At the WDM, signs are instrumental in telling the stories in our Museums. Throughout the four WDM locations, there are more than 1000 signs, most of them designed and produced in house. In 1949, when the Museum opened, signage in the galleries was hand painted or inked by a specially trained sign pa
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While it may not seem that much has changed at the WDM this past year, we’ve been very busy behind the scenes. We’ve been laying the foundations for the Museum’s work going into the next decade. Our fundraising, collections and human resources policies were all updated this year and updating j
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The Western Development Museum (WDM) is pleased to announce the members of the Board of Directors recently appointed by His Honour, the Honourable Russell Mirasty, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. The WDM welcomes two new members to the Board. Tom Richards, from Saskatoon, has been appointed as
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Language is important. The words we choose to use in our public spaces and our historical interpretation must be inclusive, respectful, current, historically accurate and meaningful. Language also changes with time. What were acceptable narratives, framings and interpretations in the past are now of
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If you stopped a random stranger on the street, and asked them to name a source of radioactivity, chances are they might respond with an international nuclear accident site like Chernobyl or Fukushima, or perhaps the fallout from nuclear weapons testing. If you work in a museum though, you would be
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The WDM is honoured to announce that Curator Dr. Elizabeth A. Scott has recently been appointed Adjunct Professor in the Department of History at the University of Saskatchewan on a 5-year term. Dr. Scott’s appointment formalizes a research and teaching relationship between the WDM and the Univers
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Located on Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 territories and the Homeland of the Métis, the Western Development Museum (WDM) is the largest human history museum in Saskatchewan. With a collection.more....
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