[BCMA] VMM Exhibit: DON'T EAT THE WHALE MEAT Opens June 22!

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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Vancouver Maritime Museum
 
EXHIBITION 
 
Don¹t Eat The Whale Meat: an exhibit of kitschy collectables
June 22 ­ Fall 2012
 
 
VANCOUVER, BC (June 2012)  ‹ There are many items of historical significance
in the Vancouver Maritime Museum¹s collection: historical texts, nautical
instruments that aided explorers to the new worldŠ 50-year-old cans of whale
meat.


Yes, whale meat. 
 
Recently, curator Patricia Owen stumbled upon a curious assortment of
memorabilia: intricately crafted ships-in-bottles, travel postcards,
itineraries from the heyday of CP Steamships, lithographed labels from over
100 different salmon cans dating back to the 19th centuryŠ and the
aforementioned cans of whale meat. These treasures, and many more from
Canada¹s maritime history, are being brought to the public in the Museum¹s
lighthearted exhibit: Don¹t Eat The Whale Meat.
 
The Vancouver Maritime Museum is thrilled to explore the rarely seen,
sentimental, and kitschy objects in its collection with Don¹t Eat The Whale
Meat. The attention to design, craftsmanship, and overall esthetic of the
exhibit is truly charming, each piece a story that might not otherwise be
told. What makes something ³museum worthy²? Is one man¹s junk truly another
man¹s treasure? The journey from souvenir (or canned good), to memento, to
object in a museum is often as curious as the item itself.
 
Opening Friday June 22, Don¹t Eat The Whale Meat pairs collectable ephemera
with maritime slang. As we explore how seemingly insignificant items gain
importance over time, we see how sailors¹ jargon has also become rooted in
our everyday language. Who knew that ³scuttlebutt² was really a barrel of
water? Or that a ³Buccaneer² was named after a Mayan method of cooking
manatee meat? Whether you¹re ³Footloose and Fancy-Free² or ³Getting Hitched²
this amusing and eclectic exhibit will delight the entire family.
 
Don¹t Eat The Whale Meat will be on display until Fall 2012.
 
 
For more information go to www.vanmaritime.com <http://www.vanmaritime.com>
or contact:
 
Jen Hill
Marketing Officer
jen at vancouvermaritimemuseum.com <mailto:jen at vancouvermaritimemuseum.com>
604-257-8300/Direct 604-257-8302
 
The Vancouver Maritime Museum is a not-for-profit museum and gallery that
celebrates the profound significance of the oceans and waterways of the
Pacific and Arctic, through the preservation and growth of its extraordinary
collection, and as a centre for dialogue, research, and experience. The
Museum would like to thank Cloverdale Paint, Highbury Foundation, BC Arts
Council, and the City of Vancouver for their generous support. The Museum
acknowledges the financial assistance of the Province of British Columbia.
 
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  Jen Hill Marketing 604.257.8302 jen at vancouvermaritimemuseum.com
Vancouver Maritime Museum   1905 Ogden Avenue, Vanier Park   Vancouver, BC
V6J 1A3  



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