Offer your suggestions to help us improve your experience at the Mattawa Museum!
Feedback on the new ventures that we have taken on this season is more than welcome!
We would like to invite you to make a difference…
Algonquin Nursing Home hosted an Exhibit using Artifacts on Loan from the Mattawa Museum
Algonguin Nursing Home residents were able to stay connected to community during these COVID times … a little bit of joy was brought to them.
A mini exhibit was set up for their viewing using artifacts on loan from the Mattawa Museum. Note that the dolls and the clothing were not provided by the the Museum.
A sampling of photos for you to share their experience …
International Museum Day 2021 – “The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine”
8-week and/or 16-week Museum Assistant Positions at Mattawa Museum
We are looking for Museum Assistant(s)!
Pending federal and provincial summer youth funding
We are a local Community Museum, preserving and sharing collections and artifacts.
We can offer you the opportunity to learn more about our local area history, develop new transferrable skills while making a valuable contribution to our community.
Requirements:
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft office, including Excel and Power Point
- Ability to work remotely, if required, with reliable internet connection
- Work a 5-day week on rotating schedule
- Self-starter – some remote working may be required
- Team player
- Punctual
- Familiar with Social media (Instagram/Facebook) and relevant Museum postings
Responsibilities:
- Open and close Museum with staggered hours of operation
- Help with daily operations, adhering to posted COVID-19 protocols, including cleaning
- Assist Curator with Collections management, including learning new Museum software system, inventory reconciliation and Exhibit display/design
- Assist with research requests using resources provided
- Be part of the team that makes regular blog posts and posts to our Museum Social Media
- Handle cash/POS in Gift Shop/visitor admittance
- Some outdoor grounds maintenance/cleanup as required
The Location:
We are located at Explorers Point in Mattawa in a beautiful 3 level log building.
All COVID-19 Health Protocols will be in place according to Nipissing/Parry Sound Health Unit, including adherence to zone protocols.
Apply with resume and cover letter to the attention of:
Judy Toupin, Curator
Mattawa Museum
International Women’s Day 2021 – March 8
Today we celebrate International Women’s Day and we would like to give you a chance to read about this significant day and celebrate as a community…
2021 Campaign Theme
#ChooseToChallenge
A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions – all day, every day.
We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world.
From challenge comes change, so let’s all choose to challenge.
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women’s achievements or rally for women’s equality.
Marked annually on March 8th, International Women’s Day (IWD) is one of the most important days of the year to:
- celebrate women’s achievements
- raise awareness about women’s equality
- lobby for accelerated gender parity
Ever wonder what the world looked like in terms of women’s oppression and inequality and what women fought for…..
Explore the History of International Women’s Day
Help Celebrate Someone from our Community that Chose to Challenge…
Emma Dupuis
Emma has been a student at F.J. McElligott Secondary School in Mattawa for the past four years. Academics were not her only strength, athletics, school club activities, and volunteerism. You may have enjoyed some of her writing in local community newspapers.
Emma has recently been accepted to Queens University AND won the prestigious $36,000 Chancellor’s Scholarship!
So now, let’s hear from Emma…
First of all, how do you feel about winning this really wonderful Scholarship?
I was really excited to hear that I won this scholarship and that all of the effort that I’d put in the last four years paid off.
Can you explain what the Chancellor’s Scholarship from Queen’s University is?
First, to be eligible for the Chancellor’s scholarship I had to be nominated by my school. The process itself had many tiny parts I had to complete in my application. I had to fill out forms explaining awards I’d won, sports teams and other clubs I’d been involved in. I then had to write three short essays about my leadership roles and a volunteer experience that inspired me. Additionally, I had to demonstrate creative thinking through a creative piece that I sent in. I also had to get a reference from one of my teachers and send in my transcript.
Is the amount given out over the course of your studies?
The scholarship is divided equally over 4 years.
What is your choice of undergrad program and what are your future plans with that degree?
The undergraduate program I’m enrolled in is Health Sciences. Currently, I hope to either go into medical research or bioethics.
What challenges did you have during a year of virtual learning and in-school?
This school year was very interesting way to end my high school career. This year we were in an octomester model which meant that I had one class all day for a little over a month before I moved on to the next class. Last year virtual learning was definitely another learning curve but I hope that it will be beneficial in the future as the program I’m in works in a flipped classroom model (this means that I read modules online before attending classes where the focus is application and discussion).
Any advice you can give to other students ?
