BYTOWN MUSEUM: After over two years, museum reopens in time for Colonel By Day
The museum, located alongside the locks of the Rideau Canal next to Parliament Hill, is named after Colonel John By, the British military engineer who supervised construction of the Rideau Canal and founded Bytown, which would eventually become the City of Ottawa. For his contributions, the August civic holiday — which falls this year on Aug. 1 — is known as Colonel By Day in Ottawa.
On July 21, when the museum opened for the first time in more than two years, it was immediately disposed of. Gehling said the staff adapted the online programming through multiple phases of the pandemic, as the length of the building closure became clearer.and roundtable discussions allowed staff to hear from groups such as the Italian and Somali communities, woman leaders in museums and Algonquin leaders who talked about truth and reconciliation in museums, she said.
Vogl said the museum’s virtual tour covered the temporary galleries, but it’s exciting to have visitors see everything up close.
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