Brampton, ON. (Aug. 13, 2008) – This summer, the Peel Heritage Complex (PHC) is pleased to present a new student-curated exhibition, Not Just Objects: Student Selections Celebrating Women from Aug. 6 to Aug. 31 in the Whitney Community Gallery.

Young female students, volunteers and staff members at the PHC explored the history of women’s rights in Canada and curated their own exhibition about the rich history of women’s rights since the famous Persons Case of 1929. This case symbolized the right of women to participate in all facets of life and be seen as equal to their male counterparts.

“The Persons Case of 1929 is important because it marks the moment when Canadians could no longer exclude women from universities, professions, or politics,” commented Lisa Glynn, a summer student involved in this project. “It is amazing to see how far we have come and learn about what women before us had to go through.”

Not Just Objects: Student Selections Celebrating Women consists of art and artifacts from the Permanent Collection, specifically selected by students to celebrate the past 79 years. While their selection honours the way women have been represented since 1929, it is also an opportunity to celebrate how far the women’s movement in Canada has come.

The PHC is offering free admission during the month of August. This is a great opportunity to see the new exhibition, along with the Arctic Zoo, Heritage Complex, and the Permanent Collection displays in the Museum and Art Gallery, for free.  

For more information about the Peel Heritage Complex, call 905-791-4055, or visit www.peelheritagecomplex.org.

The Peel Heritage Complex is operated by the Region of Peel and is located at 9 Wellington St. E. in Brampton. The Complex is open to the public Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; weekends from noon to 4:30 p.m.

The Peel Heritage Complex is made up of the Region of Peel Museum, the Art Gallery of Peel and the Region of Peel Archives. Together they collect, preserve and display a variety of materials related to Peel’s heritage.

The Regional Municipality of Peel was incorporated in 1974 on the principle that certain community and infrastructure services are most cost-effectively administered over a larger geographic area. The Region of Peel serves more than one million residents in the Cities of Mississauga and Brampton and the Town of Caledon.

For more information on the Region of Peel, please call 905-791-7800, or visit www.peelregion.ca.

Released by the Region of Peel Police on August 13, 2008 at 16:45