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According to Barbara Ribey, Curator and Director of Bruce County
Museum and Cultural Centre, it's one of the most successful summers
to date in terms of attendance.
"It's been exceptional," said Ribey, speaking at the recent
Southampton Residents' Association (SR) Annual General Meeting (AGM)
held Saturday, July 25th at the Museum. "Last Thursday, we had over
1,000 people come through with close to that Friday and again today.
The weather may have played a part in the numbers but the majority
of the attraction is the robotic Dinosaur exhibit and other programs
we have started for children and their families. The children find
it all exciting and, therefore, it is drawing hundreds every day."
Ribey has always maintained that Museums should be an interactive
environment and not the old 'look but do not touch' theory that once
existed. "The children are our future and they have to understand
the past in order to appreciate the present." (next column)
25/07/2009 10:41 PM
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