The Canada Science and Technology Museum (CSTM) welcomes a maritime photographic exhibition. Using a series of photographs, quotations and artifacts tied to the Canadian fishing industry, A Camera on the Banks: The Work of Frederick William Wallace portrays the man behind the camera and the lives of his seafaring friends.

“It is through such stories that Canadians discover and share knowledge about this country’s scientific and technological heritage,” says Claude Faubert, CSTM Director General. “They increase our understanding and appreciation of the role that science and technology have played, and continue to play, in the transformation of Canada.”

Frederick William Wallace was a journalist who documented the life aboard the schooners under sail during their last days fishing on the banks of Nova Scotia from 1911 to 1916.

Developed by the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, A Camera on the Banks: The Work of Frederick William Wallace is presented in Ottawa in collaboration with the Canada Science and Technology Museum.

Exhibition highlights include models of a Bluenose schooner and a dory, 40 artifacts from the collections of both the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and the Canada Science and Technology Museum, books written by F.W. Wallace, 75 black and white photographs, and much more.

“The Museum is proud to host this collaborative exhibition,” says Claude Faubert. “This is a way for both the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and the Canada Science and Technology Museum to share this story with Canadians.”

The Canada Science and Technology Museum intends to circulate A Camera on the Banks: The Work of Frederick William to exhibition centres across Canada. The exhibition will be open to the public at CSTM until September 7, 2009.

Sharing Canada’s rich collections of objects related to transportation, natural resources, communications, space, energy, manufacturing and industry, the Canada Science and Technology Museum helps Canadians explore the rich connections among science, technology, and culture. The Museum is open daily until Labour Day, and after September 1 Tuesday – Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $7.50; $3.50 for children (ages 4-14); $5 for students and seniors; $18 for a family (2 adults and 3 children); children under 4 are free. The Canada Science and Technology Museum is located at 1867 St.Laurent Boulevard and offers free parking on-site.

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