection of controller, and to more efficient use Cultural Heritage and Assets. of central plant equipment — particularly chillers. Additional Client Services savings are expected as a result of modifications to transformers, made The Corporation provides a variety in order to better manage power of client services at both the costs. Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum. Guides In order to preserve the ageing are easily identified by their red Canadian Museum of Civilization jackets, are able to provide services facility, important maintenance in both official languages, and most projects have either been initiated or are trained in basic First Aid, CPR completed during the past fiscal year. and visitor relations. They offer a These include implementation of a wide range of guided tours in a replacement programme for all CMC variety of languages, as well as tours escalators (scheduled for completion for the blind or the hearing-impaired. during 2003–2004); implementation In addition, Client Services personnel of a stonework maintenance plan assist visitors with wayfinding, and which resulted in successful cleaning provide amenities such as strollers of all of the CMC’s surface and wheelchairs. stonework; and completion of modifications to the First Peoples Hall exit, enlarging it to make it more attractive and more accessible to visitors. In addition, functional requirements have been defined for the new Canadian War Museum facility, and construction is currently underway.
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During the past year, wayfinding — Training highlights for the past year The Corporation also remits Years of an ongoing challenge at the included media relations training for Service Awards to employees and architecturally complex Canadian 41 employees; training on presen- volunteers in recognition of their Museum of Civilization — continued tation skills to 53 employees; training contribution to the CMCC. Numerous to be enhanced. New and improved on fundamental supervision to 27 Workplace Health and Safety signage has proven popular with new supervisors; training on Committee meetings were held and visitors; Spanish- and German- managing people to 78 staff; site inspections conducted during the language versions have been added essential management skills to all past fiscal year. Finally, in to the CMC site map. In addition, members of the CMCC Management preparation for the launch of the new more than 1,400 guided tours were Committee and other senior CMCC Payroll/HRIS system, the provided by Client Services staff, and managers; a follow-up session of the Human Resources Division created over 110 programmes on either the Executive Leadership Development and populated a job-profile coding Inuit or mysteries of Egypt were Program for 10 members of the structure, and tested and validated delivered directly to classrooms by CMCC Executive Committee; pension, job and language profile a guide. And the Banquet and language training for 31 employees; components and data. Special Event Unit managed more and information sessions on topics than 230 commercial events in the ranging from retirement planning to Volunteer Services various rental venues available at the stress management for approxi- CMC, the CWM and Vimy House. mately 100 employees. The Corporation maintains an active volunteer programme, through which The Corporation successfully Human Resources volunteers participate in interpre- negotiated and ratified two collective tation, research, special events and agreements, with the Professional A competent and qualified workforce direct-mail campaigns. During the Institute of the Public Service of is essential to the Corporation’s daily past year, more than 400 individuals Canada (PIPSC), and the Public operations and overall success. The from all cultural communities and all Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). Corporation offers a wide range of walks of life gave their time and A Staffing Guide for Managers, and training and development op- support to the Corporation, an Employee Orientation Guide for portunities to its employees, from contributing more than 35,000 hours employees have been developed and information technology to language to various projects. and management training, all aimed implemented and training sessions at improving the core competencies for line managers and supervisors and skills of the Corporation, in have been completed. fulfilling its strategic objective to improve labour productivity and effectiveness.
Candice Lawson from Churchill Alternative School participates in a demonstration with Museum volunteers. Photo: S. Darby 26 Research and Collections
he Research and Collections In May 2002, the Maurice “The Branch comprises all collec- Rocket” Richard Collection was T tions research and manage- acquired at auction. It includes ment functions for the 57 objects once owned by Mr. Canadian Museum of Civilization. Richard, who passed away in 2000. Research is carried out by the And in September 2002, the Museum Archaeology and History Division, acquired an extraordinary collection and the Ethnology and Cultural of handmade textiles collected over Studies Division. Collections man- a period of more than 40 years by agement functions are carried out by Kingston resident Ruth McKendry, an the Collections Management and author and well-known expert on Planning Division, and the Library, Canadian quilts and textiles. This rich Archives and Documentation and well-documented collection, Services Division. combined with a previous acquisition of 300 quilts, is one of the most Ruth McKendry Collection The Branch’s activities support the outstanding from eastern Canada. Photo: H. Foster Corporation in meeting its strategic The Hyman Collection of Canadian objectives of increasing appreciation cigar and tobacco boxes from the and understanding of Canada’s nineteenth and twentieth centuries heritage, researching and developing was another important acquisition. the Corporation’s collections, and sharing the related knowledge. The Corporation also acquires fine craft objects on an ongoing basis, Acquisitions with the support of the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family During the past year, the CMC Foundation. The CMC has partnered acquired a number of important with the Foundation in acquiring collections. Chief among these was works of fine Canadian craft by the Nettie Covey Sharpe Collection. Saidye Bronfman Award recipients. Upon her death in March 2002, Later, the Canada Council for the Mrs. Nettie Covey Sharpe be- Arts joined the partnership. It queathed her principal residence at administers the selection of Award St-Lambert, Quebec, the lot on which recipients. Over 100 major works of it is situated, and its contents to the fine craft have been purchased by the CMCC. The contents include her CMC with funds from the collection of approximately 3,000 Foundation. pieces of Quebec Canadiana, fine During the past year, the CMC Nettie Covey Sharpe Collection crafts and folk art. When added to Photo: H. Foster the 1,000 pieces acquired from received numerous heirlooms, Mrs. Sharpe by the former National representative objects and docu- Museum of Man in 1977 and the ments from private citizens and CMC in 1991, this new acquisition various organizations. Generous makes the Nettie Covey Sharpe donations such as these greatly Collection one of the most important enrich the CMC’s collections, and collections of early Canadiana in the enhance its ability to reflect the world. breadth of Canada’s cultural diversity and human history.
Hockey jersey from the Maurice “The Rocket” Richard Collection Photo: H. Foster
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Archaeology and History Archaeological Fieldwork Under the direction of the Division, Division two Mi’kmaq students from the Six weeks of archaeological fieldwork Lennox Island First Nation assisted in an archaeological reconnaissance This newly amalgamated division was undertaken by curator Patricia in Prince Edward Island and New merges the staff and mandates of the Sutherland, as part of the Helluland Brunswick, which revealed three new former Archaeological Survey of Project. New evidence of an early pre-Contact sites. Canada and History divisions, and European presence on Baffin Island undertakes fundamental research was uncovered at the Nanook site In the National Capital Region, an into the human history of Canada near Kimmirut, supporting earlier archaeological field programme and adjacent regions, from earliest observations based on collections began in cooperation with the times to the modern era. Each full made from the site several decades Algonquin nation of Kitigan Zibi. staff curator administers his or her ago. Through a contribution own research programme and is agreement, the Department of responsible for a specific area or Foreign Affairs and International subject. Trade also facilitated a research trip to southern Greenland, aimed at Collections examining sites in the Norse “Eastern Settlement”, in order to enable comparisons with the Baffin Island Two major human remains findings. repatriations requests were received during the past fiscal year and are An archaeological assessment was currently being assessed. These carried out on the Fort Simpson requests came from the community Heritage Park in the Northwest of Akwesasne (Cornwall), and from Territories. This work was undertaken the Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg at the invitation of the Fort Simpson (Maniwaki), and concern collections Historical Society, and was aimed at from the St. Lawrence and Ottawa discovering the elusive “Fort of the Valleys. Forks”, where people died of starvation during the winter of 1810– The Division began work 1811. documenting and cataloguing the McKendry textile collection, and completed the cataloguing of a large collection belonging to St. Onuphrius Ukrainian Catholic Church (a module inside the Canada Hall). Archaeo- logical fieldwork produced collections from the Atlantic, Quebec, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. Initial work was begun on an 2002 excavations at the Nanook site. inventory and assessment of the Photo: P. Sutherland CMC’s historical furniture collection. In addition, ongoing research and donations resulted in several small acquisitions, and the improved documentation of existing materials.
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Exhibitions Exhibition Development
Members of the Division worked Highlights of the past year include extensively on the First Peoples Hall, the completion and opening of the the Canada Hall, and The First Peoples Hall; an exhibition Mysterious Bog People, and featuring the work of multidisciplinary curated the module “Strangers, artist Kai Chan; a mini-exhibition Partners, Neighbours?” exhibited featuring selections from the Tony alongside Vikings: The North Hyman Collection of Canadian cigar Atlantic Saga. The Division was also boxes and tins; and the work of Haida involved in researching and curating photographers in the Haida House many exhibitions still in the in the Grand Hall. development stage, on topics ranging from Inuvialuit history to a Curators initiated or continued history of Ancient Grasslands, and development of exhibitions on from nursing in Canada to a history themes from Canadian history and of the Prairie West. contemporary life, such as: Italian- Canadian heritage, craft and design Ethnology and Culturalt in Canada in the 60s, the history of Studies Division tobacco in Canada; and the place Rocket Richard occupies in Canadian history. CMC collections Amalgamation of the Ethnology are also the focus of a number of Division with the Cultural Studies exhibitions in development, such Division has brought together as one showcasing the history curatorial staff who share broad and significance of beadwork perspectives and interests in the from Southern and Eastern Africa history and traditions of Canada’s in the collections of Canadian diverse cultural communities. Cura- museums and the other about hats tors undertake research leading to and headdresses created by publications, exhibitions, and out- Nlaka’pamux people of British reach programmes, and share Columbia. Several exhibition compo- knowledge and expertise with nents are also in development for the communities and museum profes- Corporation’s Web site. sionals across Canada and around the world.
PUNCH - Cigars by Geo. Kelly & Co., London, Ont., ca. 1897-1915. Tony Hyman Collection. Photo: H. Foster 29 Research and Collections
Repatriation Curatorial research continued on other subjects, including Mi’kmaq As part of the treaty process, Division basketry, Aboriginal basketry of the staff are involved in ongoing Pacific Coast, the nature of historical repatriation negotiations with 34 First and contemporary Blackfoot Peoples across Canada. Agreements protocol, Korean communities in in principle were reached with the Canada, Chinese-Canadians, Labrador Inuit Association, Makivik, contemporary Aboriginal crafts on and Snuneymuxw. Active repatriation the Pacific Coast, and several topics discussions continue with the related to the history of music. Algonquins of Eastern Ontario, the Gitanyow, the Haisla, the Heiltsuk, Collections Management the Nuu-Chah-Nulth, the Hamatla and Planning Division Treaty Organization, the Gitksan and the Ktunaxa. Outside the treaty The Collections Management and process, repatriation discussions Planning Division is responsible for continue with the Haida of British providing conservation and care of Columbia and the Bois Fort People the CMC’s artifact collections, while of Minnesota. Division staff also also providing access to the participated in federal interdepart- collections, and coordinating loans mental discussions concerning for all objects either lent to, or implementation of the Yukon borrowed from, the Museum. In Umbrella Agreement. addition, the Division provides technical services for the fabrication Collections and installation of all CMC exhibitions. The Division continued to administer the OPUS Musical Instrument Loan During the past year, the Division has Programme, which loans historical completed conservation for over instruments from the CMC’s 1,500 artifacts, and has undertaken collection to Canadian musicians. their mounting and installation with During the past year, the Programme displays and dioramas for the loaned four of its musical instruments opening of the First Peoples Hall. It to artists performing in Ottawa and has also coordinated the packing, Montreal. travelling and installation for seven travelling exhibitions. CMC continued to host visits by First Peoples to view sacred material in At the international level, Collections the ethnology collection. These visits Management and Planning staff enabled First Peoples to identify produced and installed a peat bog sacred materials in the collection environment as part of The related to their history and culture, Mysterious Bog People. CMC staff and to provide advice to curators on also provided overall coordination for their proper care and handling. installation of the exhibition at the Spiritual leaders provided ongoing CMC prior to its December 2002 ceremonial care of False Face Masks opening. and other sacred objects.
