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From the Lab to the Museum

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A Second Life

Michelle Bélanger
General Director Abenaki Museum

Once artifacts have been cleaned, identified and numbered, they are incorporated into the museum’s collection. In the case of some artifacts, it’s the beginning of a new life, for they will be displayed in an exhibition right here at the Musée des Abénakis or at another museum. The artifacts may also be loaned to researchers wishing to learn more about the Abenaki First Nation.

  • Close-up colour photograph of hands cleaning metal artifact with a toothbrush over a porcelain bowl.
  • Colour photograph of a young trainee archaeologist holding a shoe buckle in her hand.
  • Close-up colour photograph of hands cleaning a bone using a brush over a porcelain bowl.
  • Colour photograph of a young trainee archaeologist identifying artifacts.
  • Colour photograph of three young trainee archaeologists cleaning artifacts with various tools on top of a bowl of water.
  • Colour photograph of a rusted shoe buckle.
  • Colour photograph of a rusted dog lock and its flint.
  • Colour photograph of a musket lock with its restored gunflint.