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mushroom-my. mama)” - H l N P. kl t . rc rig up 8 earn 0 , O O O O C : Waterloo Region Museums new curator getting exhibition space set f o displays ; By RM Mann ing meetings and stall retreats. lt's three exhibition galleries that will i For the Chronicle really becoming a hub in the oomâ€" trace the region’s history or reflect i munity,’ said Jensen. the cultural evolution of the com- - say lames Jensen is under a Much of the museum's rear wall munity. -~ I little stress these days is some is glass, facing the picturesque pio- The first of the new exhibits will ‘ a“, , thingof an understatement neer village. The architects see the reflect the region's natural history. - , “l don't feel it much now, but 1914 era village as an outdoor environment and reasons that first , . “"3“ - ‘ " " ' y 3 I'm sure I will before it's all over," extension of the museum. drew settlers to them “to in.“ . said the easy-going curator, whose Toronto’s Moriyama + Teshima lust inside the front door of the ," , . “I “All” ,. extensive experience spans muse- Architects, working in conjunction main exhibition hall is the muse- ’ ' -' ‘55.. , ,. " ’ .' .. urns across North America. with Kitchener’s Walter Fedy Part- um's biggest artifact, the yam fly‘ ‘ . 3 " lensen has been hired as the nership.‘ supplied the creative wheel called Hazel which was cast . ._ "‘3‘ new curator of exhibits at Waterloo vision for the museum. They at the Goldie-McCullough Southâ€" ‘ - L a) Region Museum, and in the com< placed the museum on the cross- works in Gait and helped power , ‘ .. ‘ 1‘34 ing months he will pull together roads of the former Grand flunk Kitchener’s KaufmanSboefactory. . ’ ‘3 i l is: {a the exhibits to showcase the museâ€" Railway line connecting Berlin to Jensen said a tender call has ' S "23$ ‘ t ' f um's 43,000 artifacts. Galt and the historic Huron Trial. already gone out for bids on the = 3‘ ; l - ,. "I may have the title, but this is exhibits that will have to be . ‘ ' g . ‘N ":3 really a team effort that involves designed, built and installed prior . § 1} ' a... A .- virtually everyone at the museum." “We want this to be to the November opening. , " 2r: . :333 ‘9 he said. . “The work on the exhibits really 35:. ‘ ‘ 33:731.; When his team is finished next much more than a gets going after um." Jensen said. $52? ' trig-3:3 November, the new $26~million - ' ° - n "We're going to firms in Tbron- ' , ,1an " ‘ -.7 :Lrfli” ' é museum at Doon Heritage Cross- cablnet Of cunosmw. to, Ottawa and Chicago that have . .5â€" â€" 7 » 7:33,? {ii roads, off Homer Watson Boule- -|am]cnaen long track records of working with 'i -...”"~'3‘ I yard, will be a world-class facility Newwmtorofaxlu’bin museums" . ~ :55‘. (it, capable of hosting exhibits from arWhterlooRegionMuseum Even before work begins on the ‘ k ‘ y l ; the Royal Ontario Museum, Muse- , exhibits, lensen’s team â€" which 1 . 3‘ 3, “3? um of Civilization or the Smith- includes local historian Ken ‘ 3‘ ‘. . ”if“; sonian. At one end of the building, a McLaughlin. educators and marâ€" lg) »' _’ _, 2%: The dream of building the large glass window frames the keting stafiâ€" has marked off on ‘ â€" ‘5 ‘ . 1" r" rag-gar museum started with the Waterloo museum's massive steam locomo- the floor where various displays ‘ .._. ' ' r . » ‘ Historical Society in 1912. but it rive. The rails on which it sits have will be positioned so they can get ‘1 ' . g ,7? 1 wasn't until 2007 when a feasibility artificially extended through the an idea of how much space will be ‘ . 1 study was completed by the centre of the building and down a needed. . 3 Region of Waterloo that the muse- glass corridor ending at Homer “We've got a prettygood handle um began to take shape. Watson Boulevard, where the old on where we‘re going." he said. The 47.000-square-foot facility railway line once ran. ‘We want this to be much more will serve two purposes â€"- show- A second glass corridor leads than a cabinet of curiosities. We case all the artifacts gathered over visitors along a wooden boardwalk want to develop a place that peo- the years from across Waterloo section ofthe old Huron Trail. once ple will keep coming back to over Region, and serve as the orienta- the major transportation corridor and over again.” d 1 James Jensen the new curator of exhibits “Wm Region Muse- tion centre for the existing pioneer leading into the undeveloped lensen's team is eve oping an - - ' ‘ space “a” - village at Doon Heritage Cross- reaches of southwestern Ontario. interactive exhibit aimed at the life an; mgitwgeml common wimxk roads. Etched into the glass alongthis of a teenager and how it has year. ”mm The first phase of the museum. corridor are the names of more changedover the decades. ' covering half of the available than 200 hamlets, villages, towns There are alsotwohallsthatwiil The museum, like all new per cent of the artifacts currrently space, opened last May. Since and cities that are part of the be dedicated to travelling exhibits. buildings built for the Region of held by the region will be seen by then, the orientation centre, class- region's rich past. which will change as many as Waterloo, is built to the leadership thepublic. ‘ rooms and presentation theatre An interactive display will feaâ€" threetimaayear. in Energy and Environmental "That’s about the average for have been booked solid. ture a large regional map showing lensen is hoping that museum Design (LEED) standard. Many of most museums, but we will be l “There isn‘t a day when the where each of the communities staifwill produce every third exhi- the materials used are reclaimed changing artifacts in the displays 1, museum isn't being used for some stood. Beneath the map. an exhibit bition in thk area. or produce greater energy eficien- whenever our displays change, I function. 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