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Mobile Exhibits Programme [textual record, cartographic material]

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Series

Date:

[1972-1988].

Reference:

R999-13-X-E, RG132-4

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

155492

Context of this record:

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National Museums of Canada fonds

Mobile Exhibits Programme
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

[1972-1988].

Bilingual equivalent:

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

ca. 10.8 of textual records

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French
Accession:

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Sites throughout Canada visited by mobile museums [cartographic material]

National Programmes Branch, Mobile Exhibit Programme, Discovery Train, Operation Files [textual record]

Programme des expositions mobiles [document textuel]

Mobile Exhibits Programme, Museumobile [textual record, graphic material]

Mobile Exhibits Program records of the National Programmes Branch [textual record]
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This is a preliminary record, please consult the linked accessions. Series consists of records covering the entire duration of the Mobile Exhibits Programme, from 1972 to 1987. The records include the operational files relating to five museumobiles which traveled across Canada (see accession 46742, 1993-94/485). The correspondence, reports, memoranda, and tables of statistics and polls within this series illustrates the formulation of policies, the implementation of the programme, the conceptualization and the coordination of the activities of the museumobiles, the conservation of the museum artefacts, as well as the relations with the public, the regional associations and the provinces.

The records in this series also include operational files relating to the Discovery Train programme (see accession 45310, 1989-90/077). The files cover a wide range of subjects including the establishment of the programme, its administration and disposal, and the exhibits that were displayed. In this connection, a large number of files touch on the loan of artifacts and specimens for use in the train and the design and fabrication of exhibits. Other files deal with the activities of consultants, publicity and public relations, sponsors, and the selection of sites. Finally, several files involve the question of provincial and community liaison, merchandizing, and public creation.

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National Museums of Canada. Mobile Exhibits Programme

Biography/Administrative history:

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National Museums of Canada. Mobile Exhibits Programme : The Mobile Exhibits Programme was established in 1978 in order to amalgamate the operations of the Discovery Train and the Museumobile Division. The latter had been in operation since 1972. Both the Museumobile Division and its successor, the Mobile Exhibits Programme, represented components of the National Programmes Branch. The Mobile Exhibits Programme built and maintained the museumobiles which exhibited artifacts and specimens from three regions of the country - the Atlantic, the West, and the North. The museumobiles traveled to all parts of the country, providing access to a museum experience for people who may otherwise never have such an opportunity. The Discovery Train, whose inaugural tour began in 1978, provided a service similar to the museumobiles until its operations were discontinued in 1980. RG132 General Inventory

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the series.

Custodial history:

After the dismantlement of the NMC in 1987, some of the records of the Mobile Exhibits Programme were transferred to the Secretary of State where they were integrated into the records of the Canadian Exhibition Programme. The remaining records were closed and were transferred first to the Department of Communications before coming to the National Archives.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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117-000077-X
120-000268-7
121-000484-4
121-040145-2
1989-90/077 GAD
1992-93/272 GAD
1993-94/485 GAD
2009-00124-9
934006 CA
R999
RG132
RG132-4
RG132M 934006

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RG132-4
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