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You can find the Tea Room diorama on the first floor of the Grand Hotel in Old Town.
"This piece chronicles the evening of a person or group of friends
attempting to find the washroom as they get increasingly more
intoxicated. On their way, they drop cups, get accosted by fellow
patrons, and are distracted by bright lights and sudden noises. Their
journey is fruitless, however, as they eventually give up and exit the
saloon."
Find this beer and brewing display on the second floor of the Grand Hotel in Old Town.
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"A glimpse into the sonic world of an importer, hard at work in an office in the early 1890’s."
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Find the Office diorama on the second floor of the Grand Hotel in Old Town.
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Dr. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitter’s was put into large scale production in 1853 by David Hostetter, the son of the recipe’s creator, and continued produced for over 100 years. This 94-proof alcohol was marketed to the Union soldiers during the American Civil War as “a positive protective against the fatal maladies of the Southern swamps”.
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While this may make the inkwell seem like an ordinary object, when put in historical and cultural context through written records, this inkwell as part of a larger story. This inkwell was a tool for Chinese Canadians to maintain communication with their homelands, retain cultural connection and defend their rights as members of Canadian society.
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This audio-guide is based on the true life-story of David Michael Corry Connor – voiced by Samuel DeCosse – who was born in Liverpool in 1927 and served in the British Navy during World War Two. The creator, Devon Bidal, used a material culture approach to build the story around a lighter found at the Esquimalt Harbour site.