A harpsichord from the Museum’s collection was on loan to the ensemble Nouvele Sinfonie of Montréal. Photo: CMC 30 Research and Collections
With the acquisition of three major In Fall 2002, the CMCC received new collections — the Nettie Covey $816,000 under the Department of Sharpe Collection, the Maurice “The Canadian Heritage’s Cultural Rocket” Richard Collection, and the Content On-Line Program (CCOP) Ruth McKendry Collection — the for digitization activities. It is Collections Management and anticipated that this second initiative Planning Division has handled the will result in an additional 20,000 inventory, packing and shipping of items, processed and made available over 5,000 new artifacts to the CMC. to the Canadian public via the In addition, the Division has Museum’s website, on First Peoples coordinated hundreds of artifact and French-Canadian material from loans from various collections for the late nineteenth and early Presenza: A New Look at Italian- twentieth centuries. Canadian Heritage and an exhibition on New France. The Library
The staff also hosted forty group During the past year, the Library and individual behind-the-scenes welcomed close to 10,000 visitors. tours of collections storage, The Library collection, an invaluable conservation laboratories and research tool for both museum staff technical production. and external researchers, was enriched this year by the acquisition Library, Archives and of 846 printed books, 546 electronic Documentation Services books, 42 videocassettes and 2,205 periodical issues. Major collections The Library, Archives and that were catalogued include a Documentation Services Division donation of 667 children’s books manages, preserves, and provides from the Canadian Children’s access to, information. To support its Museum and 757 files on Native- mandate, the Division recently Canadian artists. completed its first exercise in strategic planning, developing short- The Library conducted a complete and long-term objectives. inventory of its periodicals collection as a preliminary step towards The Division administers many areas replacing its obsolete classification of interest for the public and system with the more standard researchers alike. Over and above Library of Congress classification its impressive book and periodical system. In addition, 300 titles that are collection, the Library also houses no longer relevant were removed rare books, microfilms and thematic from the collection and sent to the files. The Archives manage sound, Canadian Book Exchange. This will film, video and manuscript alleviate space concerns and collections, as well as physical and collection storage for several years. electronic corporate records, including the original architectural Artifacts on loan from plans for the CMC. various individuals for the exhibition Presenza: A New Look at Italian-Canadian Heritage Photos: H. Foster
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A National Collection Room was The Archives These were created many years ago established in the Library to house as a reference tool for researchers, and adequately preserve the growing The CMC Archives preserves and and are comprised primarily of number of books and other makes accessible more than one images of First Peoples. The original documents acquired as artifacts. linear kilometre of documents on images are now safely stored in the Until recently, these were stored in Canadian history, as well as many archives and the copies have the Rare Book Room, which is thousands of sound and film records. become much more accessible to nearing capacity. Up to 1,500 external clients consulted users. and/or requested reproduction of Library staff worked in collaboration documents. In addition, over 16,000 Artifact Documentation with many of the CMC’s exhibition titles have been added to the CMC’s teams to provide information and to online catalogue of traditional French Artifact documentation staff continue create bibliographies and book songs. to build an extensive photographic displays designed to complement the catalogue, which makes digitized information content of several During the past year, the Museum images of artifacts from the exhibitions. Library staff also acquired over 24 linear metres of Corporation’s collections available to provided guided tours and database archival material. Among the more the public online. training sessions, and answered noteworthy acquisitions was the close to 3,000 information requests, Maurice Richard papers, and the The Maurice “The Rocket” Richard, in addition to handling loans of 8,800 documentation that accompanied the Ruth McKendry, and Nettie Covey documents to CMCC staff for their Nettie Covey Sharpe bequest. Sharpe collections were the primary research needs. focus of acquisition and registration Photographs and Copyright activities. These collections, which The Library and Archives Section effectively tripled the yearly average Online Catalogue for artifact documentation, will This recently created section dominate registration activities for at The Library and Archives collections manages over one million images, least another full year. can also be accessed through an most of which have never been online catalogue, with more that published. The section‘s emphasis The Archaeological Sites online Web 360,000 catalogued documents throughout the year has been to site was successfully launched in currently available on the Internet inventory and consolidate the August 2002. This project gives (http://geoweb.civilization.ca:8001). collection. This exercise is near CMCC clients — particularly those This year, the catalogue successfully completion, with a total of more than living above the 60th Parallel — migrated to a new server, enhancing 1,100,000 images, divided almost access to information on northern performance, speed and memory. equally between physical images archaeological sites via the Internet, (negatives and transparencies) and rather than having them depend During the past year, online searches digital images. A small but growing upon Museum staff to provide increased by 20%, and continue to number of these are accessible on reports. attract users from around the world. the Internet, either through the Over 94,000 searches for books, Library and Archives catalogue or Documentation staff initiated the photographs, and textual and through the artifact catalogue transfer of the CMC bilingual audiovisual documents were (collections.civilization.ca). (English-French) lexicon to the performed in the catalogue, bringing electronic thesaurus in the artifact the total number of searches to more The digitization of 4,600 fragile glass database. This is a novel experiment than a half-million since 1997, when negatives has been completed. in thesaurus-building, since the the catalogue went online. These images will be catalogued and standard is unilingual. However, made available online in the near given that CMCC documentation future. Another project, handled staff often works simultaneously in primarily by volunteers and students, both languages, a bilingual thesaurus involved photocopying and indexing is considered essential. the 8,100-item “Photo on Card- board” collection.
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The online artifact database (KE Branch staff also authored more than In addition to training Aboriginal Emu) is steadily growing as data is 20 articles, reviews and publications. interns in solid museological added and translated. There are These included studies on the natural practices, the ATPMP continues to currently 867,000 artifact records in history of the Plains region, a develop good relationships with the catalogue, and 535,000 guide to the Western Arctic, Inuit Aboriginal communities across multimedia records (including history and prehistory, archaeology, Canada. images, sound, film, and documents Prairie churches, Quebec folk for both the CMC and the CWM). objects, French-Canadian history, This year’s participants have Most of these will become available Newfoundland furniture and developed and produced a showcase to the public when translation is vernacular architecture, the history exhibit on the North America complete; however, there are already of the Chinese laundry in Canada, Indigenous Games. This new exhibit 165,000 artifact records available, Canadian art glass, and Dene was produced with financial support and 36,000 of these also have spruce-root basketry. from the National Aboriginal digitized images attached. Achievement Foundation. The Aboriginal Training Lectures, Presentations and Programme in Museum Publications Practices The Research and Collections Over the past ten years, the Branch shares its research and Aboriginal Training Programme in considerable expertise through Museum Practices (ATPMP) has publications, lectures and other provided a stimulating learning forms of outreach. During the past environment for participants from all year, Branch staff gave nearly 50 over Canada. Since the programme lectures and presentations at venues began in 1993, 58 Aboriginal trainees across North America and in Europe. have taken part in a wide range of museological functions, from Highlights included a presentation on exhibition development and artifact the importance of easy access to conservation, to interpretation, archival documentation, numerous marketing and communications. presentations by staff archaeologists Over the years, this initiative has on fieldwork in the North, several become a model, both nationally and presentations on Asian culture, internationally, for other museums lectures on First Peoples storytelling interested in training indigenous and craft traditions, and presen- museum staff. tations on subjects as diverse as musical instruments, French- Canadian folksongs, architecture and Inuit clothing.
Interns in the Aboriginal Training Programme in Museum Practices for 2002–2003. From left to right: Rose Alexis (Okanagan Nation, British Columbia), Jason Bear (Cree from Muskoday First Nation, Saskatchewan), Réginald Flamand (Attikamek Nation, Manawan, Quebec), Robert First Charger (Kainai/Blood Tribe of Blackfoot Confederation, Alberta) and Michael Cywink (Anishinabek from the Wikwemikong Territory, Ontario). Photo: S. Darby 33 Exhibitions and Programmes
he Exhibitions and Program- mes Branch produces a wide T range of temporary and permanent exhibitions, as well as programming ranging from presentations of dance, music and theatre to lectures, demonstrations, workshops and educational The First Peoples Hall programmes. Its activities support the Corporation in meeting the strategic objectives of increasing With the opening of the First Peoples Hall, the Canadian Museum of appreciation and understanding of Civilization has completed a substantial portion of its permanent exhibition Canada’s heritage, and researching spaces, which has long been one of the Corporation’s most important and developing the Corporation’s goals. collections and sharing the related knowledge. Since 1992, curators from the Archaeology and History Division and the Ethnology and Cultural Studies Division have worked in consultation with Exhibitions Aboriginal cultural experts from across the country to develop the Hall around four themes: We are still here, We are diverse, We contribute and We have an ancient relationship with the land. Permanent Exhibitions Occupying 2,000 square metres next to the Museum’s Grand Hall, the The First Peoples Hall First Peoples Hall includes more than 1,500 historical objects and works of art, as well as approximately 500 documents and illustrations. It profiles The First Peoples Hall, which opened the rich history, cultures, contributions and artistic expressions of on January 30, 2003, is the world’s Canada’s Aboriginal peoples, with an emphasis on presenting largest permanent exhibition on the contemporary realities in a historical perspective. cultures, history and contributions of Canada’s indigenous peoples. Completion of the Hall involved extensive work by staff in developing exhibition content in cooperation with a consultation committee of Aboriginal representatives from across Canada. Final exhibits include presentations of First Peoples history from all parts of Canada, profiles of First Peoples’ relationships to the land, social traditions, the many contributions of First Peoples to world culture, contemporary Aboriginal art, and more.
We are still here and We are diverse are two of the themes explored in the first section of the First Peoples Hall. Photo: S. Darby
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The Canada Hall Temporary Exhibitions
The Canada Hall covers 1,000 years Each year, the Canadian Museum of of Canadian social history from coast Civilization presents a variety of to coast. It is one of the most popular temporary exhibitions produced spaces in the Canadian Museum of either in-house or in cooperation with Civilization with close to half a million other major institutions, as well as visitors annually, and with very high loan exhibitions from other assessments in visitor surveys. Over institutions. Temporary exhibitions the past year, a number of new for the last fiscal year are listed modules have been added and below. additional work is underway. These include a module on West Coast Symbol of a Profession: A Century Communities, which explores the of Nurses’ Caps — February 13, West Coast Communities many cultural groups — First 2001 to January 27, 2003. The 60 module in the Canada Peoples, British, Japanese, Chinese, caps in this exhibition came from the Hall. Photo: S. Darby East Indian and European — of the CMC’s Gloria Kay collection, which region, and the effect of resources includes more than 160 caps and topography on the development covering the years 1895 to 1983. of the West Coast. Vimy Memorial Sculptures — May The Grand Hall 4, 2001 to February 29, 2004. This exhibition features five large This spectacular space is home to allegorical sculptures created by one of the world’s largest collections Walter Allward as models for his of totem poles, and tells the story of monumental works adorning the First Peoples on Canada’s West Vimy Memorial in France. The Coast. During the past year, several sculptures are drawn from the new features were added to the Hall collections of the Canadian War to offer a more contemporary view Museum. of these peoples. These included contemporary works of art in the Nuu-chah-nulth house, as well as photographs by contemporary Haida artists and a new exhibition on argillite art and artists in the Haida house. Major renovations to one of the Hall’s reproduction tidal pools were also completed, in order to facilitate visitor access.
During the past year, new orientation panels have been developed for the entrance and exit of the Canada Hall. Visitors who seek to enter the Hall’s exit space in error are now redirected to the entrance area, where a large map of Canada gives them an overview of the themes they will encounter on their journey through 1,000 years of Canadian history. Photo: H. Foster
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Resonance: The Musical Heritage Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga of La Francophonie — May 10, — May 8 to October 14, 2002. This 2001 to March 30, 2003. This exhibition, developed by the National exhibition, which opened in Museum of History (Smithsonian conjunction with the Jeux de la Institution), retraced Viking voyages Francophonie Games, featured more from Europe to the shores of North than 100 musical instruments from America. A special area was added the French-speaking world, including at the CMC to showcase recent a large number of folk instruments research by staff archaeologist from African countries. Patricia Sutherland on early interactions between the Norse and Kichi Sibi: Tracing Our Region’s peoples of the Eastern Arctic. Ancient History — June 22, 2001 Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga to August 17, 2003. This exhibition attracted more than 300,000 visitors explores the ancient history of the during its five-month run. region in which the CMC is located, 8,000 years prior to the arrival of Absolutely Vikings — May 8 to Europeans. October 14, 2002. A photo exhibit by Norwegian photographer Lill-Ann The Lands within Me: Expressions Chepstow-Lusty on contemporary by Canadian Artists of Arab Origin Viking re-enactors. — October 19, 2001 to March 9, 2003. This exhibition explored the Saidye Bronfman Awards 2002 — immigrant experience through the October 4, 2002 to September 12, works, experiences and commentary 2003. This year’s Saidye Bronfman of 26 Canadian artists of Arab origin. Award for Excellence in the Crafts was given to multidisciplinary artist First Son: Portraits by C.D. Hoy — Kai Chan. The exhibition includes 11 February 1 to September 2, 2002. current works by the artist, as well This exhibition featured 81 black- as seven historical works chosen by and-white photographs taken by a Chan from CMC collections for their Chinese photographer in the early ties to his own work. twentieth century, and portrays Chinese, Native and other residents The Powwow: An Art History — of the B.C. Interior. Developed by October 25, 2002 to August 17, Faith Moosang and produced by 2003. This exhibition, produced by Vancouver’s Presentation House the Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina, Gallery. Saskatchewan, presents an Aboriginal art history in relation to the Nuvisavik, “The Place Where We development of the powwow, from Weave”: Inuit Tapestries from the late nineteenth through late Arctic Canada — February 22, 2002 twentieth centuries. The exhibition to September 8, 2003. Inuit culture includes paintings, photographs, is celebrated in this series of 49 silkscreens and lithographs, all on tapestries evoking traditional ways of loan from individuals and institutions life within the Pangnirtung commu- across North America. nity on Baffin Island.
Kai Chan of Toronto, one of Canada’s most highly respected textile artists, is the 26th recipient of the Saidye Bronfman Award. Photo: Andrew Leyerle 36 Exhibitions and Programmes
The Mysterious Bog People — Travelling Exhibitions December 6, 2002 to September 1, 2003. This major international During the past year, fourteen exhibition, produced by the CMC in exhibitions produced by the association with the Drents Museum Canadian Museum of Civilization (The Netherlands), the Niedersäch- have been enjoyed throughout sisches Landesmuseum (Germany) Canada, the United States and other and the Glenbow Museum (Calgary), countries around the world. This tells the story of peoples living near year’s travelling exhibitions are listed the bogs of northwestern Europe below. from the Mesolithic Age to the end of the sixteenth century. Featuring Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams: mummified bodies from the bogs, Life and Art of an Ancient Arctic forensic reconstructions, and People. This award-winning artifacts ranging from axes and exhibition finished touring at the end swords to earthenware, silver, of May 2002, following a highly jewellery and musical instruments, successful final presentation at the the exhibition recreates long-lost Public Museum of Grand Rapids in lives, ideas and beliefs. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Moorscapes: A Vanishing Legacy Isumavut: The Artistic Expression – December 6, 2002 to September of Nine Cape Dorset Women. 1, 2003. This exhibition, presented Following a presentation at the in conjunction with The Mysterious National Museum of Ethnology in Bog People, features a series of fifty Lisbon, Portugal, this unique photographs taken by photographer exhibition was featured at the Art Wolfgang Bartels of Hanover, Gallery of Hamilton. Germany. This Other Eden: Canadian Folk Pangnirtung During the 1920s: Art Outdoors. With major support The J.D. Soper Collection — from from Investors Group, this CMC January 31, 2003. This selection of exhibition was presented at the photographs and artifacts provides Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg, the a glimpse into Inuit culture at a time Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax, when the Canadian North remained and the McCord Museum in largely inaccessible to the outside Montreal. world. From the Hands of a Master: Story Boxes: The Tony Hyman Tradition Revealed by Collection — January 31, 2003 to Contemporary Artisans. Produced July 4, 2004. A selection of 50 cigar by the Canadian Postal Museum in containers from the world’s largest association with the Société collection of cigar memorabilia, internationale des enterprises acquired by the CMC in June 2002. ÉCONOMUSÉE®, and with financial support from Canadian Heritage, this exhibition has toured many small Canadian museums with the generous support of Canada Post. A second tour is planned to extend into April 2006.
