Old Bear, New Bear is the name of a special seasonal exhibition of new and old handmade and special teddy bears at the Bowen Island Museum. This exhibit is being created by the Bowen Island Community School grade three students of division 7, in partnership with the Bowen Island Historians and curator Heather Joan Tam.
Students have visited the museum to learn how exhibitions are curated, and how important it is to share history through the information on the display tags. Thanks to some volunteer parents, students are hand sewing new bears for the show and are writing stories to go on display tags with each of their new bears.
The students are also inviting the community to participate and to help keep alive the Bowen tradition of having a Teddy Bear exhibit over the Christmas season.
There is a call for submissions to the entire community: parents, teachers and kids of all ages: if you would like your old handmade or special old teddy bear to be in the exhibition, please fill out a recipe-sized card with your bear's story. Props and photos of the bears with their original owners also welcome. Please include your contact info on the back of the card so we can return your bear to you!
Drop off at your teddy bear in alabelled box or container at theBICS main office by Nov. 25. For more information: contact the Community School Coordinator, SarahHaxby at 604 947-0389, [email protected]
The Old Bear, New Bear exhibit will be open for Light Up Bowen on December 3 as well as Sundays and Mondays10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in December. (The new bears will go home for winter break, but the old bears will be on display until the end of December). Viewings are also available by appointment: 604-947-2655.
For more information about the Historians, the museum and archives, or how you can become a member and can help to keep our local history alive: www.bowenhistory.ca.