Start setting goals, break tasks down into many small, manageable pieces. Many scholarships require you to have a list of all of your accomplishments, so keep a record of things you’ve done. Often major scholarships are looking for well rounded applications who have been dedicated to school, sports, clubs and community involvement and have managed to maintain a high average.
Congratulations Emma!
#ChooseToChallenge
Individuals and organizations are invited to send in their #ChooseToChallenge images to share with our community. We will post them on this website.
A special shout out to the young people in our community, hand up high to show you’re in …
Will you #ChooseToChallenge?
Please submit images to info@mattawamuseum.ca
Behind the Scenes by Judy Toupin …
Hello from your local community Museum!
To say it has been an unprecedented year? well, it has and continues to be for all of us. While the museum would normally still be closed, we thought we would update you with some Behind the Scenes information to let you know what is in the works for whatever season we are able to have this year. There is no road map for what we are going through, we have all realized that, but I believe we have been able to navigate the best we can with what we have.
I am genuinely excited to announce, that for the first time, we have a co-op student working with us!
You will remember Mia from our awesome Summer Team last year and I am so happy to have her with us now as we prepare for our upcoming season. It may still be virtual; we may have limited visits with booked appointments? I truly, at this point, do not know what we will be able to do, but know that we are working on some unique projects to enable you to see how we are bringing your history to you. Last season we were able to revamp, refurbish, renovate and reinvent various exhibits in the Museum. I truly hope we will be able to open our doors and invite you to come visit us in person.
So, from Élisabeth-Bruyère School …
Hi! My name’s Mia and I am doing a virtual COOP (cooperative education program) with the Mattawa Museum this semester. I thoroughly enjoyed my time employed there this summer and chose to do a COOP here thanks to that experience. During this COOP, I will be working on various virtual projects. Currently, I am designing a presentation for the Community Cares exhibit which will document how our community came together over the course of the past two years to overcome various historical events such as the flood of 2019 and COVID-19.
We need your help!
If you have pictures/video from the Flood of 2019 or from various COVID-19 events/ideas/articles … we’d love you to share with us. You can forward to info@mattawamuseum.ca . These would help us in the creation of our Community Cares exhibit.
Thank you for your support!
Bonjour de votre communauté locale Musée!
Dire que ça a été une année sans précédent? eh bien, ça a été et continue d’être pour nous tous. Bien que le musée serait normalement encore fermé, nous avons pensé que nous allions vous mettre à jour avec quelques informations dans les coulisses pour vous faire savoir ce qui est en préparation pour n’importe quelle saison que nous sommes en mesure d’avoir cette année. Il n’y a pas de feuille de route pour ce que nous traversons, nous l’avons tous réalisé, mais je crois que nous avons été en mesure de naviguer du mieux que nous pouvons avec ce que nous avons.
Je suis vraiment heureux d’annoncer que, pour la première fois, nous avons un étudiant coop qui travaille avec nous!
Vous vous souviendrez de Mia de notre équipe d’été impressionnante l’an dernier et je suis tellement heureux de l’avoir avec nous maintenant que nous nous préparons pour notre prochaine saison. Il peut encore être virtuel; nous pouvons avoir des visites limitées avec des rendez-vous réservés? Je ne sais vraiment pas ce que nous serons en mesure de faire, mais je sais que nous travaillons sur des projets uniques pour vous permettre de voir comment nous vous apportons votre histoire. La saison dernière, nous avons pu rénover, rénover et réinventer diverses expositions du Musée. J’espère sincèrement que nous serons en mesure d’ouvrir nos portes et de vous inviter à venir nous rendre visite en personne.
Donc, de l’école Élisabeth-Bruyère …
Bonjour! Je m’appelle Mia et je fais une COOP virtuelle (programme d’éducation coopérative) avec le Musée Mattawa ce semestre. J’ai beaucoup apprécié mon temps employé cet été et j’ai choisi de faire une COOP ici grâce à cette expérience. Au cours de cette COOP, je travaillerai sur divers projets virtuels. À l’heure actuelle, je conçois une présentation pour l’exposition Soins communautaires qui documente comment notre communauté s’est réunie au cours des deux dernières années pour surmonter divers événements historiques tels que le flot de 2019 et covid-19.
Nous avons besoin de votre aide!
Si vous avez des photos / vidéo du déluge de 2019 ou de divers événements COVID-19 / idées / articles … Nous aimerions que vous partez avec nous. Vous pouvez transférer à info@mattawamuseum.ca . Ceux-ci nous aideraient dans la création de notre exposition soins communautaires.
Nous vous remercions de votre appui!