Day at the (Manitoba) Museum

Went to the Museum this weekend with a couple of friends, the ladies of Victorian at Heart. We went specifically to take advantage of the awesome Urban Gallery as a setting for Edwardian costume photos. It was a lot of fun. Sadly, one of the three of us was not able to dress up for this occasion, but played photographer for us. On the plus side, now that we all have, or will have, Edwardian stuff, there are a lot more options for local events and photo ops. There was a big boom in our town in the 1910s, so lots of our lovely historic buildings date from that time, including our Legislative Building and the fancy (used to be railroad) hotel. The Urban Gallery in the museum reflects this and tries to capture our city in the 1920s by creating a section of the city that can be explored by visitors.


( A lot of photos )

( Bonus trip even farther back in time )

( A couple extras )

Whew! That was A LOT. (You can see all my photos from this trip here in my Flickr album.) But I seriously love this museum. They keep adding new and interesting things that show off different aspects of our history. And I love how these particular spaces are set up, with not just one thing to focus on or objects out of context, but a whole environment to explore: an evening downtown in the 1920s and sunset at the dockside in 1660s England.