08/28/2026
Markham Museum would like to recognize the outstanding contributions Nina has made over the past summer season. As a member of the Curatorial team, Nina supported a wide range of Museum initiatives and projects. We are also grateful to the Government of Canada for their support in making Nina's placement with us possible during these months.
"I would like to extend a huge 'Thank you!' to Young Canada Works and Markham Museum for the past four months. Having freshly graduated from the Masters of Museum Studies Program at University of Toronto in June, this opportunity has been invaluable to my personal and professional growth. I worked as a Curatorial Assistant - Collections Access Specialist at Markham Museum, alongside an amazingly supportive and helpful team in the Curatorial Department. To Ava, Chantel, Julie, Felicity, and Janet: thank you for believing in my abilities and giving me the strength to overcome my own doubts and anxieties as an emerging museum professional. And thank you to Young Canada Works for making this all possible.
In addition to cataloguing new acquisitions, care and maintenance of the museum’s collections, and delivering weekly camp programs, one of the key projects this summer was to make a collaborative art display with our Art, Fashion, Ceramic Creations Camp. Big thanks to Kyleigh, Queenie, Kat, Kennedy and all the summer camp counsellors and volunteers for their support with this project. Over the course of 3 days, our talented campers were able to create an art display inspired by Pennsylvanian-German fraktur and hex sign folk art. Come and visit Markham Museum to see the completed artwork on display! All the best, Nina" -Nina, Young Canada Works grant recipient
