NEW!
Spilling The Tea:
A Museum Curator’s Surprising Stories
Annemarie briefing volunteers before the crowds arrived on Opening Day at Benares Historic House, June 25, 1995.
Credit: Museums of Mississauga
Egyptian Shawabti (Guardian Figure)
Credit: Museums of Mississauga
Annemarie will share some of the truly touching and meaningful moments she enjoyed in her career, stories of wonderful volunteers, as well as some of the more difficult challenges and what she learned from them. Perhaps she will inspire you to visit or volunteer at your local museum!
In this engaging and light-hearted presentation, Annemarie Hagan shares some of the things she learned in her 35+ years working in museums. From untold histories and strange mysteries to touching experiences and important lessons, working in a museum is different than most people think!
There are intriguing mysteries. How did an over 3,000-year-old ceramic Egyptian 'Shawabti' (Guardian Figure) normally placed in a tomb end up in the remains of a mid-1800s fire at Benares Historic House in Mississauga? Why was a creepy mask found inside the walls of an 1830s building?
In what truly unexpected way did one Caledon company support the Canadian war effort during World War Two? Why did one exhibit in particular cause her to have vivid nightmares? And of course, everyone wants to know: did she run into any ghosts in those years working in old buildings? 👀
Ready to “hear the tea?”
I choose my topics from the heart. Each of them represents something that I am deeply interested in, care about, and really enjoy sharing!