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World Circus. Produced by the Cross Currents: 500 Generations Canadian Children’s Museum, this of Aboriginal Fishing in Atlantic exhibition was presented this past Canada. This exhibition started its year at the expERIEnce Children’s tour of Atlantic Canada at the New Museum in Erie, Pennsylvania and Brunswick Museum in Saint John, the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum followed by a presentation at the in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It appeared Nova Scotia Museum of Industry in at the Manitoba Children’s Museum Stellarton. in Winnipeg from February to May 2003. The Cod Rush: Early European Fisheries, 1497–1763. This Places of Power, Objects of exhibition started its tour of Atlantic Veneration. This small photographic Canada at the New Brunswick exhibition finished its tour of Museum in Saint John, followed by Argentina, under the auspices of the a presentation at the Nova Scotia Canadian Embassy, with a Museum of Industry in Stellarton. presentation at the Museo Etnográfico Andrés Barbero in Swales and Whales: Atlantic Asuncion, Paraguay. Canada’s Sea Mammal Harvest. This exhibition began its tour of Legends of Our Times: Native Atlantic Canada at the Southern Ranching and Rodeo Life on the Newfoundland Seamen’s Museum in Plains and Plateau. This major Grand Bank. exhibition appeared at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon, The Tunit, a Palaeo-Eskimo Georgia until March 2003. People. This small discovery-box exhibition — a spin-off of Lost Native Cowboy Life. This small Visions, Forgotten Dreams — has exhibition — a spin-off of Legends travelled to six small museums to of Our Times — has travelled to ten date, including the London Museum small museums to date, including the of Anthropology in London, Ont., the Fort Steele Heritage Town in Fort Cape Breton Centre for Heritage and Steele, B.C., the Penticton Museum Science in Sydney, N.S., and the in Penticton, B.C., and the Dryden Kitimat Centennial Museum in and District Museum in Dryden, Ont. Kitimat, B.C.
Canadian UNESCO World Heritage Under the Sign of the Cross: Sites. Co-produced by the CMC and Creative Expressions of Parks Canada, this exhibition has Christianity in Canada. travelled to ten venues across Components of this major exhibition Canada, and was last presented at — various religious works — were the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic featured in the Musée des religions, in Lunenburg, N.S. Nicolet, Que.
Legends of Our Times: Native Ranching and Rodeo Life on the Plains and Plateau
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Windows on the Collections In addition, an outdoor midsummer Several key partnerships helped the solstice event featured the award- Corporation deliver cultural Artifacts from the CMC’s collections winning Almanna Sangen choir from programmes to over 25,000 visitors are presented in a number of Uppsala, Sweden, and a theatrical in 2002–2003. These included a full corridors and high-traffic areas performance by the Icelandic Saga summer of events for Vikings: The throughout the Museum, giving Singers. Attendance at these events North Atlantic Saga, in collabo- visitors a glimpse into the wealth of exceeded 13,000 visitors. ration with the embassies and material conserved on behalf of the community organizations of Norway, people of Canada. During the past In October 2002, special events for Sweden, Denmark, Finland and year, these mini-exhibitions have The Powwow: An Art History Iceland and Parks Canada. The St. included Symbol of a Profession: comprised a weekend of dance, Lucia Winter Solstice event was held One Hundred Years of Nurses’ film, art, curatorial tours, and food for a fourth successful year in Caps, Pangnirtung During the sampling. In December 2002, partnership with the Embassy of 1920s: The J.D. Soper Collection, the opening of The Mysterious Sweden and IKEA Canada. and Story Boxes: The Tony Hyman Bog People featured an interpretive Collection. fashion show, forensic re- The National Film Board was an constructions, and guest specialists. active partner in the launch of two Programmes Aboriginal films: Is the Crown at War To celebrate the opening of the First with Us and If the Weather Permits. Peoples Hall, special events were The dazzling artistry of master The CMC provides a wide range of held over four weekends in February puppeteer Hori Hiroshi and his public programming for its visitors, and throughout March. Programming interpretation of the Tales of Genji ranging from educational outreach to included talks and tours with guest was presented in close collaboration performances, lectures, films and curators and Native leaders, culinary with the Embassy of Japan. And more. demonstrations and food sampling, finally, a showcase of arts and culture performances and the Where Rivers from Canada’s East Coast was During the past year, large-scale Meet film festival. planned in partnership with the thematic events and festival National Arts Centre for the April weekends presented in conjunction 2003 festival, Atlantic Scene. with major openings attracted over 70,000 visitors. These included activities planned around the opening of the First Peoples Hall, and for exhibitions such as Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga, The Mysterious Bog People, and The Powwow: An Art History.
Activities for Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga included a full week of Vikingfest activities, featuring rowing aboard the Mjøsen Lange, a replica longship from Norway; re- enactors from Canada’s L’Anse aux Meadows historic site and the Historik Museum in Norway; and guest curators and lecturers from Scotland, Norway, Britain, Sweden and the United States. Kiowa Scalp Dance by Stephen Mopope. Collection of Philbrook Museum of Art. Photo: Don Wheeler
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Series and Animation School Programming The CMC “Two-Hour Self-Guided Tour” brochure was revamped as a Conversations and Coffee, a popular School programming continued more general planning guide for first- monthly afternoon series of informal onsite and in schools of the region. time visitors, and an orientation talks and tours for adults, featured Programmes were reviewed by a brochure was produced for the speakers on topics as diverse as the team of educational consultants, and Canada Hall. history of golf, mail-order shopping, were modified to improve links to bog archaeology, nineteenth-century Ontario and Quebec curricula and to Audio-visual Productions love letters and First Peoples. increase student interactivity. Over and Photography Another series, entitled An Evening 25,000 students participated in the at the Museum, featured thematic Corporation’s educational pro- The Museum produces a large events including historical wine and grammes, including those subsidized number of exhibition enhancements beer tastings, golf, forensic by the Chawkers Foundation. An- and stand-alone presentations in archaeology with author Kathy other 23,000 students used materials support of exhibitions and Reichs, and a spa night at the developed by the museum, and programmes. During the past year, Museum. The events in this series interns from secondary and post these included 25 audio productions were often sold out. secondary schools received on the and 32 video productions. In job training. addition, two touch-screen interactive For the Corporation’s resident theatre presentations were produced for the company, Dramamuse, this past Guided Tours Canada Hall, documentation was year has been one of innovation, new made of special events such as product development, and increased Interpretive planners developed National Aboriginal Day, and interaction with visitors. In response formal guided tours of one temporary promotional materials were produced to visitor feedback, Dramamuse exhibition and two permanent for broadcast. Photography was developed a new form of hybrid galleries, for implementation by provided for promotional and archival theatre blending scripted pieces with Guides. Training was provided to purposes, exhibitions, special events, interactive role-playing. The highly Guides for four exhibitions, and to publications and Web sites, as was popular “Charivari” was staged in the animation staff and volunteers for photographic work for the First Canada Hall’s New France Square, educational and family programmes. Peoples Hall, and photographic and and has doubled the number of Interpretive planners also worked audio-visual documentation of visitor encounters with actors — from with project teams to refine construction of the new Canadian 57,638 in Summer 2001 to 111,720 messages for 25 upcoming War Museum. in Summer 2002. The company also exhibitions, in order to ensure a created a 30-minute theatrical tour positive visitor experience. Ideas of The Mysterious Bog People were tested and feedback was exhibition, which was presented to solicited in eight separate evaluation 4,500 visitors. studies led by interpretive planners. Guidelines were also developed for In-gallery animation continues to be the writing of exhibition text and for a popular feature of major making exhibitions interactive. exhibitions. During the past year, animation provided in the Resonance exhibition by a corps of volunteers continued to be a big hit, and more than 60,000 visitors have enjoyed these lively music-making activities since the exhibition opened in Summer 2001.
The Spirits of the Bog, a theatrical tour of The Mysterious Bog People, was produced by Dramamuse. Photo: S. Darby 40 Canadian Children’s Museum
he Canadian Children’s Canada Day Poster Challenge — Museum (CCM) takes young July 1 to September 3, 2002. As part T visitors on a wide-ranging of the Canadian Heritage Canada intercultural odyssey through Day Poster Challenge, children from workshops, animation programmes, across Canada created posters day camps, sleepovers, and various celebrating “Canadian Firsts”. other learning experiences. The CCM Thirteen finalists and the national continues to be one of the most prize winning entry — the official popular venues in the Canadian 2002 Canada Day poster— were on Museum of Civilization, with display. attendance of 503,384 during 2002– 2003. Kids Celebrate! — October 19, 2002 to January 12, 2003. Produced by the The Canadian Children’s Museum’s Canadian Children’s Museum, the activities support the Corporation in exhibition attracted more than 60,000 meeting the strategic objectives of visitors in hands-on activities and increasing appreciation and under- special events. standing of Canada’s heritage, and researching and developing the Pattern Wizardry — February 1 to Corporation’s collections and sharing May 19, 2003. Language schools the related knowledge. from the region were actively involved in presenting cultural Temporary Exhibitions celebrations from around the world as part of this exhibition, which The Amazing Castle — May 25 to explores patterns in everyday life. September 22, 2002. The exhibition Produced by the Brooklyn Children’s featured a sold-out summer day Museum. camp, and an opening weekend of performers and workshops for 3,500 children and their families. Produced by the Minnesota Children’s Museum.
The Amazing Castle
Photo: S. Darby
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Programmes and Activities For a second year, three exhibition activities developed by the CCM A diverse line-up of programmes and toured Canada as part of the Kids’ activities was delivered throughout Zone component of the Canada the year, and included six weeks of Pavilion. This travelling venue sold-out summer programmes, two attracted more than one million weeks of spring-break day camps, people across Canada. and capacity bookings for birthday parties and sleepovers. Annual There were four meetings of the CCM special events including Lunch with Youth Advisory Committee, 14 young the Witches, Festival of Lights, Mad people who advise the CCM on the Hatter’s Tea Party and Kids’ Day in development and evaluation of the Park were sold out. On July 1, programmes and exhibitions, and act over 4,500 families participated in as ambassadors in their schools. Medieval Madness. Over 80 youth volunteers, ages 12 to 17, continued to work with CCM For a second year, the CCM staff in the exhibition areas. partnered with Festival 4-15: Ottawa Festival of the Arts for Young The CCM hosted some 400 Audiences to present a fall and delegates from around the world winter series of performing arts during the Association of Children’s events for young audiences. Museums Interactivity 2002 conference. This marked the first In partnership with the National Film time the conference was held in Board of Canada, the CCM held the Canada, and provided an opportunity launch of Talespinners, an animated for the CCM to showcase its video series that promotes cultural programmes to peers within the understanding, with screenings and children’s museum field. animation workshops.
Adventure World opened for a busy summer season that included daily and special events such as the annual sold-out Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.
Adventure World
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hrough its exhibitions, Satisfaction Guaranteed: The Mail programming and special Order Catalogue in Canada — June T events, the Canadian Postal 14, 2002 to October 13, 2003. Museum (CPM) presents the Profiling the evolution of catalogue postal heritage of Canada, including shopping in Canada from the 1880s philately, the history of mail delivery to the present day, this exhibition and postal communications, mail art shows the impact of mail order on and other forms of written interaction. mass consumption. The exhibition The activities of the CPM support the looks at the golden age of mail order Corporation in meeting the strategic as practiced by major retailers such objectives of increasing appreciation as the Hudson’s Bay Company, and understanding of Canada’s Eaton’s, Simpson’s, Woodward’s heritage, and researching and and Dupuis Frères. developing the Corporation’s collections and sharing the related Mexico: Colours of a Country and knowledge. In 2002–2003, the Testimonies of a Life — December Canadian Postal Museum welcomed 20, 2002 to June 8, 2003. Developed 277,769 visitors. by Fernando Espinosa in memory of his father, philatelist Francisco Permanent and Temporary Espinosa (1934-2002), this small Exhibitions exhibition presents an overview of Mexican history and philately through the medium of Espinosa’s private Reflections of Canada — The stamp collection. National Stamp Collection is a Official opening of the exhibition permanent exhibition that opened in Reflections of Canada — The In addition, the permanent exhibition July 2002. Produced in cooperation National Stamp Collection. What’s New in Philately presented with Canada Post and the National From left to right: Mr. Ian more than 20 new philatelic issues Archives of Canada, this exhibition Wilson, National Archivist of during the year. This section of the assembles, for the first time, more CPM is entirely sponsored by Canada; the Honourable André than 2,500 postage stamps issued Canada Post. Ouellet, President and CEO, in Canada and the provinces. Canada Post; the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, Prime 1898 Two-Cent Christmas Map Minister of Canada; Mr. Charles Stamp and its Postal Usage — Verge, President, Royal Philatelic June 13 to December 8, 2002. This Society of Canada; and Dr. Victor exhibition presented the collection of Rabinovitch, CMCC President Roger Boisclair, a true aficionado of and CEO. the 1898 two-cent Christmas stamp, Photo: S. Darby and examined the various colours in which the stamp was produced, as well as the use of colour plates.
