CSTM Awarded the OMA Award of Excellence in Special Projects

Tuesday, December 04, 2018 11:07 AM | Deleted user


This year, the Ontario Museum Association awarded Canadian Science and Technology Museum the OMA Award of Excellence in Special Projects. The OMA Award of Excellence in Special Projects is presented to individuals, institutions, corporations or agencies for innovative initiatives, or new approaches or techniques that advance the museum profession.


The Canada Science and Technology Museum Renewal re-envisioned its museum exhibition spaces completely and marked both the museum’s semi-centennial celebration since its original opening in 1967, as well as Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations. After a contamination problem caused the building to shut down in 2014, the resulting renewal has been an exciting opportunity to strengthen the museum’s vision for the future as a national institution that inspires the imagination in the next generation of innovators.

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