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Virtual Museum of Canada
Gatineau, Quebec
URL: www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/index-eng.jsp
Last visited May 2011
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Keywords Canada, Culture, Electronic media, History
Review DOI 10.1108/09504121111184705
The Virtual Museum of Canada provides a unique insight into Canada and all things Canadian. Canadian clothing, such as GWG Jeans Company, Canadian crime, Canadian Victoria Cross winners - all are part of this outstanding virtual collection of Canadian history and culture. In reality this is a portal to a wider audience or collection of virtual museums. A wide range of Canadian museums and galleries have contributed to the larger virtual collection. From the user point of view, this means that a one-stop search process suddenly opens the doors to Canadian heritage.
There are several different components to this collection. The Virtual Exhibits provides access to numerous virtual exhibits found throughout the country. These range from very specific collections such as the Collection of Household Victoriana found in the Point Ellice House in Victoria, British Columbia to more general ones such as the Klondike Gold Rush in the Klondike region of Canada. One can search for specific information or exhibits by keyword or keywords. However, one can browse these virtual exhibits by theme (e.g. Art in Canada or Canadian Women); name of the collection (useful if known);...