Collections Corner

Music for a Museum Exhibition

In just five days, Scotia Bank Arena will become Harry’s House for two nights. You might be asking yourself: Harry who? Did Prince Harry...

Take a Walk Down 1905 Street With Me: A Love Letter to Fort Edmonton Park

Happy summer, Musings readers! It’s been a while since we last spoke and I missed you (and I know you missed me too), so to kick off our...

Fishes and Elephants, and Spies. Oh My!: The Most Absurd Artifacts in the CIA's Museum

Did you know that the CIA has a museum? The idea of a museum came from former CIA Executive Director William E. Colby, a very...

Lessons from the Library of Alexandria

By: Sarah Cavaliere Illustration of the ancient Library of Alexandria, Egypt. Courtesy of Encyclopædia Britannica. Despite its fame, the...

Lights, Camera, Accession: The Collections of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Source. It’s officially my favourite season: awards. While my dreams of attending the Oscars have...

What's mine is mine and what's yours belongs to the British Museum

While aimlessly scrolling through my Instagram feed a few days ago, something stood out amongst the 2021 photo dumps and pet posts: a...

Catherine The Great...Art Collector?

The Art Connoisseur Herself. Source. Like many of my peers, I’m eagerly counting down the days until the end of the semester. It won’t be...

Soap, Skin, and Skulls: Into the Macabre World of The Mütter Museum

Some of the skulls at the Mütter Museum. Source. As we bid goodbye to October, I’m filled with a sense of dread knowing it won’t be long...