[BCMA] Vaudeville Traveling Exhibition: Western Tour

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Hello,

Available from the Peterborough Museum & Archives, "Voices of the Town: Vaudeville in Canada" is a visually stunning travelling exhibition that recreates the ambiance of an evening at the theatre. A tour through the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia is planned for 2013 through to 2015. 

The exhibition comes complete with a reproduction ticket booth and kinetoscope (early film viewing machine), as well as the authentic costume and travelling trunk of Oklahoma Jack (a sharp-shooting Vaudevillian who performed with Buffalo Bill Cody). Photographs from the nationally significant Ballsillie Collection of Roy Studio Images are featured throughout.  A palette of educational programming and interpretation will make this exhibition a memorable and entertaining experience for everyone. Please see the attached fact sheet for details.

Availability: 2014 and 2015
Bilingual text (English & French); flexible layout requiring approx. 1000 sq. ft.
Rental rate: $100 per week + applicable taxes
Shipping: one way to borrower's site, plus applicable taxes and fuel surcharge. This exhibit satisfies requirements that make it possible for eligible borrowers to apply to the Exhibition Circulation Fund, through the Museum Assistance Program. For more info see the Canadian Heritage website:
http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1268597502197#a1 

For information and bookings please contact our travelling exhibition coordinator:




Michelle Watson
Peterborough Museum & Archives
Museum Drive at 300 Hunter St. E.
P.O. Box 143
Peterborough, ON K9J 6Y5
Canada
(705) 743-5180
mdwatson at peterborough.ca
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