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Exhibits
- Rural Retail: Elgin County’s General Stores. March 13 to August 28 2010. The general store, once of great importance to the rural community, has evolved over a long period of time often adding a post office or a gas bar as it wound its way into the 20th century. Early packaging, a gas pump and tin signs are part of this show which highlights surviving examples in the County and draws a parallel between the early general store and the big-box stores of today.
- Jumbo: The Greatest Show on Earth. June 8 to August 28, 2010. Jumbo lives on in St. Thomas despite his tragic loss 125 years ago. See period posters, a model circus, photographs and experience some of the pageantry of the travelling circus that entertained communities in the era before television and the movies. The show also includes artifacts from past anniversaries of Jumbo’s last visit to St. Thomas.
- Clark McDougall: Barns. September 11 to November 27, 2010. Experience the rural landscape of Elgin County through the distinctive style of nationally significant local artist Clark McDougall (1921-1980). The show includes a large number of original works on loan from private collectors and the St.Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre plus photographs and barn-related artifacts from the Museum’s collection.
Past Exhibits
- Signature Quilts. September 20 to February 28, 2010. An exhibition featuring a unique variety of quilts that were commonly used as fundraising tools for churches, Women’s Institutes and other community groups.
- Kirtley Jarvis "Dotted Line." Running in conjunction with the signature quilt display, the Museum is hosting a complementary exhibit, called “Kirtley Jarvis: Dotted Line.” Kirtley Jarvis is the Museum’s 2009 Artist-in-Residence and has created mixed media work in response to her year-long experience immersed in the people, places and events represented by the collections at the Elgin County Museum.
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