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June 6, 2014
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June 6, 2014
Collection Services
The National Currency Collection maintains and grows a numismatic library and daily augments an extensive digital resource of its holdings. -
June 6, 2014
About us
We're here to help you understand what the Bank of Canada does and how it matters to you. -
June 6, 2014
Becoming a Collector III
For you as the steward of your collection, your aim is to preserve the items as best as you can by protecting them from further deterioration. The pros call this preservation. -
May 26, 2014
The Adventure of Exhibit Planning IV
This exhibition is about engravers, production processes and the beauty of postage stamps and bank notes. In the previous episode of this series we talked about the process surrounding securing the bank notes for this exhibition and how it had to take into account both the needs of the exhibition team and the concerns of the collections department. -
May 20, 2014
Becoming a Collector II
So now you’ve decided that collecting currency is far more fascinating than collecting 14th Century Flemish altar paintings and have begun to accumulate some items. Good for you, those paintings are a bother to dust and currency is far easier to take care of. -
May 12, 2014
Becoming a Collector I
Collecting things is a very common human urge. Be they matchbooks, pop bottles or 17th century Flemish altar paintings, owning large numbers of the same type of thing is a fascinating pastime for many of us. -
May 2, 2014
The Adventure of Exhibit Planning III
During the planning stages stamping the word ‘final’ on any given aspect of a travelling exhibition can seem less of a directive and more of an overly optimistic suggestion. -
April 22, 2014
Notes from the Collection: Recent Acquisitions II
This month’s selections highlight various areas of Collection development. These include what are called financial instruments: items such as stocks, bonds shares and other articles that represent a contract to deliver money in some manner. -
April 3, 2014
Museum Reconstruction - Part 1
In early February, a small group from the Bank’s Communications Department booked a brief tour of the main floor and first basement at the Wellington Street head office. It’s still in the demolition phase of the renovation.