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Programmes and Activities Historical research during the past year revolved primarily around two Expanded programming continued projects: the French-Canadian and within the CPM, with monthly events Francophone diaspora throughout reaching a diverse clientele. The North America, and the commu- themes of communication, literacy nication perspective in New France. and philately were explored through The former is a research initiative dynamic sessions with visual artists, with partners including Glendon curators and community specialists. College (York University), York Several activities were also held in University, the Royal Military College conjunction with the newly opened and the Université de Montréal. In exhibition on catalogue shopping. addition, the CPM responded to Conversation and Coffee events approximately 100 requests for featured informal discussions and information from external research- tours with the exhibition’s curator, ers and members of the public. and in July 2002, an interpretive fashion show brought the consumer National and International traditions of early catalogue Presence shopping to life. Mail art drop-in events held over the summer Every year, the CPM and its partner, continued to be popular among Canada Post, present the exhibition families and tourists. A well-attended Sincerely, L.M. Montgomery in the event in December 2002 featured post office at Cavendish, P.E.I. The readings from Roch Carrier’s award- exhibition welcomes some 20,000 winning story, “The Hockey Sweater”. visitors each summer between May and October. Collections and Research As a member of the prestigious Club A team of eight volunteers continued de Monte-Carlo de l’élite de la to catalogue the CPM’s Canadian philatélie, the CPM participated in the and international philatelic collec- exhibition 100 timbres et documents tions, making them more accessible philatéliques parmi les plus rares du for loans and exhibitions. monde (100 of the World’s Rarest Stamps and Philatelic Documents) CPM acquisitions over the past year in December 2002. The CPM’s included five manuals on the art of presentation, a rejected plate for the writing; four nineteenth-century “Royal William” stamp issued in photographs taken by William James 1933, was characterized in the Topley depicting postal carrier exhibition catalogue as one of the François Xavier Giroux in four world’s 100 philatelic treasures. different seasonal uniforms; and an optical character reader used for automated mail sorting. The CPM also received the philatelic material from Canada Post related to the most recent philatelic issues.
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Conferences and Lectures Partnerships
Staff assigned to Postal Museum The Postal Museum within the CMC activities frequently share their enjoys the support of numerous expertise with colleague institutions partners, including an important and other interested parties across ongoing commitment from Canada Canada and around the world, as Post for all of its activities, including guest lecturers at universities, research, programming and ani- historical societies and other venues. mation. In addition, a partnership Highlights of the year are listed agreement was signed between the below. CMC, the Hudson’s Bay Company, Canadian Pacific and Canada Post, · A presentation to the Canadian enabling the development of a major Museums Association conference exhibition that will be presented in Calgary, on the value of first at the CMC and then travel strategic alliances between throughout Canada. cultural institutions and corpo- rations. In its fourth year, the Valentine’s Day Ball, organized by the Friends of the · A presentation at the International Canadian Postal Museum, attracted Committee on Exhibition Ex- more than 500 guests and raised a change in London, England, on record $80,000 for the CPM. The the Canadian Museum of event was attended by its Honorary Civilization’s Travelling Exhibitions co-chairs, the Honourable Sheila Programme. Copps, Minister of Canadian · Three presentations in Montreal, Heritage, and the Honourable André Ottawa and Krasnoyarsk, Russia Ouellet, President and CEO of on topics ranging from the Canada Post. This popular evening, benefits of partnerships between held in the CMC’s Grand Hall, museums and other organi- brought together leaders from zations, to the role of museums business and national associations, in society. as well as politicians and diplomats. · Three presentations in Toronto, Trois-Rivières and on the French- language television channel Canal D on the francophone diaspora, mail-order catalogues, and a stamp featuring the assassinated political leader, Thomas D’Arcy McGee.
The fourth edition of the Valentine’s Day Ball raised a record $80,000 for the CPM. From left to right: Charles Verge, President, Friends of the Canadian Postal Museum; the Honourable Sheila Copps, Minister of Canadian Heritage; and the Honourable André Ouellet, President and CEO, Canada Post. Photo: Petr Maur 45 CMC Exhibitions
Canadian Museum of The Mysterious Bog People Showcases Civilization (CMC, Drents Museum, the Niedersächsisches Symbol of a Profession: Landesmuseum, Glenbow Permanent Exhibitions A Century of Nurses’ Museum), December 6, 2002 to Caps (CMC), February 13, 2001 September 1, 2003 to January 27, 2003 First Peoples Hall (CMC), since Moorscapes: A Vanishing Pangnirtung During the 1920s: January 30, 2003 Legacy (CMC, Drents Museum, The J.D. Soper Collection (CMC), the Niedersächsisches since January 31, 2003 Canada Hall Landesmuseum, Glenbow Story Boxes: The Tony Hyman West Coast Communities, since Museum), December 6, 2002 to Collection (CMC), January 31, November 30, 2002 September 1, 2003 2003 to July 4, 2004 Orientation Module, since April 1, Special Exhibitions Gallery D 2002 Others The Lands Within Me: Temporary Exhibitions Hudson Bay Canoe (in Expressions by Canadian Artists cooperation with the Hudson’s Bay of Arab Origin (CMC), October Company), since November 19, W.E. Tayler Salon 19, 2001 to March 9, 2003 1997 Vimy Memorial Sculptures Kichi-Sibi: Tracing Our Region’s Special Exhibitions Gallery E (CWM), May 4, 2001 to Ancient History (CMC), June 22, February 29, 2004 2001 to August 17, 2003 Resonance: Musical Heritage of La Francophonie (CMC), May 10, Special Exhibitions Gallery A Travelling Exhibitions 2001 to March 30, 2003 (In alphabetical order) Nuvisavik, “The Place Where We Level 4 - Mezzanine Weave”: Inuit Tapestries from Canadian UNESCO World Heritage Sites Arctic Canada (CMC), February The Arctic Voyages of Martin November 28, 2001 to April 28, 22, 2002 to September 8, 2003 Frobisher (CMC), March 13, 2000 2002, Restigouche Regional to October 26, 2003 Museum Dalhousie, N.B. Special Exhibitions Gallery B Souvenirs of Canada (CMC), July December 9, 2002 to June 22, 1, 1994 to October 26, 2003 2003, Fisheries Museum of the First Son: Portraits by C.D. Hoy Timeless Treasures: The Story of Atlantic Lunenburg, N.S. (Presentation House Gallery, Dolls in Canada (CMC), February Vancouver), February 1 to 13, 2000 to January 27, 2003 Cod Rush: Early European September 2, 2002 Glass Works: The Story of Glass Fishermen, 1497-1763 The Powwow: An Art History and Glass-making in Canada June 30, 2002 to February 24, (MacKenzie Art Gallery, with the (CMC), April 16, 1998 to 2003, New Brunswick Museum, support of the Canada Council for September 16, 2002 Saint John, N.B. the Arts, the Saskatchewan Arts The Charter. It’s Ours. It’s Us. Board and the Department of (Justice Canada), June 11, 2002 to Cross Currents: 500 Generations Canadian Heritage through the April 21, 2003 of Aboriginal Fishing in Atlantic Museums Assistance Program), Saidye Bronfman Award 2002 Canada October 25, 2002 to August 17, (The Samuel and Saidye Bronfman June 30, 2002 to February 24, 2003 Family Foundation), October 4, 2003, New Brunswick Museum, 2002 to September 12, 2003 Saint John, N.B. Special Exhibitions Gallery C Absolutely Vikings! – Photographs from Lill-Ann Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga Chepstow-Lusty (CMC), May 8 (CMC, National Museum of Natural to October 14, 2002 History, Smithsonian Institution), May 8 to October 14, 2002
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From the Hands of a Master: Swales and Whales: Atlantic Amazing Castle (Minnesota Tradition Revealed by Canada’s Sea Mammal Harvest Children’s Museum), May 25 to Contemporary Artisans June 17 to October 26, 2002, September 22, 2002 February 11 to May 5, 2002, New Southern Newfoundland Seamen’s Canada Day Poster Challenge Brunswick Museum, Saint John, Museum, Grand Bank, N.F. (CCM), July 1 to September 3, N.B. 2002 June 10 to September 1, 2002, The Tunit, a Palaeo-Eskimo People Kids Celebrate! (CCM), October Dryden and District Museum, March 4 to July 22, 2002, London 19, 2002 to January 12, 2003 Dryden, Ont. Museum of Archaeology, London, Pattern Wizardry (Brooklyn October 14, 2002 to January 5, Ont. Children’s Museum), February 1 to 2003, Musée de la Gaspésie, August 23, 2002 to January 5, May 19, 2003 Gaspé, Que. 2003, Cape Breton Centre for February 10 to May 4, 2003, Heritage and Science, Canadian Postal Museum Musée Heritage Museum, Sydney, N.S. St. Albert, Alb. February 3 to April 27, 2003, Permanent Exhibitions Kitimat Centennial Museum, Isumavut: The Artistic Kitimat, B.C. What’s New in Philately (CPM), Expression of Nine Cape Dorset June 11, 1997 Women This Other Eden: Canadian Folk Write Like an Egyptian! (CPM), January 18 to April 6, 2003, Art Art Outdoors May 8, 1998 Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. May 12 to September 2, 2002, Stamp Quest™ (Canada Post Manitoba Museum of Man and Corporation), February 25, 2000 Legends of Our Times: Native Nature, Winnipeg, Man. Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Ranching and Rodeo Life on the October 11, 2002 to January 5, Postal Heritage in Evolution Plains and Plateau 2003, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, (CPM), June 15, 2000 November 7, 2002 to March 23, Halifax, N.S. Reflections of Canada - The 2003, Museum of Arts and February 20 to August 24, 2003, National Philatelic Collection Sciences, Macon, GA, U.S.A. McCord Museum, Montreal, Que. (CPM), July 1, 2002
Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams: Under the Sign of the Cross: Life and Art of an Ancient Arctic Creative Expressions of Temporary Exhibitions People Christianity in Canada February 2 to May 27, 2002, Public (exhibition components) 1898 Two-Cent Christmas Map Museum of Grand Rapids, Grand March 3 to September 15, 2002, Stamp and its Postal Usage Rapids, MI, U.S.A. Musée des religions, Nicolet, Que. (CPM), June 13 to December 8, 2002 Native Cowboy Life World Circus Satisfaction Guaranteed – The May 26 to August 18, 2002, Fort May 13 to October 13, 2002, Mail Order Catalogue in Canada Steele Heritage Town, Fort Steele, expERIEnce Children’s Museum, (CPM), June 14, 2002 to October B.C. Erie, PA, U.S.A. 13, 2003 September 15 to December 8, November 16, 2002 to January 19, Mexico: Colours of A Country 2002, Penticton Museum, 2003, Betty Brinn Children’s and Testimonies of a Life (CPM), Penticton, B.C. Museum, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A. December 20, 2002 to June 8, January 19 to April 13, 2003, February 10 to May 25, 2003, 2003 Dryden and District Museum, Manitoba Children’s Museum, A Life in Writing – The Christian Dryden, Ont. Winnipeg, Man. Bennedsen Collection (Showcase for the CPM’s acquisitions), Places of Power, Objects of Canadian Children’s December 12, 2002 to June 2003 Veneration Museum May 2 to May 17, 2002, City Hall, Cordoba, Argentina Temporary Exhibitions May 22 to May 31, 2002, Museo Etnográfico Andrés Barbero, Show and Tell: Growing Up Asuncion, Paraguay Canadian (CCM and CBC Museum), November 3, 2001 to May 6, 2002 47 Public Relations and Publishing
he Public Relations and Communications Products Publishing Branch undertakes T a wide range of commu- Four times a year, the Public nications activities on behalf Relations and Publishing Branch of the Corporation, and disseminates produces Calendars of Events for the results of the Corporation’s both the Canadian Museum of research through its production of Civilization and the Canadian War high-quality print and electronic Museum. This is a primary publications. The Branch also communications tool for the oversees promotion of the Canadian promotion of public activities at both Museum of Civilization and the museums. Each quarter, between Canadian War Museum by ensuring 240,000 and 360,000 copies of these high-profile visibility at the regional, brochures are printed and distributed national and international levels. The throughout the National Capital Branch achieves these goals through Region and to subscribers. the following activities: A new promotional tourism brochure • Produces documents and other was produced this fiscal year, with a products for specific purposes, print run of 220,000 copies. The and aimed at defined target inside of the brochure contained audiences general information on the Canadian • Develops and maintains dynamic Museum of Civilization, and the cover relationships with the media panels highlighted two major through a wide range of strategic exhibitions: Vikings: The North media relations activities Atlantic Saga and The Mysterious • Organizes special events Bog People. (exhibition openings and previews, state visits, etc.) to Onsite Promotion reinforce the public image of the institution and its ties to particular On a regular basis, the Branch communities produces and updates printed • Publishes the results of curatorial material designed to facilitate visitor research, promoting the Corpo- orientation, while also providing ration’s in-house expertise museum guests with useful • Develops and maintains information on the various services strategies designed to promote offered at the Canadian Museum of the activities of two national Civilization. These publications museums to audiences across include the Visitor Map and This Canada and around the world Week at the Museum. In addition, the Branch produces an electronic video bulletin board, highlighting current activities at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
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In 2002, This Week at the Museum More than 13 media previews were was modified. The new version, held during the past fiscal year to produced in colour rather than black- inaugurate new exhibitions or to and-white, is more attractive and publicize the acquisition of new easier to consult. An updated version collections by the Canadian Museum of the Visitor’s Map was also printed of Civilization. Gala openings were in both French and English, and organized for the exhibitions includes the newly opened First Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga, Peoples Hall and other changes. The The Mysterious Bog People, and first version for Chinese visitors also the First Peoples Hall. Members of was produced this fiscal year. the media were also invited to discover the Ruth McKendry, Maurice Media Relations Richard and Nettie Covey Sharpe collections. The Canadian Museum of Civilization carries out a wide range of media relations activities, including the production and distribution of documents and other products designed for media use. These products enable the Branch to communicate the Corporation’s messages, while also reinforcing the public image of its two museums. Media relations officers also respond to a great number of requests from the media for information, resource persons, images, etc.
