Pier 21 in Halifax
Pier 21 stands out in my mind as the most emotional, interesting and memorable museum I have yet had the pleasure to visit. Located on the Halifax Harbour, this port is where some 1 million immigrants landed in Canada between the years 1928 - 1971. There was an incredible amount of information to take in. I immersed myself most deeply into the personal stories, but what really moved me was experiencing, in a couple of hours, the evolution of our country, and how much has changed in how we treat each other. While I got a strong feeling of the positive changes that have taken place over the years, I was still left with a heavy feeling of how much further we have left to go. Not hopelessness, not at all, just the weight of of a very gradual change. We're moving forward, just at a pace that is frustratingly slow. Here are just a few things that stood out to me, and I will spare you the detailed history, but will include links to websites if you would...