Whyte Museum in Banff, Canada
I happened to visit the Whyte museum in Banff last month. It was my first time, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.
The entrance fee was 7$, which I thought in retrospect was a bit steep for the size of the museum and the few displays.
The first exhibition was called “God Rush” the imaginary Klondike. These were a large collections of photogaphs by Craig Richards, Aldo Audisio, the director of the Museo Nazionale Della Montagna and Toni Cembran, an Italian journalist; of the Klondike gold rush of 1897 and 1898. They captured photographs of the Klondike trail in 2005 in its current state reviving nostalgia and historical research of an important event in time.
The second exhibition called “Through the Lens” was an endearing collection of photographs taken by kids both from high schools in Calgary, as well as children from the Basau pygmy villages bordering Uganda and Congo. Its was interesting to see the striking differences between the more posed and materialistic shift in the Western kids, compared to the pics taken by the kids in Africa.
The third exhibition is “Peter and Catharine Whyte” their story. This was a room full of the life and things that surrounded this couple, after whom the museum is named.
The “Realidoscope” by Barbara Amos, was on display. She used this to observe the world in a differnt way, and took pictures of the mosiaced image she witnessed.
Lastly, this was one of the nicest exhibitions called “Everest ‘82, the first Canadian expedition”. It included pictures taken by Pat Morrow, whom accompanied Laurie Skreslet, the first Canadian to have climbed to the top of mount Everest. He captured the spirit, hardship, horror, and courage displayed by all present on that trip.
Recently, the Calgary Herald (Neighbours free newspaper, feb 28, 2008) ran a two page article on the Whyte museum, focussing on “Through the Lens” with many of the photographs from the exhibition printed.
Although Banff has tonnes of other things to keep one occupied, I highly recommend visiting this museum.
Written by Smriti on March 2nd, 2008 with
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