Activities such as these enable the Branch to ensure considerable media coverage throughout the year, not only within regional media, but also Fifteen items from the Maurice “The Rocket” Richard on a national and international scale. Collection were unveiled to the media in During the past fiscal year, more than December 2002. Photo: S. Darby 130 press releases and public service announcements were produced, in addition to considerable photo- graphic and audiovisual documen- tation. Regular communications such as this have helped the Branch — and, by extension, the Corporation — to establish and maintain fruitful relationships with many types of media outlet.
Two members of the Inuit Cultural Performers demonstrate throat singing as part of the special activities organized for the opening of the First Peoples Hall. Photo: S. Darby 49 Public Relations and Publishing
Special Events and LIST OF PUBLICATIONS State Visits General Works The Branch is charged with the planning and coordination of major The Canadian Museum of Civilization. events, such as National Aboriginal Photographs by Malak. Reprint, 2002 Day and official dinners for royal visits. In all, 190 VIP tours were C. Bergen, J. R. Beuker, K. Düwel, organized for dignitaries and other D.-B. Gaedtke-Eckardt, P. Kehne, E. high-profile figures from both Canada M. Koerselman, R. Kossian, A. and abroad. Metzler, K. E. Müller, S. Veil, V. T. van Vilsteren, and I. Wunn. The Internal Communications Mysterious Bog People. Co-publish with Waanders, Zwolle, 2002 The Canadian Museum of Mercury Series Civilization produces an electronic employee information bulletin each Canadian Ethnology Service week entitled Blips and Bleeps. Marie, Suzan and Judy Thompson. Publishing Dene Spruce Root Basketry. Revival of a Tradition. Mercury Series Paper During the past fiscal year, the 138. Publishing Group continued to produce all of the Corporation’s History Division printed publications. In addition to supporting the Corporation’s Peddle, Walter W. The Dynamics of exhibitions and programmes, the Outport Furniture Design: Adaptation Publishing Group’s activities raise and Culture. Mercury Series Paper 51. the profile of in-house curatorial research, helping the Corporation to MacKinnon, Richard. Vernacular fulfil that part of its mandate which Architecture in the Codroy Valley. relates to the communication of Mercury Series Paper 52. knowledge, expertise and research.
Printed Publications
During the past fiscal year, the Corporation added three new publications to its prestigious Mercury Series: one for the Canadian Ethnology Service, and two for the History Division.
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he Canadian War Museum New CWM Facility In early November 2002, a (CWM) is Canada’s national groundbreaking event was held on T museum of military history Following release of the first draft the site in the presence of Prime covering our country’s military designs for the new Canadian War Minister Jean Chrétien, Canadian past from earliest times to the Museum in May 2002, a public Web- Heritage Minister Sheila Copps and present day. Currently housed at two based consultation was held, in other dignitaries. Since then, separate sites in Ottawa — a public which Canadians were asked to excavation has proceeded, the museum on Sussex Drive and Vimy comment on the three draft designs. foundations have been poured, and House, principally a storage facility This was the first time Canadians construction continues apace on the other side of the downtown were consulted on the design of a towards the forecasted May 2005 core — the Canadian War Museum national building. In August 2002, the opening — a date representing the is currently building a new facility at architectural team of Moriyama & 60th anniversary of the end of the the LeBreton Flats riverfront site in Teshima of Toronto and Griffiths Second World War in Europe, and central Ottawa. The new site, Rankin Cook of Ottawa, unveiled a the 125th anniversary of the scheduled to open in May 2005, will new final design, entitled Canadian War Museum. enable all CWM functions to be “Regeneration”. The sweeping profile assembled under one roof, and of the new CWM fits elegantly into provide for considerable upgrading its surroundings, and features not of exhibitions, educational pro- only cutting-edge architecture, but grammes, special events, conser- also a number of symbolic elements vation facilities, research facilities evoking the costs of war, as well as Canadians were asked to and visitor amenities. humankind’s enduring quest for comment on the three draft lasting peace. The Canadian War Museum and its designs of the new Canadian programmes support the Corporation War Museum. This was the first in meeting all of its strategic time Canadians were consulted objectives, from increasing on the design of a national appreciation and understanding of building. Canada’s heritage, to researching and developing the Corporation’s collections and sharing the related knowledge, to maintaining financial and operational viability — particularly as relates to the new CWM project.
On November 5, 2002, a groundbreaking event was held on the future site of the new CWM. Left to right: Dr. Victor Rabinovitch, President and CEO of the CMCC; Mr. Mac Harb, MP, Ottawa Centre; Mr. Marcel Beaudry, Chairman of the NCC; the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada; the Honourable Sheila Copps, Minister of Canadian Heritage; and Mr. Joe Geurts, Director and CEO of the Canadian War Museum. Photo: H. Foster 51 Canadian War Museum
In support of exhibitry and Temporary Exhibitions Child Victims: The Photographs of programming in the new Canadian Robert Semeniuk — May 30, 2002 War Museum, the Passing the Torch Imperial Adventure: Canadians in to March 15, 2003. This exhibition fundraising campaign has raised the South African War (1899–1902) featured twenty powerful photo- close to $15 million to date, making — June 3, 1999 to February 28, graphs illustrating the devastating it the most successful federal cultural 2003. Profiling one of the earliest effect of war on children around the institution fundraising initiative in overseas conflicts in which Canada world. Canadian history. Donations have participated, this exhibition featured come from foundations, corpo- original film footage and an Battlefield Pit Stop: Canadians in rations, associations and hundreds impressive collection of artifacts. Europe 1944 — June 21 to of private donors, attesting to the September 2, 2002. This outdoor importance of the new War Museum Kiska Sketches, War Art by E.J. display featured costumed first to Canadians across the country. It Hughes, 1943 — November 9, 2000 person animators from the Second is expected that the campaign will to October 28, 2002. World War and some of the reach its $15-million goal by the end Museum’s historical military vehicles of the 2003-2004 fiscal year. Colours of War (Part 2): Works on and equipment. Paper from the Canadian War Exhibitions Museum, 1914 to 1945 — February Art of the Medal — October 19, 8 to May 12, 2002. This popular 2002 to April 20, 2003. Produced in Permanent Exhibitions exhibition featured 25 significant cooperation with the Royal Canadian works on paper by outstanding Mint and the Medallic Art Society of Revolution Rejected: Canada and Canadian and European artists, Canada, this exhibition demon- the American Revolution — depicting scenes from the First and strated that medals can be both January 28, 2003. This new Second World Wars. military awards and works of art. permanent exhibition tells the story of the American Revolution and Canada. It focuses on the victory of British regulars and English- and French-speaking militias over American invaders in the streets of Quebec City in 1775, and examines the Loyalist experience through the An American carved this powder eyes of a young girl named Hannah horn in the nineteenth century to Ingraham. commemorate the attack on Quebec City in 1775. Photo: CWM
General (Ret’d) Paul Manson and Jacques Auger, President of Bombardier Aerospace, Defence Services, hold Bombardier’s cheque for $250,000 to the Passing the Torch Campaign. Photo: Attilio Sartori 52 Canadian War Museum
Publications Articles
The CWM continues to maintain an CWM staff often publish articles in a active publication programme, and wide range of scholarly journals and often co-publishes with other magazines. Highlights are listed institutions. During the past year, below. publications included four issues of Canadian Military History, and a book Laura Brandon: an article in by John Griffith Armstrong, entitled Canadian Military History on Colours The Halifax Explosion and the Royal of War, and a doctoral dissertation Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue in history entitled The Canadian War (UBC Press). Three publications by Museum’s Art Collections as a Site Norm Christie were also produced, of Meaning, Memory and Identity in including The Canadians at Vimy the 20th Century. April 1917 (Revised edition: CEF Books, For King and Empire No. 3), Tim Cook: four articles or essays on Gas Attack! The Canadians at Ypres, specialized military topics, including 1915 (CEF Books, Access to History, Army Historical Officers during the No. 1), and Slaughter in the Mud: The Second World War, the Khaki Canadians at Passchendaele, 1917 University of Canada, and rum (CEF Books, Access to History rations during the First World War, No. 4). in publications ranging from the Canadian Historical Review to the Additional publication highlights Journal of Canadian Studies. include a book by Hugh R. Kay George Magee and Finlay Serge Durflinger: two articles, MacLennan, entitled Battery Action! including a piece on hometown The Story of the 43rd (Howitzer) support for the H.M.C.S. Dunver Battery, Canadian Field Artillery during the Second World War and 1916–1919 (CEF Books); a book by an article on the Canadian War Beatrice Richard entitled La mémoire Museum Oral History Project in the de Dieppe: radioscopie d’un mythe Canadian Military Journal. (VLB Éditeur); and a book by Andrew Richter entitled Avoiding Arma- Dean Oliver: three articles or essays geddon: Canadian Military Strategy on Canadian defence issues, and Nuclear Weapons, 1950–1963 including Canadian defence and (UBC Press). national security after September 11, and foreign affairs and national defence, in political journals such as Canadian Issues.
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Cameron Pulsifer: three articles on · Five lectures at a number of military history, including an article Canadian venues, including on military pay in the Victorian British presentations on McGill University Army, an account of fatalities of the at war, the war industry and 1st Canadian Machine Gun Brigade economic recovery in Verdun, on a single day during the First World Quebec during two world wars, War, and a profile of the building of hometown support for the Halifax’s military barracks during the H.M.C.S. Dunver, the Cold War nineteenth century. and the CWM, and the Last Post Fund. Roger Sarty: an article on the Halifax · Two lectures at venues in Ontario, Military Lands Board in The Northern including a presentation on First Mariner. Peoples in Canadian military history, and land pattern muskets Conferences and Lectures and the Royal Canadian Volunteer Regiment at the turn of the CWM staff is active in sharing its nineteenth century. expertise with colleague institutions · Five lectures at a number of and other interested parties across Canadian venues, including Canada and around the world. In presentations on intelligence addition, The Museum staff appeared history, national security, Canadian often as guest lecturers at military history, and war and the universities, historical societies and museum historian. other venues. Highlights of the past · Two lectures at local venues, year are outlined below. including a presentation on the new Canadian War Museum, and · Eight lectures on war art and a university lecture on material museology at conferences across culture at the CWM. Canada, including several · A symposium presentation in presentations on Canvas of War Toronto on the Canadian War and the national war art collection. Museum research collections. · Four lectures on military history at · Five lectures at a number of a number of Canadian venues, Canadian venues, including including presentations on gas presentations on the Battle of the warfare, rum rations during the St. Lawrence in 1942, Admiral First World War, the Canadian Percy Walker Nelles, Canada’s Expeditionary Force, and emergence as a naval power Canadian regimental historians in during the first half of the twentieth the 1920s. century, and Canadian maritime strategy from 1910 to 2000.
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Programmes In its Speaker’s Series, the CWM presents a free admission The Canadian War Museum’s series of academic lectures. These programmes offer something for hour-long presentations feature everyone, ranging from the distinguished veterans, scholars and Hollywood Goes to War film series authors. During the past year, topics to live interpretation within CWM included Canadian armoured exhibitions. Each month, Hollywood vehicles in the Second World War, Goes to War features a military child victims of war, the Royal movie, introduced by a member of Canadian Navy and the Halifax the CWM staff or a member of the explosion, Canada’s Airborne Friends of the Canadian War Division, Dieppe, Canada’s modern Museum. During 2002–2003, 12 army, Canadian nuclear strategy, films were presented, with Remembrance Day, Canadians attendance ranging from 25 to 120 during the 1943–1945 Italian people per screening. Campaign, and an Airwoman’s scrapbook. On summer weekends, in conjunc- tion with the interactive Battlefield Educational Activities Pit Stop: Canadians in Europe 1944 exhibition, a number of local re- The CWM actively shares the many enactment groups were invited to aspects of Canada’s military heritage meet with visitors and provide period with audiences throughout Canada demonstrations on the CWM Court- and around the world through a wide yard. range of educational activities. Last fiscal year, the CWM delivered a total On Remembrance Day, a dozen of 220 school programmes to a total Canadian veterans took part in the of 6,169 students. 42 Canada at War CWM’s annual Meet a Veteran activity kits were also sold to programme. In addition, costumed teachers, and 34 Supply Line artifact animators provided a venue in which boxes were rented. Eighty-five visitors could see and hold genuine students submitted applications for wartime artifacts. this year’s CWM History Award, with five winners each receiving a $1,000 In conjunction with the exhibition The prize. Art of the Medal, the Medallic Arts Society of Canada held three work- shops at the CWM, demonstrating how medals are made. In addition, the popular annual Spring Offensive wargaming weekend was held In March, offering armchair generals an opportunity to get together and demonstrate various roleplaying games to the public.
