To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the McCord Museum is launching a platform that provides online access to more than 130,000 royalty-free photographs, including archival photographs and historical objects, with descriptions.
The Montreal institution, which is rich in William Notman’s photographic archives, in particular, will allow everyone to download high-resolution images from its collections.
The content of the online collections will continue to be enhanced on an ongoing basis, according to the history museum in a press release.
Our new platform will democratize access to our collections, expand their reach and contribute to a wider dissemination of our collective heritage.said Suzanne Sauvage, President and CEO of the McCord Museum.
In addition to the historical photographs, which form an integral part of the museum’s collection, there will be access to works by Canadian artists, photographs of clothing, scientific equipment and geographical maps.
The various documents are grouped into seven sections on the site titled “Online Collections” (New window) : archives, documentary art, clothing, fashion and textiles, indigenous culture, material culture and photography.
The museum received financial support from the Azrieli Foundation ($ 500,000), a Canadian philanthropic organization, and Canadian Heritage ($ 300,000) to create this platform.
Source: Radio-Canada
