Curator & Collector

Arthur Erickson in an undated photograph from the CBC Canadian architect Arthur Erickson has passed away. Erickson designed notable buildings around the world, but is most special to me for the ones that I have experienced: the UBC Museum of Anthropology and the buildings at Simon Fraser University. (It should be noted that the MOA [...]

The previous post noted the story of the two “experts” quoted on the subject of the possible privatization of the Royal Canadian Mint. This post will look at how this was reported by The Canadian Numismatic Journal. There were two groups of errors. The first example makes a tense form error as well as a [...]

It gives me great sadness to note the attempts at privatization of two of the world’s best and most famous mints: the Royal Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint. The Royal Mint will likely be privatized, reports the BBC; meanwhile, according to the Winnipeg Free Press, the Department of Finance is looking at privatizing the [...]

Finally, Canadian Coin News has hired a new Editor for its Trends section. The writing in the Trends paragraphs has been abominably bad for far too long, as the previous editor simply could not write even at a high school level; literally every sentence had serious grammar or punctuation problems. This reflected very badly on [...]

Table from the National Palace Museum in Seoul While on my Korea trip, I visited the National Palace Museum of South Korea. This museum, newly located next to Gyeongbokgung (the palace in front of the Presidential mansion) now has a subway exit to the #3 line located right next to the building, making access easier [...]

The Bank of Korea Museum in Seoul, South Korea A few days ago I returned from a trip to South Korea, where I had the opportunity to visit the Bank of Korea Museum. The museum, an excellent one, is housed in a grand old building constructed from 1907 to 1912. The interior is lovely, and [...]

Bill Reid’s “Jade Canoe” version of his Spirit of Haida Gwaii at Vancouver International Airport A few of Bill Reid’s largest and best-known sculptures are not in museums or galleries. One of these stands in a large fountain at the entrance to the Vancouver Aquarium. The most famous one, though, exists in two primary versions, [...]

Entrance to the interior of the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, located at the beautiful and historic Cathedral Place on Hornby Street in downtown Vancouver, is a real jewel of curated space that is both museum and art gallery. The gallery is operated by the [...]