11 March to 24 December 2010
You are invited to help us celebrate the Bank of Canada’s 75th anniversary with a special exhibition looking at the relationship the public has had with the Bank of Canada over the years. Bank-related cartoons, critical comments, and televised appearances in media across the country will be exhibited in novel and creative ways. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself having fun in a medium that is the message!
12 June 2009 to 10 January 2010
His portraits of everyone from Churchill to Einstein are legend. World-renowned photographer Yousuf Karsh was a Canadian artist of the first order whose body of work has long since become part of our national heritage. Many of us are familiar with his portrait of the young Queen Elizabeth II, used for the 1954 series of Canadian bank notes; but that represented only part of his collaboration with the country’s central bank. For a limited time the Currency Museum is proud to be able to display a series of Karsh photographs documenting the early years of the Bank of Canada. Don’t miss your chance to peer into this window on Canada’s history and view this very special selection of the master’s works. Included in the collection are impressive portraits of the first Governors of the Bank of Canada and lesser known but fascinating images of the work done by the Bank in its formative years.
