
Saturday February 8, 2025 to Sunday May 11
Museum Windsor – Hockey in Canada
Hockey is many things — shinny on a frozen pond, the sweat-soaked smell of a locker room, a winning wrist shot, a roaring crowd. But, most of all, it is an enduring national passion that brings Canadians together regardless of geography, language, gender or age. Museum Windsor is celebrating Canada’s game with a one-of-a-kind travelling exhibition from the Canadian Museum of History. Hockey, presented until May 11, 2025, looks at how the sport has influenced our lives, and what that reveals about us as a people.
From Paul Henderson’s winning goal for Canada in the 1972 Summit Series to Manon Rhéaume’s debut as a National Hockey League (NHL) goalie to Sheldon Kennedy’s advocacy on behalf of sexual abuse victims, Hockey revisits game-changing moments and players. By highlighting tabletop hockey games, Roch Carrier’s classic story The Hockey Sweater, and Shania Twain’s NHL-inspired stage outfits, the exhibition also reminds us of how deeply hockey is woven into the tapestry of Canadian life.
The exhibition is an engaging two-dimensional display that uses photographs and reproductions of key artifacts, memorabilia, and works of art to present hockey highlights from yesterday and today. Listen to audio archives from hockey history and get into the game by recording your own running commentary, just like legendary sportscaster Foster Hewitt.
This travelling exhibition was developed by the Canadian Museum of History. It is adapted from the major exhibition of the same name presented in 2017 at the Canadian Museum of History.
Venue: Chimczuk Museum
401 Riverside Dr. W
Windsor,
ON
N9A 7J1
Canada
Phone: 519-253-1812 ext. 2530
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