Mr. Paul Métivier, First World War veteran, and Canadian War Museum visitor Andrew Cameron (son of Lesley Anne and Mark Cameron) during Remembrance Day celebrations. Photo: S. Darby 55 Canadian War Museum
Special Events On July 10, 2002, the annual On February 8 and 9, 2003, the Nijmegen Marchers Send-Off parade Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Throughout the year, the CWM hosts returned to the CWM. This year’s gave a winter warfare and survival many different types of special platform included the Chief of the training demonstration, timed to events, ranging from commem- Defence Staff, the Deputy Head of coincide with Winterlude. This is the orations and special ceremonies to Mission from the Royal Netherlands first time the CWM has held an guided tours and book launches. Embassy and other dignitaries. A outdoor winter event. During the past year, these included wreath was presented to the officer two donation recognition events: in in charge of the marchers, which was Launches and Openings May 2002, an event was held in the laid on the CWM’s behalf at First World War Gallery in honour of Groesbeek Cemetery in honour of Four books were launched during the the donation of the Albert Medal Canadians who made this ultimate year: Not Bad for a Sergeant by awarded to Ernest Alfred Pooley; and sacrifice. In addition, Thank You Barney Danson (Dundurn Canada), in August 2002, the Royal Canadian Canada 2002 arrived at the CWM on Canada’s Army: Waging War and Regiment and the Kanata Branch of August 7, 2002. This group of Keeping the Peace by Jack the Royal Canadian Legion Belgian collectors of Canadian Granatstein (University of Toronto presented the CWM’s Living History military vehicles parked their Press), Testaments of Honour: Collection with an epoxy sculpture collection on the CWM Courtyard as Personal Histories of Canada’s War entitled Dawn of Majuba Day. part of their Quebec-Ontario tour. Veterans by Blake Heathcote The tour is designed to thank (Doubleday Canada) and Canada at D-Day commemorations were held Canadian veterans for their role in War Volume II – On the Battlefields: once again this year on the CWM liberating Belgium during the Second Two World Wars that Shaped a Courtyard and in the Eaton Room. World War. Nation edited by Michael Benedict This year’s commemorations in- (Penguin Canada). cluded a larger parade contingent To commemorate the 60th and a performance by the Pipes and anniversary of Dieppe, the Friends Exhibition openings and media Drums of the Cameron Highlanders of the CWM set up a No. 19 wireless previews were held for Child of Ottawa. The event was attended set on the CWM Courtyard early in Victims, Battlefield Pit Stop, and by more than 150 people. the morning of August 18, to The Art of the Medal. Other media participate in a radio net between events were hosted for the initial Summer programming on the CWM other No. 19 set collectors. The launch of three design proposals for Courtyard included noon-hour Dieppe Raid was the first time that the new CWM, for the public Web concerts by the Central Band of the this type of radio was used in action site consultation on the CWM design, Canadian Forces, the Central Band against an enemy. presentation of the final CWM String Ensemble, Polished Brass, design, the CWM groundbreaking and the Ceremonial Guard Band. In In addition to its regular ceremony, and a public meeting at addition, demonstrations were given Remembrance Day programming, Ottawa City hall for site plan approval on the Courtyard by the Société the Vimy House Military Technology for the new CWM. d’histoire IN MEMORIAM, the Gallery was open, and for the first Compagnie franche de la Marine de time the CWM presented An Evening Québec, the 1st Battalion Royal of Wartime Music — a commem- Canadian Regiment Rappel Team, orative concert on the CWM the Brockville Infantry Company, the Courtyard. More than 220 people Fort York Fife and Drums, and the attended the concert, and the day’s 16th North Carolina/60th New York activities attracted nearly 2,000 Regiment. On Canada Day, visitors people in all. enjoyed a concert by the full Central Band of the Canadian Forces and the Maple Leaf Brass Band on the CWM Courtyard. More than 5,000 people visited the CWM and Vimy House on the Museum’s busiest day of the year.
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Exhibitions Travelling Exhibitions (In alphabetical order) Permanent Exhibitions Athene Revolution Rejected: Canada and November 7, 2002 to January 4, the American Revolution, January 2003, Sault Ste. Marie Museum, Sault 28, 2003. Ste. Marie, Ont. Battle Lines: Canadian Artists in Temporary Exhibitions the Field, 1917–1919 September 22, 2002 to January 3, Imperial Adventure: Canadians in 2003, Confederation Centre, the South African War (1899–1902) Charlottetown, P.E.I. (CWM), June 3, 1999 to February January 17 to February 23, 2003, 28, 2003 Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, N.B. Kiska Sketches, War Art by E.J. Canvas of War: Masterpieces from Hughes, 1943 (CWM), November 9, the Canadian War Museum 2000 to October 28, 2002 January 27 to April 17, 2002, Colours of War (Part 2): Works on Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, Paper from the Canadian War N.B. Museum, 1914 to 1945 (CWM), May 17 to September 8, 2002, February 8 to May 12, 2002 Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sask. Child Victims: The Photographs of October 26, 2002 to January 19, Robert Semeniuk (CWM), May 30, 2003, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2002 to March 15, 2003 Winnipeg, Man. Battlefield Pit Stop: Canadians in March 8 to May 25, 2003, Glenbow Europe 1944 (CWM), June 21 to Museum, Calgary, Alb. September 2, 2002 Korean war: A War in the Service Art of the Medal (CWM, Royal of Peace Canadian Mint and Medallic Art November 7, 2002 to January 4, Society of Canada), October 19, 2003, Sault Ste. Marie Museum, Sault 2002 to April 20, 2003 Ste. Marie, Ont. Into the Blue November 7, 2002 to January 4, 2003, Sault Ste. Marie Museum, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. On Canadian Wings: Canadian Aviation Art March 1 to May 10, 2002, The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alb. Vimy Memorial Sculptures May 4, 2001 to February 27, 2004, Canadian Museum of Civilization
57 Canadian Museum of Civilization Donors and Sponsors
AIM Trimark Investments Embassy of Finland National Archives of Canada Alary, Francine Embassy of Iceland National Postal Museum, Armstrong, Dave Embassy of Sweden Smithsonian Institution Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Facts on File Nicol, Gary Baillargeon, Morgan Finestone, Sheila Norsk Hydro Bates, Christina Foulem, Léopold Oberholtzer, Cath Beglo, Jo Ganong, Gordon Ohama, Linda Beltran, Jordana Graham, P. A. Ontario Craft Council Benjamin, Jacquie Graham, Tim Ostiguy, Jacques Bentley, Nelson Gray, V. P. Ottawa Citizen Berbaum, Sylvie Grealis, Walt Oxley, Peter Bijoor, Sunanda Gregory, Bruce Painchaud, Louis Bonenfant, Janice Guénette, Nathalie Parks Canada Brannan, Bill Guitard, Michelle Petrie, Gladys M. Brassard, Suzanne Harris, Elizabeth Anne Pfizer Canada Breton, Clément Harvie, Madeleine Boucher Pickering, Ronald Brousseau, Francine Hay, Joyce Pound, Richard W. Brown, Linda Heineman, Steve Pratt Music Bulka, Reuven Icelandair Proulx, Marcel Burke, Dorothy M. Iftody, Marty RCMP Musical Ride Bushtea Resources Inglis, Stephen Reford, Michael Canada Post Corporation Inuit Heritage Trust Reid Sarson, Margaret Canadian Broadcasting Isaacs, Avrom Royal Embassy of Denmark Corporation Jones, Isabel Royal Embassy of Norway Canadian Heritage Kelland, Karen RPM Canadian Labour Congress Kennedy, Elizabeth Sackett, Bill Canadian Nurses Association Kerr, Alice P. Sainte-Marie, Buffy Canadian Postmasters and Kitigan Zibi Anishmabeg Salisko, Rick Assistants Association Klees, Stan Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Cathay Holdings Koffman, Gisele Family Foundation Centre d’initiative Veneto-Québec Krauchi, Jennine Schneider, Frederick Chan, Leonard W.H. Lapointe-Miller, Madeleine I. Sharpe, Nettie Covey Chang, Bomshik Lauzon, Paul Shikaze, Emiko Chang, Kai LeDroit Tanguay, Louise Chang, Moon Ik Lee, Jack Taylor, Brian Charlebois, Huguette Lerxst Music Tener, John Checkley, Blain Lindgren, Charlotte Thatte, Smita Clark, Charles Lloyd, Charles Jr. Tomlin, Judith Collectors Club (Sunderland, Loring, Stephen Toom, Dennis England) Luciuk, Lubomyr Tremblay, Micheline Common Resources Consulting Luckey, Peter Vancouver Airport Authority Connor, John MacKenzie, Carolyn Vang, Lao Crawford, Gail M. Marsh, Susan Via Rail Canada Cumming, N. Martell, Jan-Marie Virtual Museum of Canada, Darling, Graham Martin, Noeline Canadian Heritage Diguer, Elaine and Chris McCracken, M.D. von Finckenstein, Maria Dirk Music McLaren, Léo Whang, Taik koo Donnelly, James R. Menzies, Douglas Wilson, Ronald Duffy, Gerard Mirsky, Mervin Winnipeg Art Gallery Edmison, Judy Morawetz, Claudia Women’s Christian Temperance Edmond, John Morrison, David Union Edwards, Leonard J. Moses, John Yellowface, Willard Ellis, Michael Mussar, Gary Zimbel, Matt Embassy of Chile Mychajlunow, Lorraine National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation
58 Canadian War Museum Donors
Adams, D. M. Governor General of Canada Mundy, Dorothy Anderson, Hugh John Graham, James Murphy, Jacqueline Army Museum of New South Granatstein, Jack L. Namiesniowski, Conrad A. Wales Grant, George W. M. National Defence Ball, Gordon Gray, Clayton Nichols, Jack Baskey, Diane Green, Moira M. Olsson, Berndt Leen Bauer, John C. Greenberg, Jeff Paton, William Beach, Harold Norman Benjamin Griffin, A. G. S. Peate, L. Bell, Donald T. Gubby, E. R. Peel, David Bender, Halina Guilbert, Kathleen Perryon, Paul H. Bernier, Serge Guitar, Roger Pope, Joseph Berthe, Mary J. Harkness, Douglas B. Poulton, Joe Blankey, Dorothy Harkness, Janet A. Pretty, Harold A. Bodmore, Lorraine Marie Harkness, W. Scott Pulsifer, Cameron Bond, James Corry Hedley, Kenneth Herschel Read, Penelope D. Brathwaite, Jean Heinricks, Gillian B. Reekie, Audrey L. Broderick, Ken W. Henderson, G. Michael Reisner, Thomas A. Brodhead, Andrew John Holt, Helen Rickerd, Joan Brodhead, Constance Christine Howchin, Dorothy Ricketts, Edna M. Brodhead, Peter Dalzell Humphreys, Alvin Lincoln Ricketts, Thomas George Brodhead, Timothy Richard Jacques, Lena Robinson, Bonnie Brunt, Pamela Johnston, Caroline Ross, Graham R. Cairns, Naomi Marcelle Johnston, Donald C. Rowley, Roger Cameron, Alan Fergus Kasper, W. Royal Canadian Legion, Cameron, Suzanne E. Keenan, Harry W. Branch 183 Castonguay, Jacques Kenopic, Rosemary Sashaw, Frances Laura Cawthorne, Stanley William Knight, D. C. Savich, Betty Nona Chang, Moon Ik Kobrin, Monty Schafer, Stephen A. Clarke, Dolda L. Krause, Elizabeth Scott, Edward Cecil Coombs, Harold Taylor Lane, Velma Shearman, Caroline W. Cruikshank, Gerald Langevin, Nelson Shirley, Roger John Cutler, Roderick Alan Lapointe, Paul E. Simpson, S. Davis, Winston E. Laycock, Lois Sladen, Joseph Larry Dowie, Fred O. Lennie, Jean Spicer, Patricia M. Dubé, J. L. M. Lewis, Roger Sterling, Lorna Patricia Dunn, Alice M. Lewis, W. D. W. Stewart, H. P. Dyer, K. Linden, Robert F. Stiles, Margaret C. Edmunds, Sheila MacDonald, Frederick W. Stitt, Joel S. Estate of Doreen Rosa Delahaye MacDonald, Ralph The Salvation Army Estate of Edith Elizabeth Harrison MacLean, Eleanore B. Thomas, Lynn Estate of Margaret Jean Blum Mandzuk, Sydney Thompson, Irene Farrar, Joan McCleave, Patricia Thorpe, Michael Ferguson, Helen McConnell-Laing, Kathleen Tomkinson, Cheryl Floca, Mihai McCormick, A. B. Townsend, Peter Forward, William J. McLachlan, Richard H. Traill, Hazel L. Fowler, T. R. McMullin, L. Tremblay, Micheline Fraser, Erika McNenly, B. Vallée, Michel Frost, C. Sydney McRae, Arleen Veterans Affairs Canada Furlotte, Christopher A. Miller, Frederick Albert Vollick, Albert Gage, Douglas Gordon Moon, Margaret R. White, Phil Russell Gault, Ralph Moran, Frank Whyte, Robert J. Geldart, P. Morgan, Mona Wiggins, Paul German, Edward Morphy, Brian D. Wilson, J. N. Ross Goble-Rozon, Elaine Morrison, Valerie Wood, Susan E. Godding, Reginald C. Morton, Jean I. Zimmerman, A. M. Gordon, M. Laird Motiuk, L.
