So, what really happens to a museum when it’s
closed for a week?
Well, sadly none of our artifacts come to life,
but the Collections Staff sure do because being closed for such a long time
means we can clean artifacts, move cases, and spruce up the exhibit for our
visitors!
The ACCI Collection Staff welcomed the arrival
of our new Conservator, Fiona Hernandez by asking her if we could clean our two
largest artifacts. But why clean artifacts that no one every
touches you might ask, well because even just sitting there they get dirty!
Using soft brushes and special vacuums so we
didn’t damage the wood, canvas and paint Fiona and I carefully removed dirt and
debris from the canvas canoe on loan to us from the Canadian Museum of History
in Gatineau, Quebec, before turning our attention to ACCI’s Odeyak.