Crappy exhibition opens in an Ontario city
Published May 10, 2024 at 9:38 am
A new, award-winning, yet crappy, exhibition is coming to Ottawa.
The Canada Science and Technology Museum invites visitors to challenge their preconceptions and discover the world’s most misunderstood, limitless resource – poop, according to a press release from the museum.
Yes, you read that right, the exhibit is all about poop.
The exhibition, titled Oh Crap! Rethinking human waste, will be at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa from May 10 to Jan. 5.
Developed by the Musée de la civilisation de Québec, the exhibition received rave reviews from visitors and critics alike, the press release continues. The exhibit was one of the most popular at the museum with its audacious, fun, and engaging approach to an important topic with global impacts.
Both serious and playful, it explores every facet of human waste through the lens of microbiology, anatomy, history, and culture, as well as art, engineering and the environment.
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The exhibit aims to spark reflection on significant environmental and social issues for a more sustainable future for the planet.
Through over 200 artifacts and archival material, compelling images, videos, immersive spaces, and interactives, visitors will have opportunities to better understand the impact of inequalities in communities across Canada and the world, and the changes they can adopt that can help with waste management.
“The exhibition tackles important social and environmental issues in a remarkably fun, informative, fun, and clever way,” said Lisa Leblanc, director general of the Canada Science and Technology Museum.
“The management of sanitation and human biowaste are key issues of our time; more than half of the world’s population does not have access to safe sanitation facilities, including safe drinking water. Offering a one-of-the-kind learning opportunity for all ages, we hope museum-goers can leave inspired to take action in their own lives.”
The Canada Science and Technology Museum is at 1867 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa. For more information, see the website here.
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