Government of Canada Announces Support for Museums and Galleries in Peterborough
PETERBOROUGH, September 7, 2001 -- On behalf of Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps, Peter Adams, Member of Parliament for Peterborough, today announced funding of $103,400 for the Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives (PCMA) under the Museums Assistance Program (MAP). Funding will be for two initiatives: the final phase of a joint Travelling Exhibit Partnership Project, and a project involving the Balsille and Roy Studio Images photograph collections."I am proud to be part of a Government that supports cultural institutions. Our museums are reflections of our cultural diversity and bridge the gap between the past and the present. They are places where Canadians can get to know themselves better and learn about their heritage. Museums and galleries are a vital part of the legacy we leave to our children, connecting them to the heritage and history of their country," said Mr. Adams.
The Travelling Exhibit Partnership Project is an initiative of four institutions represented by the PCMA, who since 1997 have jointly developed and created four exhibits and related educational and promotional materials. These exhibits will travel across Canada until 2004. The exhibits and partner institutions are: The Noble Experiment - Temperance and Prohibition (Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives); Sitting Pretty - The History of the Toilet (Guelph Museums); Passage to Freedom - The Underground Railroad (Welland Historical Museum) and The AVRO Arrow - A Dream Denied (West Parry Sound District Museum)
The Balsille Collection and Roy Studio Images are two collections that combine to form one of the single largest photograph collections in Canada. The MAP funding will go towards the implementation of a collections management strategy for these items.
MAP provides $9.4 million in project funding annually to non-federal, not-for-profit and professionally operated Canadian museums and connected institutions. This program was established in the early 1970s to increase public access to Canadian museum collections and to help Canadian museums better manage and preserve their resources.
Funding for these projects was provided for in the February 2000 federal budget and is therefore built into the existing fiscal framework.
Information:
Catherine Gagnaire
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage
(819) 997-7788
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