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Echoes in the Ice: Finding Franklin’s Ship

Exhibition presented by the Canada Science and Technology Museum at Library and Archives Canada (395 Wellington Street, Ottawa)
October 24, 2014 to February 20, 2015

Echoes in the Ice: Finding Franklin’s Ship

Ever since explorers began searching for a Northwest Passage over 400 years ago, the Arctic has been a fascinating and important area of study, rich with drama, adventure, even tragedy. Using artifacts, images, audio-visual presentations, and art, Echoes in the Ice: Finding Franklin’s Ship examines Arctic exploration past and present, profiles the explorers involved in the search for the Northwest Passage, and decodes the mysteries of the Franklin Expedition of 1845. The exhibition features recent Parks Canada photos and videos from the discovery of HMS Erebus, and sketches of the northern landscape taken from rare sketchbooks by George Back – an expedition artist who accompanied John Franklin on his first and second overland expeditions – which are part of Library and Archives Canada’s collection.

A co-production of Gone West Productions and the Canada Science and Technology Museum, with the generous support of Natural Resources Canada and Parks Canada Agency.