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Pete Seeger's Banjo Head

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

After a five-month hiatus, I’m back in harness for my attempt to visit 100 museums in 2019. (That’s a ridiculously ambitious goal now, but hey, you never know.) Last weekend I visited the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. I spent about three hours there, enjoyed every minute, and could easily have …

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1930s golden evening shoes (French or Belgian). Yes, please.

Bata Shoe Museum

I love a niche museum. It’s marvellous how one seemingly narrow subject (like brands or fans or clocks) can lead to insights on a greater whole. Bata Shoe Museum is a perfect example. As the museum’s “About Us” page says: The current exhibit, Want: Desire, Design, and Depression Era Footwear, is a feast for the …

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Toronto's Campbell House Museum, on an icy February afternoon

Campbell House Museum

In 1972, the Campbell House (Museum), built in 1822, was moved to University & Queen from its original location 1.5 km southeast at Adelaide & Jarvis. Yesterday, during my visit, I happened to meet a woman who said she’d witnessed this extraordinary event. What a sight it must have been! The Toronto Public Library catalogue’s caption of …

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In the auditorium at The Ontario Science Centre for "The Energy Show," demonstrating wind energy with a leaf blower and wall art that turns out to be fans

The Ontario Science Centre

Have you ever seen people with their hair made to stand on end by touching a Van de Graaff generator? During my visit to The Ontario Science Centre yesterday, I learned that over two million people have had that experience with static electricity in Toronto, including one lucky girl during yesterday’s “The Energy Show” (similar to the …

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CNIB Guide Dogs Promotional Items: "Guide Dog Etiquette 101"

Archives of Ontario Helen McClung Exhibit Area

ANIMALIA: Animals in the Archives, an onsite exhibit at the Archives of Ontario at York University, is outstanding. When I first learned from Alison Little, Senior Coordinator, Educational Programming and Exhibitions at the Archives of Ontario, that the Archives would be mounting an animal-themed exhibit, I envisioned something similar to their (and her) 2017 Family Focus exhibition …

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