Goodbye, Old Country (Viszontlátásra, Régi Orság)

Name: Goodbye, Old Country (Viszontlátásra, Régi Orság)
Start: 2024-09-21T14:00:00
End: 2024-09-21T15:00:00

In-person

Agriculture History & heritage Intercultural Museum Visual arts

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Date and time

Sat, Sep 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Location

Indian Head Museum

610 Otterloo Street

Indian Head, SK

Directions: From the trans Canada highway, take the west entrance into Indian Head. Come across the RR tracks, take the first street going east (N. Railway). After 2 blocks, turn left on Otterloo. Keep driving for 5 blocks and the Indian Head Museum will be on your right.

Access

Free.

Offered in English.

Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.

About

“Goodbye, Old Country” is a series of three exhibition iterations curated by Robyn Jensen exploring the Dr. Martin Kovacs archival collection at the University of Regina. Dr. Kovacs studied early Hungarian Immigration to Saskatchewan starting in the 1880s. As a Hungarian descendant, Jensen navigates her journey through her familial connections within the archives and engages others with the same ties. The focus is on Kovacs’ photographs, mainly from the Kaposvar (Esterhazy) and Bekevar (Kipling) colonies. They capture the Hungarian life, navigating the new prairie landscape in celebration and struggle as new settlers, trying to hold on to their identity and customs. Jensen's ancestors used the term “Old Country” to refer to their European life before immigrating to Canada. Once here, the settlers had to decide which parts of their “old” culture were valuable enough to pass down and which they had to say goodbye to.

Organizer

Indian Head Public Library

The Indian Head library board encourages thinking and reading; especially exhibits by local curator Robyn Jensen. The Indian Head library board believes in giving local curators a platform to discuss their work. The board raises public awareness of local work, and opens the opportunity to participate in thought-provoking discussions.