59 Canadian War Museum Passing the Torch Campaign Donors
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Campbell, S. Fraser Dunn, MGen John J. Regiment Canada Life Assurance Company E. W. Bickle Foundation 28th and 104th Ottawa Scout Canadian Aviation Artists Edgecombe, BGen David W. Group Association Electrical and Mechanical 48th Highlanders of Canada Old Canadian Defence Industries Association Comrades Association Association Ellis, Lt Michael Abbink, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Canadian Forces Logistics English, John Richard Adams, LCdr Nelson Association Eric T. Webster Foundation Agnew, Lorna Canadian National Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment Aircrew Association Canavan, Alan S. Association Anderson, Col Bruce W. Carolyn Sifton Foundation Évraire, LGen Richard Anderson, Edward Carruthers, John Fairweather, Gordon Anonymous (6) Carson, Paul Falls, Adm (Ret’d) Robert H. Armstrong, Henry C. Castledine, Allan V. Farrell, LCol Robert Gordon Army, Navy, Air Force Veterans in Champagne, Manon Fendick, LCol (Ret’d) Reginald Canada Unit 2 Cheffins, Hon. Col Bert Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Arndt, Dale B. Chiasson, Jocelyne Fidler, S.K. Averett, Anthony J. Chief and Petty Officers’ Findlay, James V. Bailey, BGen A.J.B. Association Finn, Patrick Baird, Elizabeth A. Christensen, Ross Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baird, Karen Clark, Sidney H. Forden, Kenneth Balfour, Family of the late Clarry, John H.C. Franklin Templeton Investments Cdr St. Clair Cockburn, G. William A. Franklin, Dorothy Bannock, Russell E. Coffin, Daniel Fraser, BGen Robert P. Barford, Ralph M. Colburn, Harold N. Fraser, Donald S. Barnes, Leslie and Dorothy Cole, Jean Murray Friends of the Canadian War Barrett, William L. Coles, Dale and Bonnie Museum Baxter, Donald C. Collins, BGen (Ret’d) John Frost, Col Charles Sydney Beaney, Geoffrey Colpitts, Martin J. Furlong-MacInnis, Lt (N) M.F. Beattie, Myrna Lynne Condon, Thomas J. Gammell, Traver Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Cooke, Peter Gaudreau, MGen Robert Bernier, Dr. Serge G. Corbett, Honorary LCol. Francis Gauthier, Col André D. Bewick, Dr. John Cory, Honorary Col Justice Peter General Electric Canada Biefer, Gregory J. Cosh, Joscelyn V.B. George and Helen Gardiner Birchall, Air Cmdre Leonard Crashley, LCol J. Douglas Foundation Birks Family Foundation Cumberland, Sheila Gervais, LGen Jim Blakslee, Donald and Joan Curley, Jeffrey D. Geurts, J. (Joe) Bloom, Randy Daley, Fenton E. Gifford, John M. Bloskie, Timothy L. and Nathalie Daly, BGen Duane Gillespie, Hon. Alastair W. Bombardier Darling, David I. Girard, Luc Bond, Col James C. Davies Charitable Foundation Gosden, BGen Edward H. Brandon, Laura Davies, R.J. Gough, Michael J. and Anne Broughton, Cmdre W.J. de Grandpré, Michel Gould, William and Doreen Brown, BGen Archie de Pencier, Michael and Honor Granatstein, J.L. Brown, Lloyd De Repentigny, Henry Grant, Col William E. Bruce, Douglas I.W. Dean, Capt (N) James Grant, LCol Ernest Brunet, Lillian DeQuetteville, LGen (Ret’d) Grebby, Lt John AK Brzak, Dr. Marcel Allan M. Griffin, Scott Buck, Roel C. Dickson, Hon. David Grogan, Col Robert T. Burgess, Edwin R. Dion, Cherry Guyatt, Honorary LCol Doris Button, BGen Ronald B. Disabato, Elizabeth Halliday, Hugh A. Byrd, Steven M. Doré, Col Jean Halstead, Wayne C.D. Howe Memorial Foundation Douglas, W.A.B. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Angus CAE Dubois, Louise Hamlin, Ross A. Cain, Dan Dufour, Pierre Hanna, MGen James E. Cameron, BGen P.A.G. Dumas, Hon. Col André Hanson, John M.
60 Canadian War Museum Passing the Torch Campaign Donors
Harold Crabtree Foundation Laycraft, Hon. James H. Partington, BGen Jack Harris, Elizabeth Anne Leach, LGen William C. Pathfinder Foundation Harrison McCain Foundation Lee, G. Stuart Patrick, MGen Eric Ian Harrison, Dorine Leech, MGen John Patterson, Douglas E. Harvey, Eugene Leftly, Elmsley A. Patterson, Eric N. Harvey, LCol John D. Lindsey, George Peart, Arthur FW Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lister, James L. Pehr, Col Kevin Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Logan, Col Hon. Rodman E. Perry, Jane L. Heaton, Gwynneth T. Logistik Unicorp Philpott, David and Joanne Heckbert, Mac Longley, E.G. Piercey, BGen George C. Henry, Col A. Sean Lowman, Ron L. Piercy, Brian and Ann Hersey, James Lye, BGen William Platt, John M Hession Family MacGillivray, M. Ellen R. Howard Webster Foundation Historica Foundation of Canada MacGregor, BGen Ernest M.K. Rabinovitch, Dr. Victor and Holtzhauer, Col Jarrott W. MacInns, J. Mrs. Miriam B. Hooper, Hurdon MacIntosh, Ralph L. Rasmussen, LCol A.J.K. Howard, Judith Ellen and Park, MacKay, Colin Raymond, Col Layne Michael Mackenzie Financial Corporation Reid, Capt (N) Max Howett, Jack R. MacKenzie, MGen Lewis Reid, Maj and Mrs. James Hoyt, Hon. and Mrs. W.L. Mainguy, VAdm Daniel N. Reimer Express Lines Hubbard, Lucy Malott, Maj Richard K. Riffou, BGen Jean-B. Hughes, Hon. Charles J.A. Manson, Robert L. Rinn, Richard Hull, LGen Chester Manulife Financial Corporation Ripstein, F/L Howard B. Hunter, Col Peter Marin, Hon. René J. Robertson, Hon. and I.M.P. Group International Maritime Life Assurance Co. Mrs. Justice Joseph Ignat Kaneff Charitable Foundation Marshall, Lesley Robillard, Roxanne Inco Marshall, Susan E. Rodger, MGen N. Elliot Jackman Foundation Martin, LCol Percy C. Royal Canadian Artillery Jackman, Col Hon. Henry N.R. Martyn, Virginia Association Jarrett, Leslie Paul Mason, Elizabeth Royal Canadian Hussars Jefferies, Maj Frank Mathews, Elizabeth L. (Montreal) Jenkins, Wilfred and Catherine Mavor, Charles Royal Canadian Legion John Dobson Foundation McAfee, Michael B. Branches 165 and 284 Johnston, Clare McCormick, William Royal Canadian Legion, Fort York, Jones, LCol Earl G. McGinley, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Branch 165 Julie-Jiggs Foundation McLaughlin, Dr. and Mrs. John Royal Canadian Legion, Manitoba Kanell, Costa McLeod, Robert and NW Ontario Command Karolewski, Chris McPhail, Mary Russell, Harold Karolewski, T. McPherson, Bruce Russell, Hon. and Kelly, Isabel Mills, Michael J. Mrs. Justice David Kempffer, Laurence Moody, Arthur H. Sabre Pilots Association of the Air Kerr, Anne Morrison, Col W.A. Division Squadrons Ketchum Canada Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. John Scharlach, Michael Kipping, Eric J. Moskovitz, Lorraine Scheer, Marie J. Kiwanis Club of Nepean Murray, VAdm Larry Scott, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Kiwanis Club of Ottawa Nance, Jr., Edwin T. Shapiro, Col Ben Kiwanis Club of Riverside of Nelson, Judith Shaver, Hon. Col Donald McQ. Ottawa Nicholls, Gordon Shields, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Korteweg, Arie Nichols, Stan W. Shirley, LCdr and Mrs. R.J. Krembil Foundation Nolan, Rod C. Short, Russell A. Lafleur, Robert Ogelsby, LCol John C.M. Sinclair, Ken G. Lambert, The late Allen T. Ottawa Women’s Canadian Club Sisson, Larry Lane, LGen Reginald Overseas Club - Ottawa Branch Smee, Kenneth A. Larlee, John and Justice M. Oxley, David Smith Macdonald, Capt G. Larsen, Jane S. Law Pallas, Edith A. Smith, BGen Dean H. Laycock, Mr. and Mrs. Parr, Elizabeth
61 Canadian War Museum Passing the Torch Campaign Donors
Smith, Gordon C. Verdier, H. Morley Smith, Hon. Col Darrel Vézina, Rollande Smith, LGen James C. Viel, Jocelyn Smith-Homestead Charitable Vineberg, Robert Foundation Visser, Keith SNC-Lavalin Group Waldrum, Alexander J. Sochaniwsky, Andre Walker, Julian Sonshine, Joseph Wannamaker, Jon Sosnkowski, Col Anthony Ward, Elizabeth A. Sparling, Col Timothy A. Ward, Sr., G. Kingsley St. Stephen Middle School Watson, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Stedfast Wattsford, BGen G.J.H. Steele, Frazer F. Webber, BGen Michael H.F. Steele, Helen Wheeler, D. H. Stephenson, Eric P. Whitaker, Shelagh Stewart, Hon. Col James White, Col Leslie Stewart, MGen John Whitmore, Neil Storring, James and Susan Whitton, John L. Strathy, LCol John G.B. Whitty, George J. Street, Michael Wiley, Catherine and David Stutt, Howard A. and Frances Wilkins, Jaffray Sugimoto, BGen Mamoru Willard, Iris Yvonne Sutherland, LCol R.I.L. William and Nancy Turner Tabac, Steven T. Foundation Taylor, Dr. and Mrs. A. Ronald A. Williams-Downing, Mina I.S. Tellier, LGen Henri Williamson, John L. Theriault, Blanche Willis, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Thompson, Donald M. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Lynton R. Thompson, R. Vaughan Wolfe, Michael T. Thomson, William H. Wood, Cmdre Roy Tickner, Jean Wood, Donald and Karen Tidy, Geraldine Woods, MGen John Tilston, Michael A. Wraith, Douglas Tyerman, Jim and Charlotte Wright, LCol Harold M. United Way of Canada Wrinn, C. United Way of Greater Victoria Wulastukw Elementary School Valcom Ottawa Young, William H. Van Hoof, Jan Zbetnoff, Douglas and Mrs. Joanne Vander Laan, Hank and Anne Zwig, Walter Venables, Robert W.
62 Financial Overview
Overall non-capital expenditures increased to $67 million from $60.5 million, representing an increase of $6.5 million. Self-generated revenues rose to $12.8 million from $11.9 million, representing an increase of $.9 million.
The increase in expenditures is related to increased staff costs of $2.8 million, non-capital expenditures of $1.9 million related to the building of the new Canadian War Museum, and an increase in artifact acquisitions of $.8 million.
The increase in self-generated revenues is related primarily to higher admission revenues of $.4 million and higher boutique revenues of $.3 million.
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment rose to $15.7 million from $6.8 million, representing an increase of $8.9 million. This increase is related to the capital construction costs of $10 million incurred during the year for the new Canadian War Museum.
The Corporation has maintained a restricted equity amount of $7 million towards the construction of the new Canadian War Museum.
63 Canadian Museum of Civilization
Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2003
65 MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements contained in this annual report have been prepared by Management in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, and the integrity and objectivity of the data in these financial statements are Management’s responsibility. Financial information presented throughout the annual report is consistent with the financial statements.
In support of its responsibility, Management has developed and maintains books of account, records, financial and management controls, information systems and management practices. These are designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the reliability of financial information, that assets are safeguarded and controlled, and that transactions are in accordance with the Financial Administration Act and regulations as well as the Museums Act and the by-laws of the Corporation.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that Management fulfills its responsibilities for financial reporting and internal control. The Board exercises its responsibilities through the Audit Committee, which includes a majority of members who are not officers of the Corporation. The Committee meets with Management and the independent external auditor to review the manner in which these groups are performing their responsibilities, and to discuss auditing, internal controls and other relevant financial matters. The Audit Committee has reviewed the financial statements with the external auditor and has submitted its report to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has reviewed and approved the financial statements.
The Corporation’s external auditor, the Auditor General of Canada, examines the financial statements and reports to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, who is responsible for the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
J. (Joe) Geurts Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice-President
David Loye Chief Financial Officer
May 16, 2003
66 AUDITOR’S REPORT
To the Minister of Canadian Heritage
I have audited the balance sheet of the Canadian Museum of Civilization as at March 31, 2003 and the statements of operations and equity of Canada and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation’s management. My responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on my audit.
I conducted my audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that I plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
In my opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Corporation as at March 31, 2003 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. As required by the Financial Administration Act, I report that, in my opinion, these principles have been applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year.
Further, in my opinion, the transactions of the Corporation that have come to my notice during my audit of the financial statements have, in all significant respects, been in accordance with Part X of the Financial Administration Act and regulations, the Museums Act and the by-laws of the Corporation.
Richard Flageole, FCA Assistant Auditor General for the Auditor General of Canada
Ottawa, Canada May 16, 2003
67 CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION
Balance Sheet as at March 31
ASSETS
(in thousands of dollars) 2003 2002
CURRENT
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3) $ 41,902 $ 22,340
Accounts receivable (Note 4) 4,816 3,364
Inventories 1,069 1,050
Prepaid expenses 1,450 1,372
49,237 28,126
Restricted cash and investments (Note 5) 18,251 14,772
Collection (Note 6) 1 1
Property and equipment (Note 7) 28,728 15,948
$ 96,217 $ 58,847
The accompanying notes and schedules form an integral part of the financial statements.
Approved by the Board of Trustees:
Chairperson Trustee
68 LIABILITIES
(in thousands of dollars) 2003 2002
CURRENT
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 8) $ 15,168 $ 8,571
Deferred revenues 1,271 750
16,439 9,321
Employee future benefits (Note 9) 2,673 2,483
Deferred contributions (Note 10) 11,251 7,772
Deferred capital funding (Note 11) 43,377 17,266
73,740 36,842 Commitments (Note 16)
EQUITY OF CANADA
Internally restricted (Note 12) 7,000 7,000
Unrestricted 15,477 15,005
22,477 22,005
$ 96,217 $ 58,847
The accompanying notes and schedules form an integral part of the financial statements.
69 CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION
Statement of Operations and Equity of Canada for the year ended March 31
(in thousands of dollars) 2003 2002
Revenues (Schedule 1) $$12,768 11,906
Expenses
Collect and research 10,993 9,031 Exhibit, educate and communicate 13,745 12,836 Canadian War Museum 7,714 5,749 Accommodate 21,559 20,590 Corporate services 13,104 12,320
Total expenses (Schedule 2) 67,115 60,526
Net result of operations before government funding (54,347) (48,620)
Parliamentary appropriation (Note 17) 54,819 50,313
Net income 472 1,693
Equity of Canada at beginning of year 22,005 20,312
Equity of Canada at end of year $$22,477 22,005
The accompanying notes and schedules form an integral part of the financial statements.
