This is one of those gallery web pages that is well organized, and contains a lot of material on a variety of subjects. For instance, under the tab 'Programs' at the top of the page, there is a link to 'Archive'. There you can find the Gallery's YouTube channel, artist talks, lectures, etc. It's very easy to get distracted as there are links to exhibitions, books, and the ever present 'Continue Exploring' section at the bottom of each page. Then there is the 'Exhibitions' tab which has information on exhibits going back to 2005. While the earlier pages have at least one image, a description of each exhibition, and sometimes pages from the exhibition catalogue, along about 2011 more material is provided. This isn't true about every exhibit, but part of the fun of exploring these web pages is finding out what is where, which pages have helpful information (most do), and which have publications with readable content. The material displayed on the Gallery pages range from a photograph by Lewis W. Hine to a Star-Shaped Dish from the 'Seljuk dynasty', and there's much, much more.
August 27, 2017
February 06, 2017
Virtual Museum of Canada
On their About Us page, the Virtual Museum describes itself as "the largest source of online content and experiences shared by large and small Canadian museums and heritage organizations".
The search function, found on the home page, is best used by entering a wide search term, unless you know exactly what you're looking for. I found the gallery for Alice Egan Hagen by searching for 'Nova Scotia' and then scrolling through the exhibits. Warning: searching from the gallery pages will only find your search term within that exhibit
Since I'm now living between Digby and Annapolis Royal, I did searches on both. Both galleries have quite recent photos as well as historical ones, some with hotspots, which, if available, show views both old and new. Since I lived on the Eastern Shore as a child, I also looked for Oyster Pond - one exhibit, Musquodoboit - no exhibits, and nothing for Eastern Shore
It took me a few minutes to realize that you really have to pay attention to the bar near the top of the page. If you want to know what happened at Moose River, for example, start with Chapter 3 of Stories, but for the history of gold mining in Nova Scotia, start with Chapter 1. The Thumbnail Gallery is likely the best way of flipping through the photos; clicking on the small images brings up a good-sized photo in a separate window.
Community Memories has exhibits from Digby, Pictou, Oyster Pond, Annapolis Royal
Museums and Events also includes art galleries
