“Whose Astrolabe? Origin and Cultural Ownership of a Canadian Icon” on display.
The exhibit “Whose Astrolabe? Origin and Cultural Ownership of a Canadian Icon” is on view in the department through May 30, 2014. This exhibit from the Pinhey’s Point Foundation features a hitherto unseen manuscript account of the discovery of the ‘Champlain’ astrolabe, and explores its contested use as a cultural symbol.