Curator's Blog

: A candid photo of a middle-aged man and teenage boy sitting opposite each other on living room furniture in the middle of a landfill. There is a trash compactor in the background, as well as an immense pile of garbage.

McCauley: the gift that keeps on giving

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Abigail Struthers worked as an ECAMP Interpreter in the summer of 2025. In this story, she reflects on how to honour a neighbourhood – and a person – near and dear to her heart.

Emily holds a microphone out towards a white-and-red streetcar that’s passing them on a railway track.

Hearing Edmonton in Motion

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What does Edmonton sound like to you? ECAMP Interpreter Emily Horrill started asking themself this question about a month into their job, when tasked with developing an ECAMP pop-up exhibit. In this post, they explain the soundscapes you can listen to in “Hearing Edmonton in Motion.”

Translation Is a Living Bridge to Alberta’s History

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Language is often considered as a window to the past and to another culture, so translation gives new light to understanding how the actions of the past shaped a society.

A photograph of three people smiling on a bench in Centennial Plaza. Emily smiles in the middle, in a green ECAMP tshirt. Two smiling tour attendees hold up protest signs about chocolate bar prices.

Meet the interpreters

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This summer, the Edmonton City as Museum Project is offering two immersive walking experiences. These Curiosity Tours will be available June 18 – August 16, 2025 (tickets and info here). Meet the interpreters who’ll be leading your tours!

Let’s take a walk

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This June through August, we’ll be offering weekly walking tours about Edmonton history. They’ll have an ECAMP flavour: curiosity-driven, hands-on, seeing the whole city as a place to learn from.

And bonus: we’re hiring two summer interpreters to lead the tours.