Mandela exhibit earns global honour
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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has topped a field of renowned museums to win a global award for digital storytelling.
CMHR’s exhibit Mandela: Struggle for Freedom was honoured Friday at the annual GLAMi Awards in Boston.
The GLAMis recognize innovation in storytelling among museums and galleries worldwide. Institutions submit their own work and are judged by a panel of 38 experts.
“It was extremely humbling,” Scott Gillam, manager of digital platforms at the Winnipeg centre, said Monday. “It’s a leadership area for museums around the world.”
Friday marked the first time CMHR has won a GLAMi. Its exhibit on the life and legacy of South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela was also a finalist in two other 2019 categories.
In the museum’s award-winning digital activity, visitors use touchscreen tables to create human rights posters, paralleling those used to fight apartheid in Mandela’s time. The finished product is then displayed in the gallery with replicas of original anti-apartheid posters.
The interactive experience topped category finalists from the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and a display at the State Library, the oldest such institution in Australia.
Gillam said it’s rewarding to know his team’s work is sparking imagination.
“Digital isn’t about gadgets, it’s about culture,” he said, adding CMHR uses technology to make stories accessible and relatable.
The poster-making activity allowed visually-impaired people to also participate online. Other parts of the exhibit involved descriptive audio, immersive video, sign language and closed-captioning.
“We want (people) to know that this museum was built for them, and these stories are for them,” said Gillam.
“This not only promises to continue attracting visitors from across the world to Winnipeg, but helps spread our human rights messages to a growing international audience,” CMHR president and chief executive officer John Young said in a statement.
The Mandela exhibit will close at the end of the summer.