Opinion: Museum CEO offers only a \u0027perhaps\u0027 when asked if Old Town exhibit will reopen this year.
Popham hoped to illustrate her point that, notwithstanding the NDP-ordered closure at the end of 2021, the “bones of the third floor are still there” and able to reopen in relatively short order.Sign up to know what's really happening by reading daily editorials and commentary by British Columbia's opinion leadersBy clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Once reporters got past the pending display space for T. Rex, they were conducted to one of the most fondly regarded galleries at the venerable RBCM, Old Town. Entirely untouched is Chinatown. It is probably the most authentic of the historical exhibits in the museum since it was developed in close consultation with the Chinese Canadian community.Article content
But the CEO also hears from people who say, “it’s time for a refresh.” They want the museum updated and brought in line with approaches that are being adopted around the world.Article content Reporters were also given an astonishing rationale for the museum’s recent reversal on the admission fee. Popham’s release minimized the overrun, claiming it was only $45.6 million. She conceded, when asked Monday, that the release “could have” included the larger figure. “I certainly wasn’t hiding from it.”
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