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    Private Atkinson’s War

    Private Edward Atkinson’s example of trench art is what is called a “love token”—a souvenir made from a coin. It’s one man’s personal wartime experience expressed through a pocket-sized medium.

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    Trading Up: How Countries Benefit from Free Trade

    Students will learn about comparative advantage, opportunity cost and specialization and how these key economic concepts help countries around the world benefit from trade. They will participate in activities to better understand these concepts and make links to today’s global economy.

    A Noteworthy Woman

    The new bank note featuring Viola Desmond provides an excellent opportunity to teach about the concept of historical significance.

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January 20, 2014

The Adventure of Exhibit Planning

By: Graham Iddon


With the new year, we are right on schedule for developing our next travelling exhibition. Voices from the Engraver is number two in a planned set of travelling exhibitions that will keep our metaphorical doors open for Canadians while renovation keeps our physical doors closed.
Content Type(s): Blog Subject(s): Exhibitions
January 14, 2014

Our Year Ahead

By: Graham Iddon


We here at the Currency Museum hope you had a fabulous holiday season. We know we did, though maybe a little too fabulous for some of us. As we crossed over into the New Year we had a chance to reflect on the year that had just passed. 2013 presented our team with some pretty big challenges and some tough goodbyes, but it also had some great new adventures and exciting new initiatives.
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December 17, 2013

‘Twas the blog before Christmas

While we take our winter holiday this week, so will the blog. To keep our hordes of clamouring followers entertained while we’re away, we’ll give them another window into the personalities of the folks who work at the Museum. We’ve asked some of them to write about their favourite holiday memories.
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December 2, 2013

The McCord Museum Visit

By: Graham Iddon


While visiting bigger institutions in Montréal, the museum planning team decided to drop into the McCord Museum and take a look at the ways they are using tablets and apps in their exhibition spaces.
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November 25, 2013

We Drop into Pointe-à-Callière in Montréal

By: Graham Iddon


During two trips to Montréal this past July, as part of our ongoing program of museum tours, the planning team visited the Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History at Pointe-à-Callière near the old city waterfront.
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