May 23-26, 2006
Ottawa, Canada
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Special Note on Tours Advance registration is required for all tours and the number of participants will be limited and reserved on a first come/first served basis. Further information and details will be sent via e-mail to all registered participants approximately one month prior to the start of the conference. |
Library and Archives Canada, Gatineau Preservation Centre
The Gatineau Preservation Centre houses all of the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) preservation laboratories, as well as records storage vaults that accommodate a significant portion of Canada’s archival heritage. This unique purpose-built facility is a key component of the institution’s long-term accommodation strategy.
Conference participants will experience a building-within-a-building concept and tour the outer shell of glass and steel, which creates an environmental buffer zone for the interior concrete structure that contains the preservation laboratories, records storage vaults, and other operations. Included in the tour will be individual laboratories for conservation treatment and copying of records, and digital imaging workplaces that are constructed in a village-like setting on the top floor of the building, directly over the three-story vault structure.
Location: The Gatineau Preservation Centre is a short 15 minute drive from LAC’s downtown Ottawa headquarters.
Transportation and Notes: An arranged bus will provide transportation directly to the Gatineau Preservation Centre. The bus will pick up participants at the main LAC entrance, at 395 Wellington Street. A nominal fee will be collected to offset transportation costs.
All bags and luggage, except purses, must be checked at the Coat Room. We suggest you make arrangements to leave items at your hotel. Participants will be required to sign in and receive a temporary badge.
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Join other conference delegates on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC). The tour will include a visit of the digitization display in the CMC Library, followed by a tour of the Collections and Conservation areas—a special tour not normally offered to museum visitors, given by CMC’s Collections and Conservation Managers.
Other tours are yet to be determined in detail, but may include guided tours of CMC’s permanent exhibitions including the Grand Hall, Canada Hall, and the First Peoples Hall. The Grand Hall houses the world’s largest indoor collection of totem poles, and portrays the rich cultural history of the Native peoples of the Northwest coast. The Canada Hall takes visitors on a fascinating journey through 1,000 years of Canadian history, as they travel from the East Coast of Canada to the West. And, the First Peoples Hall highlights the cultural, artistic and historical achievements of Canada’s First Peoples. With more than 2,000 artifacts, the First Peoples Hall allows visitors to appreciate various aspects of Native identity, from earliest origins to the present day, from traditional ways to current topics.
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