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[citydwlr]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

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The new plans feature what looks like a significant sculpture ...

I'm hoping the sculpture is like the Chrome T-Rex in Paris:


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Whatever happened to the old sculptures on that lawn anyway? Are they still there? I seem to recall there being a few Dinosaurs or wooly mammoth ...

[J.OT13]

The Argyle/Catherine stump is the access to the Windsor Arms apartment building, possibly used for Beaver Barracks (though not the main garage entrance). It also provides entrances to a few old buildings on the east side, next to the OPS HQ. It is also used to get people from the Queensway to the main street grid of Centretown.

The Harper Feds won't hand over a cent for the stump and the Museum can't afford it. I would propose the City donate it to the museum in the condition that a. it be turned into a park and b. the City does not have to pay a cent to tear up the asphalt and landscape the park (i.e. we donate the stump and invest nothing else in the project).

I'm pretty sure the woolly mammoth sculptures are still there.

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

The Argyle/Catherine stump is the access to the Windsor Arms apartment building, possibly used for Beaver Barracks (though not the main garage entrance). It also provides entrances to a few old buildings on the east side, next to the OPS HQ. It is also used to get people from the Queensway to the main street grid of Centretown.

The Harper Feds won't hand over a cent for the stump and the Museum can't afford it. I would propose the City donate it to the museum in the condition that a. it be turned into a park and b. the City does not have to pay a cent to tear up the asphalt and landscape the park (i.e. we donate the stump and invest nothing else in the project).

I'm pretty sure the woolly mammoth sculptures are still there.

City's choice, of course, but I wouldn't be cooperating with that crowd until there's somebody on the Hill that doesn't treat the place with contempt. For now, I'd say that if they want it they should pay for it. My heart governing my head, perhaps.

Maybe they could negotiate a donation of the stump in return for a National Portrait Gallery.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

City's choice, of course, but I wouldn't be cooperating with that crowd until there's somebody on the Hill that doesn't treat the place with contempt. For now, I'd say that if they want it they should pay for it. My heart governing my head, perhaps.

Maybe they could negotiate a donation of the stump in return for a National Portrait Gallery.

A trade with the Feds is a good proposal.

I too don't like the idea of "donating" to the Feds or NCC, but the Museum is sort of it's own entity and have been neglected as badly as we have by the government of the day. I know they have recently completed a uber expensive reno and expansion, but that was kick started by the Liberals (2004) and was in too deep by the time Harper came in, therefore cancellation (or move to the West) was not an option.

[Urbanarchit]

While on the #14 bus going to a doctor's appointment that turns out was scheduled for 2 weeks later, I noticed that they had replaced the whale in the VMMB's "lantern" with a giant jellyfish. I guess they have an exhibit coming up about jellyfish and other animals/ sea creatures in the dark.

It's quite fitting that they put a jellyfish in the lantern.


Jellyfish lantern by Shel DeF on Flickr


Jellyfish lantern by Shel DeF on Flickr

I also noticed, when I sat down on a bench beside the museum to eat some macarons, that there was a used bubblegum disposal box beside the garbage cans. It's an interesting idea to eliminate gum litter, yet I almost feel it would be better to just ask people to put it in the garbage. Not unless they intend to recycle them... I looked inside and noticed that it was empty. This program may not be so successful.


Envyro Bubble by Shel DeF on Flickr

[J.OT13]

Giant Jelly Fish is awesome! Nice to see some change once in a while.

Bubble gum disposal thing seems kind of pointless. I guess the bright colours are suppose to attract kids or something?

[McKellarDweller]

Nice photos ^

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by defishel

I also noticed, when I sat down on a bench beside the museum to eat some macarons, that there was a used bubblegum disposal box beside the garbage cans. It's an interesting idea to eliminate gum litter, yet I almost feel it would be better to just ask people to put it in the garbage. Not unless they intend to recycle them... I looked inside and noticed that it was empty. This program may not be so successful.

Interesting... So why not just put it in the garbage? Do they collect and recycle the used gum into something else? (eww)

[teej1984]

Whoa, jelly fish FTW! It looks like it may be topped by LED lights?? I wonder if it lights up at night!

[Urbanarchit]

Originally Posted by teej1984

Whoa, jelly fish FTW! It looks like it may be topped by LED lights?? I wonder if it lights up at night!

Southfacing/ Chuck Clark took a nighttime shot. I think they shine lights on it?

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by teej1984

Whoa, jelly fish FTW! It looks like it may be topped by LED lights?? I wonder if it lights up at night!

I saw it tonight. I think they have LEDs on its underside. Looks awesome!

[citydwlr]

New "Iceburg" sculpture on the premises:



* Photo courtesy of the following CBC article:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/bill-lishman-iceberg-sculpture-1.3303631

[J.OT13]

The mechanical floor is very prominent. We're able to see some earthquake proofing bracing on the roof.

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