What have you done with my museum?
Though naturally we are aware that the former Museum space is being gutted, the reality of seeing it empty is still pretty strange for most of us here. In the last blog of this series we showed you the empty cafeteria space that will become the new Museum, as well as some images of the old Museum as it was at the time: stuffed with odds and ends of exhibit cases, the occasional display still on the walls. Now those odds and ends are gone and we are right down to the drywall and lighting fixtures. Soon even the walls will be gone and the space will be ready for its new purpose. It’s rather melancholy, really. I had no idea it was so big. Take a last look.
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September 22, 2026
The Money of Bytown
By: David Bergeron
Bytown was a frontier town built on the construction of the Rideau Canal and a booming lumber industry. Access to different forms of money and banking facilities provided the liquidity necessary for the town to prosper into Canada’s capital.
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September 18, 2026
Teaching with the Vertical $20
Engage students with creative activities linking the new bank note to careers, civics, history, social studies and art.
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Arts,
Careers,
Financial literacy,
History,
Indigenous studies
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Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4
July 20, 2026
A summer road trip of Canadian tokens
By: Graham Iddon
We took a virtual road trip through nearly every Canadian province and territory via trade and souvenir tokens.
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