Winnipeg Gallery at Manitoba Museum
For decades, the Manitoba Museum has been a landmark institution for exploring the province’s rich cultural and natural heritage. APA worked with the museum to create a new Winnipeg Gallery to chronicle this dynamic city. From an Indigenous homeland to a city of newcomers, visitors feel the city change over time through personal stories and […]
Ocean Gallery at Discovery Centre
The Ocean Gallery at Discovery Centre Halifax engages kids with real science and inspires a deeper appreciation of our world. Whether touching a live sea star, investigating microplastics collected from local beaches, or virtually controlling the globe to see the effects of climate change, young visitors engage their curiosity about the world’s oceans in this […]
Chinatown Storytelling Centre
The Vancouver Chinatown Foundation tells the momentous story of Chinese immigrants to Canada at a new centre in the heart of Vancouver’s historic Chinatown. Exhibits focus on pivotal moments for Vancouver’s Chinese Canadian community, from completing the Canadian Pacific Railway to winning the right to vote. A lantern-like theatre offers space for community gatherings, lectures, […]
Nonsuch Gallery at the Manitoba Museum
The Nonsuch, a replica of the ship that launched the Hudson’s Bay Company, has long been a beloved icon of the Manitoba Museum. APA reimagined the Nonsuch Gallery, transporting visitors to a distant time and place while incorporating fresh perspectives and stories.
Wanuskewin Heritage Park
Wanuskewin Heritage Park is a place of deep spiritual significance for Indigenous groups across the Great Plains who followed the bison herds here for millennia. APA worked with park staff, stakeholders, and community Elders to create experiences that immerse visitors in Indigenous traditions and share the voices of contemporary Elders, highlighting Indigenous peoples’ deep connection […]
Fort Walsh Visitor Centre
APA worked with Parks Canada and Indigenous stakeholders to delve deep into the history of the Cypress Hills region that surrounds the Fort Walsh Visitor Centre. Simple, effective digital interactives reveal cultural interconnections and give voice to many perspectives. Robust, physical interactives encourage families to get hands-on and engage with Canadian history for years to […]
Fort Anne National Historic Site
APA worked with Parks Canada and community stakeholders to create new exhibits for Fort Anne’s historic officers’ quarters and the surrounding landscape. The exhibit design complements the historic structures while bringing the fort’s colorful history to life: its battles, the everyday lives of its inhabitants and its global connections. Exhibits feature a variety of digital […]
Canada Science and Technology Museum
The Canada Science and Technology Museum has the largest collection of technological artifacts in the country. APA conceptualized a new point of entry for visitors that showcases this collection while introducing hands-on experiences that explore innovations in science and technology.