Feb 7, 2019 | Donor & Support Announcements, New Museum, New Museum Leadership Donors, News Releases (New Museum)
An anonymous out-of-province donor, who believes in the power of the canoe to connect Canadians, has invested $1.25M to support the Canadian Canoe Museum’s move to the water’s edge. This generous gift is the first of its magnitude to be received from a donor outside...
Jan 28, 2019 | New Museum, New Museum Design & Build, News
This week The Canadian Canoe Museum was given the opportunity to provide Peterborough City Council, sitting as Finance Committee, with a progress update on the new museum. Just over one year ago, Council made a $4 million commitment to the new museum. This incredible...
Jan 11, 2019 | New Museum
The following is an introductory blog written by Robin Binèsi Cavanagh, who has recently joined the museum in the new role of Director of Indigenous Peoples’ Collaborative Relations. I did not understand the significance of my birthplace until my late twenties. I was...
Nov 13, 2018 | Donor & Support Announcements, New Museum, New Museum Design & Build, New Museum Leadership Donors, News Releases (New Museum)
New museum’s 1.5-acre green roof to be named in recognition of generous gift The Canadian Canoe Museum is thrilled to announce that the Dalglish Family Foundation has made a $1.2 million commitment to its capital campaign – a significant investment in the future of...
Oct 31, 2018 | At the Museum, Canadian Canoe Museum, Friends of the Museum, National Projects, New Museum
The Canadian Canoe Museum is pleased to introduce its National Council – a group of distinguished individuals who are champions of the work of the organization, past, present and future. These 32 individuals from across Canada and beyond, are lending their names in...
Sep 21, 2018 | Canadian Canoe Museum, New Museum
Nearly two decades ago, the fledgling Canadian Canoe Museum set out on a journey to develop 20,000 square feet of exhibits for nine, newly-created galleries within its renovated factory setting. Among the many remarkable people who were part of that team effort, we...
