Voices from the Engraver, a brand new large and colourful traveling exhibit created by the Bank of Canada Museum in Ottawa in partnership with the Canadian Museum of History will make its first appearance in BC at the Okanagan Heritage Museum from June to October!
Do you ever post a letter or buy your lunch with art? You do it every day with stamps and money! From concept to final product, this interactive display allows you to experience the creative process, the technical skill and sheer artistry that underlie Canadian stamps and bank notes. See famous historic examples with local Okanagan images, such as the $100 bill with a picture of Okanagan Lake on the back, or the recent new stamps with “Pansies,” painted by Laurie Koss of Kelowna.
Exhibit Components
- 60+ artifacts including a Three Penny Beaver plate proof from 1851, scribers and other tools, a Fathers of Confederation stamp from 1917, Mount Edith Cavell stamp from 1930, a Marathon of Hope stamp from 2000, and a Rush stamp from 2013
- 6 display modules
- 4 interactive modules
Interactive Modules
Learn how to make guilloches
Explore the art of guilloche —intricate repetitive pattern or design used on bank notes and stamps—using a mechanical device (especially for children ages 5+)
Digital Timeline
Match milestones in the history of engraving with milestones in popular history and in the history of technological advancement (touch screen)
Make a stamp or bank note
Take a selfie and add various graphic elements to make a personalized stamp or bank note using a tablet-like touch screen. Email this “stamp” or “bank note” home as a souvenir (photo booth)
Artist Biographies
Learn more about engravers, artists and security printing companies (touch screen)
Any stamp or coin collectors in your life? Watch for the special programs and workshops planned to accompany this fascinating exhibit.
For more information on this exhibit please contact:
Cuyler Page
Exhibitions Manager
250.763.2417 ex. 23
cpage@kelownamuseums.ca
This exhibit is produced by:
