Museum Experiences

The most meaningful experience of a museum that I have experienced was my visit to the War Museum in Hull, Quebec. This visit was so meaningful to me because it successfully depicted aspects of WWI and WWII that I have already been previously interested in. The characteristics about the museum that are most memorable to me were the tomb of the unknown soldier that was placed in a solitary room with a skylight and when 11:11 am comes, the skylight is positioned just so the light hits the tomb in a beam of sunlight. I did not get to see this phenomena, but the knowledge that that happens gave me comfort and happiness that unknowns soldiers who were killed are still be recognized and appreciated to this day. The second aspect of the museum that hit me hard was the exhibit of war propaganda. There were hundreds of different posters that encouraged people to fight for their country. This exhibit is also a good example of how art can be used to provoke, encourage and sway individuals. The War Museum was so enlightening for me because it incorporate a subject I was already interested in and made it into a visual display that I was able to take a lot from.