Cogeco has donated 14 new digital flat-screen televisions valued at $6,000 to The Canadian Canoe Museum for use in the museum’s galleries.
The new televisions not only replace the museum’s older cathode ray tube equipment, but will add value to to the museum’s exhibits. The museum plays short videos that provide more depth about many exhibits, which is important given the limited space at the museum’s current location.
“We’ve been in need of an upgrade for a while,” says Liz Watkins, the museum’s associate curator. “The new smart televisions will allow us to change the content more frequently, and guests will be able to enjoy more new videos. We are excited to begin using technology that is capable of more than our old televisions.”
Instead of operating hardware such as VCRs and DVD players, museum volunteers will now only need to push a few buttons to set up the videos each day.
Many of the videos that will be displayed on the new televisions will remain the same, such as Canadian Canoe Demonstration and Canot du Maitre: Building a 36 ft. Voyageur Canoe, a film starring the museum’s curator Jeremy Ward.
The televisions donated by Cogeco include 10 32″ Samsung LED TVs, two 40” Samsung LED TVs. and two 49” LG Smart TVs. The total value of the donation is $6,000.
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