Check out our Cool Stuff!
February 15, 2012
By Jennifer Kuchta
From dinosaurs and dog sleds to hibernating butterflies and a whalebone sculpture, the University of Alberta Museums collect a lot of cool stuff. Cool Stuff: The University of Alberta Museums Do Winter gives you a glimpse into these collections from February 17 to March 31 downtown at Enterprise Square.
Cool Stuff features more than 350 museum objects, selected from among the U of A’s 29 outstanding
museum collections. “In celebration of Edmonton as a winter city, we’ve chosen to look at our collections through the lens of winter, ice, and snow,” says Janine Andrews, Executive Director of the University of Alberta Museums. “We have juxtaposed some really interesting objects in an exhibition that plays with northern light, winter colours, and below-ice sound and video.”
“We’re excited to be a part of the vibrant downtown revitalization and bring some cool stuff and conversation to our community,” says Andrews. “I think what visitors will take away from this exhibition is that our collections are spectacular and diverse.” Highlights include mammoth bones, meteorites, an Ancient Egyptian textile, a Chinese Imperial robe, a narwhal tusk, and some inspiring artwork including Inuit prints and Group of Seven paintings.
Join us for our Cool Stuff noon-hour series, featuring talks by world-renowned researchers and curators.