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A Spectacular Parade Costume (or ‘How to paper mache a globe’)A Spectacular Parade Costume (or ‘How to paper mache a globe’)

July 4, 2012 Whistler Museum 6 Comments

We at the Museum take the Canada Day Parade seriously. Last year, we won a prize for ‘Best Interpretation of Parade Theme’, and this year we were thinking further along the interpretive theme. We spent several weeks trying to brainstorm a costume that would integrate this year’s theme, ‘Celebrating Whistler’s Multiculturalism’, and a historical theme […][...]

Nudity? Heavy Metal? Canada Day Done Right!Nudity? Heavy Metal? Canada Day Done Right!

July 4, 2011 Whistler Museum 2 Comments

We’ve been extremely busy at the museum of late, preparing for a number of events and new projects. We were especially excited for this year’s Canada Day Parade, a Whistler mid-summer staple. After some enthusiastic brainstorming, ever-changing plans, and frantic, last-minute costume gathering, we were able to put together what we thought was a pretty […][...]