Love Sport? Game ON!
(Waterloo, Ont. – October 30, 2018) The newest City of Waterloo Museum exhibit looks at local sports and recreation.
What: Love Sport? Game ON!
Where: City of Waterloo Museum, located at Conestoga Mall (near the food court)
When: November 13, 2018 to March 15, 2019
For many of us, sports play an important role in our lives. As a nation, we participate in a wide array of sports and other community-based recreational activities. The City of Waterloo Museum’s newest exhibition: Love Sport? Game ON!, looks to the past; to the originals, to understand our community’s strong passion for sport and our sporting groups. This display of objects, archival materials, and modern photography compares and contrasts early local athletes and present-day ones who have made, and are making important contributions to our local sports legacy.
The museum collaborated with interested local sporting organizations to present an exhibition that reveals the talent we have in our own backyard. Meet passionate athletes and hear their incredible stories, and take in the skill, motivation, and dedication that goes into everything they do. Game ON!
About the City of Waterloo Museum
Popular for ever-changing exhibitions and offering access to Waterloo’s premier shopping centre (Conestoga Mall) at its doorstep, the City of Waterloo Museum explores the hometown history of Waterloo and the stories we have to share. The City of Waterloo Museum is the place to discover an array of historical objects, art and artifacts that tell the story of Waterloo from its founding in 1806 to the present day. The museum features a main gallery containing fabulous items from its sizeable holdings of over 15,000 objects, including the restored 1919 Pierce Arrow Seagram Whisky delivery truck, and provides various elements to learn about and celebrate all things Waterloo!
Exhibition hours are:
Tuesday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monthly: 4th Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. & Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission is always free. For more information, please call Karen VandenBrink, manager, museum & archival collections at 519-885-8828 or visit waterloo.ca/museum
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