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THE ART OF THE BRICK

Engineering & Technology

Building a colourful, new life

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Have you ever dreamed of ditching your day job and playing with toys instead? Nathan Sawaya—a former attorney in New York City—did just that, and he couldn’t be happier. Sawaya creates inspiring artwork from one of the most recognizable toys in the world: the LEGO® brick. An exhibition featuring his creations, THE ART OF THE BRICK, has travelled around the globe and was named one of CNN’s Top Ten “Global Must-See Exhibitions.” THE ART OF THE BRICK is coming to the Canada Science and Technology

Social Science & Culture

The Tate Modern encourages visitors to slow down

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Next year, a Pierre Bonnard exhibition at the Tate Modern will encourage “slow looking” sessions for visitors. London’s Tate Modern hopes art lovers will spend up to half an hour looking at each painting. Learn more about the Tate’s slow approach in this article from the Telegraph.

Elaine visits the Moving Stories exhibition, with daughter Jamie Wolfe Phillips, husband Jim Phillips, and daughter Emily Wolfe Phillips.

Road Transportation

Honouring an innovator who gave others the “gift of freedom”

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Ottawa resident Elaine Wolfe was undoubtedly thinking about her late father, Clifford Wolfe, as she visited the Moving Stories exhibition at the Canada Science and Technology Museum last week. The temporary exhibition – which showcases some rarely-seen artifacts from the museum’s transportation collection – includes Elaine’s 1988 Chevy Blazer, outfitted with an innovative wheelchair lift that was invented by her dad when she was a young adult. “Calling my first truck an artifact is making me

Dave Schellenberg with Erin Gregory

Engineering & Technology

Science Alive! Episode 8: The Science behind Star Trek

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Would teleportation work in real life? How fast is ‘warp speed’? On this episode of Science Alive, Dave chats with Erin Gregory, Assistant Curator for the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, all about the science behind Star Trek! On May 13th, 2016, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum launched an out of this world exhibition: Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy Experience.

Dr. Andrea Bernardoni assembles a model for a flying machine, based on an engineering concept from Leonardo da Vinci.

Engineering & Technology

Leonardo da Vinci: An expert shares his insights on a life of genius

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

As an inventor, artist, scientist, anatomist, engineer, architect, sculptor, and philosopher, there are few figures in human history who fascinate and inspire us as much as Leonardo da Vinci. For Dr. Andrea Bernardoni, Senior Researcher at the Galileo Museum in Florence, Italy, Leonardo’s work has been a key focus of study. Looking through the lens of the History of Technology, Bernardoni has curated several sections of exhibitions dedicated to Leonardo, which were showcased at venues in Italy

A pin with the words ‘Science Needs Women’ being held up in front of a Women in STEM Poster of Irene Ayako Uchida.

Wikipedia edit-a-thons give recognition to women in STEM

Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation

On June 23 — which marks International Women in Engineering Day 2019 — Ingenium will open its doors to volunteer editors eager to participate in a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. In partnership with Engineers Canada, this free event, hosted at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, will celebrate the achievements of women in engineering through the editing and creation of Wikipedia pages. “An edit-a-thon puts facts on the page, allows us to change biases, and adding translations in both French and English

Photograph showing a number of the aircraft and panels within the updated exhibition area.

Behind the scenes: Updates to the First World War exhibition area

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

How does museum staff decide which exhibition to update next? Which basic changes can make an exhibition more inviting and insightful for today’s visitors? Take a behind-the-scenes look at how the Canada Aviation and Space Museum team planned its recent updates to the First World War area.

Intern Charlotte Clemens, standing outside the museum in front of the museum sign.

Diving into museum work: The life of a summer intern

Charlotte Clemens

When I arrived in Ottawa about three months ago to work as an exhibition intern with the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. My short time with the museum turned out to be more interesting and colourful than I ever could have imagined; I’ve conducted damage reports, gone “undercover” for an in-house investigation, and even built an airplane out of a pool noodle! But before I delve into everything, let me tell you the real reason I’m here. This internship has

A teenaged boy stands in front of a display of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous artwork at the Canada Science and Technology Museum.

Behind the scenes at the Canada Science and Technology Museum

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

A junior reporter for Macaroni Kid — an online publication that highlights family events and activities — has been reporting on Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. He recently spoke with museum staff member Carolyn Holland about what went in to making this temporary exhibition a success.

Two people sit on bikes in the middle of a museum display.

On a roll: Julie Leclair reflects on the development of Bike it!

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Julie Leclair, director of travelling exhibitions for Ingenium, recently worked with a team of international institutions to develop Bike it! — a travelling exhibition which tells the global story of the bicycle. Read Julie’s behind-the-scenes insights in this feature article published by TEO—an organization that supports international touring exhibitions.

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