By Staff
July 5th, 2018
BURLINGTON, ON
The $11.4 million expansion of the Joseph Brant Museum will add 14,000 square feet that includes four exhibit halls, two multi-purpose rooms, a lobby, shop, resource centre and storage for over 25,000 artifacts and historical treasures. The plan is to have “blockbuster” exhibitions from around the globe.
We have been waiting for news on what the first travelling exhibit at the transformed Joseph Brant Museum would be about.
Something relevant to the community for certain – right?
Something that had at least a bit of an historical tinge to it.
Something unique perhaps?
The new is that the first travelling exhibit will involve pinball machines and rock ‘n’ roll!!
Yeah! Many people were afraid of something like this.
On the positive side – the Gazette has learned that Dan Lawrie intends to commission a statue of Joseph Brant. Nothing more in the way of details – it’s a great idea.
Lawrie was one of the moving forces behind the installation of the Spiral Stella outside the Performing Arts Centre.
The Museum plans to host travelling exhibits from across North America.
Construction is on schedule and the museum will re-open next summer.
Well, the indigenous folks at Six Nations have quite an affinity for R&B, and there have been some great musicians..
Joseph Brant had such a supple wrist.
https://www.rockhall.com/part-machine-rock-pinball