Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum - Curatorial Centre: Digital Doors Open Waterloo Region 2020 - Episode 3

Episode 3 - The Curatorial Centre at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum: Safekeeping Stories Big and Small

With nearly 50,000 items capturing life in the Region Of Waterloo, the collection at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum is the most comprehensive of any local museum in Canada. These artifacts’ origins range from the 1500s to themodern era and are lovingly obtained by and preserved in the museum’s state-of-the-art Curatorial Centre. The acquisition and safekeeping of these items provides a comprehensive visual history of the region and its stories. But the effort to preserve the past also serves the community in understanding the present and navigating the future.