Grey Roots Museum and Archives has been awarded $140,772 in funding from Canadian Heritage through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund.
The cultural spaces fund supports physical improvements, including renovation and construction projects, to arts, culture, and heritage institutions across Canada. This funding received by Grey Roots will go towards the renovation of the permanent exhibit in the main Grey County Gallery.
“The new exhibit will allow staff to tell more stories about the people, communities, and history of Grey County,” said manager Jill Paterson. “The flexible design will be more representative and responsive to the changing needs and interests of our communities.”
The first section of the Grey County Gallery renewal was completed in March 2020 with the installation of Voices of Grey.
Support from the cultural spaces fund will fund fabrication and installation of exhibit cabinetry for the second section of the gallery entitled Abundance, in 2022. These funds will also support exhibition design for the remaining three exhibit sections of the gallery entitled Connection, Permanence, and Hope, which will be installed in 2024.
The Grey County Gallery remains open to visitors while installation of Abundance is underway.
