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Ideal for: Ages 4-8 In this interactive and fast-paced half-hour program, follow the journey of Fenton the Teddy Bear as he tells his story of immigrating to Canada with his small owner, Hendrik. Young participants connect with their emotions and share their thoughts as we virtually explore parts …
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Refuge Canada , which opened its doors in March 2018, examines the experiences of refugees in coming to Canada and Canada’s record in responding to waves of refugees from the start of the 20 th century until the present. This exhibition will explore the following themes: life before, fear, …
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by Dan Conlin, Curator Time 0:02:24 Transcript: One of the most compelling artifacts in our exhibition Refuge Canada is this desk set that contains a secret message for help. This desk set was given to a Canadian Immigration Official by a family in Germany about 1946. The official, Traugott Otto …
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by Dan Conlin, Curator Time 0:01:52 Transcript: This little 1970s doll here tells a story about two major groups of refugees who came to Canada. This doll is on loan from Dr. Tran-Davies, a medical doctor in Alberta. She came to Canada as a five-year-old girl in 1979 as part of the large group of …
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by Dan Conlin, Curator Time 0:01:22 Transcript: In our section Escape by Sea in Refuge Canada we have these two life jackets that were worn by children who were rescued from an inflatable boat in the Mediterranean sea in 2015 They’re on loan to us from the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology. …
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by Dan Conlin, Curator Time 0:00:53 Transcript: One of the larger objects in our exhibition Refuge Canada is this rigid inflatable boat. It represents some of the most dangerous voyages that refugees make when they escape persecution by sea. We invite our visitors to sit down in this boat and …