“To scan the globe for fresh cultural content and use it to stage experiences that stimulate transformative connections for our audiences”. This Mission reflects THEMUSEUM’s strategy to remain relevant while bringing cool, awe inspiring activities and exhibitions to Waterloo Region. It is also the first words I've written for a blog.

THEMUSEUM has brought the brightest and the best to our community including Dr. Jane Goodall, Producer Jon Landau and Academy Award Winning Director Yojiro Takita. During the last four years the organization has excelled outside of its comfort zone and certainly has taken risks for this community. On Friday I leave my comfort zone and, on my own, board a plane bound for China.

The priorities are to bring cultural content from China to Waterloo Region and find an appropriate museum to enter into a Friendship agreement. I also wish to begin negotiations with several Chinese museums to tour the next exhibit being created and developed by THEMUSEUM with Curator Marla Wasser. We last worked with Marla for the very successful Art, Inspiration & Appropriation of Andy Warhol.

RAM | Rethinking Art & Machine will showcase seven pioneer digital media artists from around the world including two Canadian artists. It will open this September and intersects art and technology echoing our original motto Art and Technology at Play.

That’s it for now, I have my Chinese visa and name – Ma da wei. Please stay tuned for updates over the next ten days.

David
(Ma da wei)