70 CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION
Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended March 31
(in thousands of dollars) 2003 2002
Operating activities
Cash receipts (clients) $$10,598 11,398 Cash receipts (parliamentary appropriation) 54,519 52,623 Cash paid (employees and suppliers) (60,425) (59,166) Interest received 1,106 1,338
Cash flows from operating activities 5,798 6,193
Investing activities
Acquisition of property and equipment (15,736) (6,784)
Increase in restricted cash and investments (3,479) (1,565)
Cash flows used in investing activities (19,215) (8,349)
Financing activities
Parliamentary appropriation for the acquisition of property and equipment 29,453 6,102
Restricted contributions and related investment income 3,526 1,980
Cash flows from financing activities 32,979 8,082
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 19,562 5,926
Balance at beginning of year 22,340 16,414
Balance at end of year $$41,902 22,340
The accompanying notes and schedules form an integral part of the financial statements.
71 CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION
Notes to Financial Statements March 31, 2003
1. Mission and mandate
The Canadian Museum of Civilization (the “Corporation”) was established on July 1, 1990 by the Museums Act. The Canadian Museum of Civilization is an agent Crown corporation named in Part I of Schedule III to the Financial Administration Act. The Canadian War Museum is a component of the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
The mission, as stated in the Museums Act, is as follows:
“to increase, throughout Canada and internationally, interest in, knowledge and critical understanding of and appreciation and respect for human cultural achievements and human behaviour by establishing, maintaining and developing for research and posterity a collection of objects of historical or cultural interest, with special but not exclusive reference to Canada, and by demonstrating those achievements and behaviour, the knowledge derived from them and the understanding they represent.”
The Canadian Museum of Civilization’s operations are divided into five mutually supportive activities which work together to meet all aspects of its mandate. These activities are:
Collect and research
Manages, develops, conserves, and undertakes research on the collections to enhance program delivery and augment the scientific knowledge base.
Exhibit, educate and communicate
Develops, maintains, and communicates exhibits, programs and activities to further knowledge, critical understanding, appreciation and respect for human cultural achievements and human behaviour.
Accommodate
Managing and maintaining all facilities and related security and hosting services.
Canadian War Museum
An affiliated museum dedicated to Canada’s military history and continuing commitment to peacekeeping.
Corporate services
Governance, corporate management, audit and evaluation, fund raising, commercial activities, finance and administration, human resources and information systems.
72 2. Significant accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. Significant accounting policies follow.
(a) Inventories
Inventories, which consist of materials for the boutiques and publications, are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value.
(b) Collection
The artifact collection forms the largest part of the assets of the Corporation and is presented in the balance sheet at a nominal value of $1,000, due to the practical difficulties of determining a meaningful value for these assets.
Objects purchased for the collection of the Corporation are recorded as an expense in the year of acquisition. Objects donated to the Corporation are not recorded in the books of accounts.
(c) Property and equipment
Property and equipment are valued at cost, net of accumulated amortization.
Amortization is calculated using the straight-line method, over the estimated useful lives of assets:
Canadian War Museum building 40 years Leasehold and building improvements 10 years Office furniture and equipment 8 years Technical and informatics equipment 5 and 8 years Motor vehicles 5 years
(d) Employee future benefits
i) Pension benefits
Employees participate in the Public Service Superannuation Plan administered by the Government of Canada. The Corporation’s contribution to the plan reflects the full cost of the employer contributions. This amount is currently based on a multiple of the employee’s required contributions and may change over time depending on the experience of the Plan. These contributions represent the total pension obligations of the Corporation and are charged to operations on a current basis. The Corporation is not currently required to make contributions with respect to actuarial deficiencies of the Public Service Superannuation Account.
ii) Severance benefits
Employees are entitled to severance benefits, as provided for under labour contracts and conditions of employment. The cost of these benefits is accrued as the employees render the services necessary to earn them. Management determined the accrued benefit obligation using a method based upon assumptions and its best estimates. These benefits represent the only obligation of the Corporation that entails settlement by future payment.
73 (e) Contributions
The Corporation follows the deferral method of accounting for contributions.
Unrestricted contributions are recognized as revenue when received or receivable if the amount to be received can be reasonably estimated and collection is reasonably assured. Contributions externally restricted, and related investment income, are deferred and recognized as revenue in the year in which the related expenses are incurred.
Volunteers contribute a significant number of hours of service per year. Because of the difficulty of determining their fair value, contributed services are not recognized in these financial statements.
(f) Parliamentary appropriation
The Government of Canada provides funding to the Corporation. The portion of the parliamentary appropriation intended to be used to purchase depreciable property and equipment is recorded as deferred capital funding and amortized on the same basis and over the same periods as the related property and equipment acquired. Parliamentary appropriations for specific projects are deferred and recognized on the statement of operations in the year in which the related expenses are incurred. The remaining portion of the appropriation is recognized in the statement of operations in the year for which it was approved.
(g) Measurement uncertainty
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the year. Employee-related liabilities and estimated useful lives of property and equipment are the most significant items where estimates are used. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
3. Cash and cash equivalents
The Corporation invests in the short-term money market. The overall portfolio yield as at March 31, 2003 was 2.7% (2002 – 3.5%). All instruments held in short-term investments are rated R1 or better by the Dominion Bond Rating Service. The average term to maturity is 34 days (2002 – 32 days). The fair value of the short-term investments approximates the book value due to their impending maturity.
4. Accounts receivable
(in thousands of dollars) 2003 2002
Refundable taxes $ 1,775 $ 839
Trade accounts 842 626
Parliamentary appropriation 2,160 1,860
Other 39 39
$ 4,816 $ 3,364
74 5. Restricted cash and investments
Restricted cash and investments arise from contributions received from individuals and corporate entities for a specified purpose and from internally restricted funds.
The overall portfolio yield on restricted cash as at March 31, 2003 was 2.7% (2002 – 3.4%). All instruments held in short-term investments are rated R1 or better by the Dominion Bond Rating Service. The average term to maturity is 35 days (2002 – 37 days). The fair value of the short-term investments approximates the book value due to their impending maturity.
6. Collection
The Corporation maintains the material culture collections of artifacts, objects, specimens and their related information. These collections are developed by various research areas within the Corporation. The collections are divided into the following eight discipline-related groups:
Ethnology - ethnographic and fine art collections principally related to North American First Peoples in post- European contact
Folk Culture - folk culture and fine craft collections illustrating the diversity of cultural influences on Canadian culture
History - collections which illustrate the experience of the common person as well as famous Canadians
Canadian Postal Museum - collections of philatelic, artwork and material culture which serve to illustrate the role of postal communication in defining and shaping a nation
Canadian Children’s Museum - collections which emphasize intercultural understanding and experience, as well as supporting a rich animation programme
Living History - collection of properties, costumes and didactic resources which are used by animators, educators and other staff to promote and enliven the Museum’s programming
Canadian War Museum - collections of weapons and technological artifacts illustrating the development of military technologies, dress and insignia collections of uniforms, medals, accoutrements and regalia of the Canadian Armed Forces and its allies, and war art collections of paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures from the Canadian War Artist programmes and modern art works illustrating Canadian Peacekeeping efforts
Archaeology - archaeological collections of material culture, physical anthropology, flora and fauna recovered from dig sites and principally illustrating indigenous North American culture prior to European contact
75 7. Property and equipment
(in thousands of dollars) 2003 2002
Accumulated Net Book Net Book Cost Amortization Value Value
New Canadian War Museum Building $ 11,213 $ - $ 11,213 $ 1,172
Leasehold and building improvements 35,652 20,284 15,368 12,814
Office furniture and equipment 5,910 5,800 110 63
Technical equipment 8,642 7,763 879 949
Informatics equipment 8,577 7,878 699 879
Motor vehicles 163 90 73 71
Property classified as held for sale 386 - 386 -
$ 70,543 $ 41,815 $ 28,728 $ 15,948
An asset class was created as at April 1, 2001 for the new Canadian War Museum building. This asset class will serve to account for capital expenditures related to the construction of the new museum. Once the construction project is complete this asset class will be amortized over its useful life.
Property and equipment do not include the land and buildings currently occupied by the Corporation since they are owned by the Government of Canada.
76 8. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(in thousands of dollars) 2003 2002
Trade accounts payable $ 12,370 $ 6,173
Accrued salaries and vacation pay 1,915 1,731
Government departments and agencies 476 407
Current portion of employee future benefits 407 260
$ 15,168 $ 8,571
9. Employee future benefits
i) Pension benefits
The Public Service Superannuation Plan required the Corporation to contribute at a rate of 2.14 times the employee’s contribution (2002 – 2.14). The Corporation’s contribution to the Plan during the year was $2,383,000 (2002 - $2,172,000).
i)ii) Severance Pension benefits benefits The Corporation provides severance benefits to its employees. This benefit plan is not pre-funded and thus hasThe no Publicassets, resulting Service in a plan deficitSuperannuation equal to the accrued Plan benefit obligation.required Information the Corporation about the plan is asto follows: contribute at a rate of 2.14 times the employee’s contribution (2002 – 2.14). The Corporation’s contribution to the Plan during (inthe thousands year of was dollars) $2,383,000 (2002 - $2,172,000).2003 2002
Accrued benefit obligation, beginning of year $ 2,743 $ 2,600
Expense for the year 575 301
Benefits paid during the year (238) (158)
Accrued benefit obligation, end of year $ 3,080 $ 2,743
Short-term portion $$407 260 Long-term portion 2,673 2,483
$$3,080 2,743
77 10. Deferred contributions
Deferred contributions represent unspent externally restricted donations and related investment income.
Changes in the deferred contributions balance are as follows:
(in thousands of dollars) 2003 2002
Balance at beginning of year $$7,772 6,206
Add donations received in the year 3,282 1,968
Add deferred investment income (Note 13) 244 12
Less donations recognized as revenue (47) (414)
Balance at end of year $ 11,251 $ 7,772
11. Deferred capital funding
Deferred capital funding represents the unamortized portion of parliamentary appropriations used or to be used to purchase depreciable property and equipment.
Changes in the deferred capital funding balance are as follows:
(in thousands of dollars) 2003 2002
Balance at beginning of year $$17,266 14,376
Appropriations received in the current year to purchase depreciable property and equipment 14,916 5,774
Appropriations received in the current year to purchase depreciable property and equipment in future periods 14,537 328
Less amortization (3,342) (3,212)
Balance at end of year$ 43,377 $ 17,266
12. Internally restricted equity of Canada
As at March 31, 2003, the Corporation has internally restricted $7,000,000 towards the construction of a new Canadian War Museum.
78 13. Interest on cash and investments
Interest on cash and investments is reported as follows:
(in thousands of dollars) 2003 2002
Income earned on unrestricted resources $$1,098 1,048
Income earned on restricted resources 252 250
Total interest on cash and investments earned in the period 1,350 1,298
Less amounts deferred (Note 10) (244) (12)
Total interest on cash and investments recognized as revenue $ 1,106 $ 1,286
14. Related party transactions
The Corporation is related to all Government of Canada departments, agencies and Crown corporations. The Corporation incurred expenses for the work and services provided by other government departments and agencies. These transactions were conducted in the normal course of operations, under the same terms and conditions that applied to outside parties.
15. Fair value of financial instruments
In addition to the descriptions in Notes 3 and 5, the fair value of accounts receivable, restricted cash and investments, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their respective book value due to their impending maturity.
16. Commitments
As at March 31, 2003, the Corporation has entered into long-term contracts for informatics, property leases and building maintenance related services with a remaining value of $15,850,000. The future minimum payments are as follows: (in thousands of dollars)
2003-04 $ 5,832 2004-05 4,543 2005-06 1,958 2006-07 1,997 2007-08 1,520
As at March 31, 2003, the Corporation has entered into long-term contracts for exhibit design and building construction services for the new Canadian War Museum with a remaining value of $74,585,000. The new building project will be completed in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006.
79 17. Parliamentary appropriation
(in thousands of dollars) 2003 2002
Main Estimates amount provided for operating and capital expenditures $ 76,221 $ 49,745 Supplementary estimates and transfers 5,193 3,728
81,414 53,473
Portion of amount deferred for specific projects (15,291) (598) Deferred revenue used in current year to complete specific projects 1,090 1,010 Amounts used to purchase depreciable property and equipment (15,736) (6,784) Amortization of deferred capital funding 3,342 3,212
Parliamentary appropriation $ 54,819 $ 50,313
18. Comparative figures
Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the presentation adopted in the current year.
80 SCHEDULE OF REVENUE FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 (in thousands of dollars) SCHEDULE 1
2003 2002 General admission and programmes $ 3,105 $ 2,707 Boutique Sales 2,016 1,690 CINÉPLUS 1,953 1,974 Facility rental and concessions 1,212 1,113 Interest on cash and investments (Note 13) 1,106 1,286 Parking 866 839 Grants and sponsorships 744 315 Donations 440 453 Travelling exhibits 283 406 Royalties 136 123 Membership 134 103 Publications 116 156 Other 657 741
$ 12,768 $ 11,906
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 (in thousands of dollars) SCHEDULE 2
2003 2002 Personnel costs $ 27,988 $ 25,149 Professional and special services 10,680 10,291 Exhibit design and fabrication 5,995 4,252 Property taxes 5,494 5,374 Amortization 3,342 3,212 Repairs and maintenance 3,209 2,969 Utilities 1,793 1,726 Furniture and fixtures 1,455 1,716 Travel, hospitality and transportation 1,395 1,243 Marketing and advertising 1,186 1,141 Building leases 1,132 891 Cost of goods sold 1,073 1,081 Communications 1,012 846 Collections acquisitions 879 83 CINÉPLUS films 162 214 Rentals 160 152 Other 160 186
$ 67,115 $ 60,526
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