Museum in a suitcase
The Kroneau Heritage Museum has designed an outreach program to take the museum’s exhibitions to those who would, because of mobility issues, have difficulty visiting the museum in person.
“The ‘museum in a Suitcase’, as the name implies, is a miniature version of the storyboards and photos of an exhibit, packed in a suitcase along with some appropriate props,” explains Audrey Euteneier, board member, Kronau Heritage museum. “The photos and storyboards are displayed in a scrapbook format and paired with some hands–on, user-friendly objects, such as various grains and scale models of farm machinery.” The purpose of these items is to provide tactile objects to compliment the story.
At present, the first museum in a Suitcase, based on the “From Field To market - The Story of Grain” exhibit, has been produced and presented at various Saskatchewan schools and at the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre in Regina. “It was met with a very enthusiastic response,” explains Euteneier.
The museum intends to produce a series of suitcases based on each of the rotating exhibitions, in order to make them more accessible. “We are presently working on the scrapbook for a second suitcase, based on the story boards and artifacts from our former “Reading, Writing and museum in a suitcase “The photos and storyboards are displayed in a scrapbook format and paired with some hands-on, user-friendly objects, such as various grains and scale models of farm machinery.” The purpose of these items is to provide tactile objects to compliment the story. ‘Rithematic” and “Simple Fun” exhibits,” she adds.
The Museum in a Suitcase was produced with assistance from HBC Local History Grant Program. The Kronau Heritage museum receives operational funding from SaskCulture thanks to Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation.