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Live Opening: There once was a song
Live Opening
April 1, 2021
Watch the virtual launch of the new exhibition There once was a song
A conversation moderated by Pierre-François Ouelletter, with:
- Meryl McMaster, Artist
- Guislaine Lemay, Curator, Material Culture
- Hélène Samson, Exhibition Curator and Curator, Photography, McCord Museum;
- Suzanne Sauvage, President and Chief Executive Officer, McCord Museum.
There once was a song
There Once Was a Song by Meryl McMaster, an artist of nêhiyaw (Plains Cree), British and Dutch heritage, examines the relation between humans and nature through three original works inspired by late 19th century glass bell jars from the Museum’s Material Culture collection