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The majority of Ingenium’s locomotives and rolling stock collection are not currently on public display and most likely will never be due to their size, weight, and maneuverability. New technologies and digital tools, however, create opportunities for these rail artifacts to be seen and accessed by a wider audience. With this in mind, I created a virtual tour that brings together 360 images, artifact histories, archival material, sound, and other Ingenium projects to tell the story of rail

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Steam Locomotive Drawing Collection documents and illustrates in exacting detail the most vibrant period of steam locomotive development in Canada.

“Excuse me, sir”, I asked, trying to get the attention of the staff member at the Maharashtra State Archives, a public archive located in the heart of South Bombay. I had just spent several moments pacing up and down the dark corridors stacked with piles and piles of cloth-bound files and was making no headway in my search. I continued despite the silence in response, “Could you please direct me to the section with the Times of India newspapers from the 1930s onwards?” I waited in anticipation.

If artifacts could talk, what would they tell us? An old, wooden sailboat called Nahma has a treasure trove of stories.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum highlights a new oral history project that is working to preserve an important chapter in women’s air force history.

One of the oldest museum artifacts in the world has been added to a world-class collection of science and technology at Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation.

An Ingenium conservator shares a glimpse into life with dyslexia, struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic, and how disability impacts their view of the collection (Post 3/3).

An Ingenium conservator shares a glimpse into life with dyslexia, struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic, and how disability impacts their view of the collection (Post 2/3).