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Behind the scenes of the Ingenium big move: Hazard mitigation of a print maker’s drawer

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Caitlin Walsh
Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
Oct 8, 2021
From mice nests and insects to lead ink, conservators deal with a lot of hazards to keep museum collections safe.
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Footprints and fingerprints: Reflections on a shoe-forming press from the Kingston Penitentiary

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Sara Harvey
Carleton University
Sep 21, 2020
Have you ever thought about how far you’ve travelled and where you’ve left your mark? What about the people who have left their marks on your shoes?
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Students dive into science with new STEAM program

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Bradley Legault
Algonquin College
Jul 21, 2020
A hands-on new program — designed to hook young students on science — is celebrating a successful start.
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The great imitator: Cellulose nitrate in the twentieth century

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Caitlin Walsh
Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
Jun 11, 2020
Discover more about cellulose nitrate objects, and how Ingenium conservators work to identify these objects to prevent degradation.
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Blowing things up and knitting stockings: The enterprising DuPont company

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Kateryna Tonkykh
Guest writer, Carleton University
Jan 24, 2020
When it comes to the history of Canada’s industrial textile manufacturing sector, you would hardly expect to find an amazing story of innovation, explosions, and high fashion.
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Untangling the knot: A brief history of the Canadian textile industry

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Kateryna Tonkykh
Guest writer, Carleton University
Dec 23, 2019
A Carleton history student wrestles with a “green monstrosity” at the Canada Science and Technology Museum and learns about the history of the Canadian textile industry.
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A symbol of Canada’s oil economy moves to Ingenium’s Collections Conservation Centre

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Sonia Mendes
Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
Jun 3, 2019
An artifact that symbolizes Canada’s long history of oil extraction will soon have a new home. Weighing in at nearly 16,000 kg, an oil pump jack is among the largest artifacts slated to move into the Collections Conservation Centre, a state-of-the-art facility that’s currently under construction next to the Canada Science and Technology Museum. “It was one of the first pieces in the collection,” says Anna Adamek, director of Ingenium’s curatorial division. She explains that the oil pump jack
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Behind the scenes: Conservators face unique task handling hazardous artifacts

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Connor Wilkie
Ingenium
Apr 17, 2019
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