We have a project that is still in the early stages, that is still being developed. The objective is to make our programs accessible to school groups via the Internet. So it involves real-time visits, as well as virtual visits.
The basic idea is to take the stories we have within our museum walls and to share them with schoolchildren across the country over the Internet. We came up with that idea because of the high cost of busing students to the museum. There is a radius of about 20 kilometres, and schools farther away than that do not visit the museum. We figured this was a good way to reach people across Quebec, so why not those in Newfoundland or Vancouver? Ultimately, we want to conquer the world.
With today's technology, a project of this nature takes money. As far as the 150th anniversary celebrations go, projects could be put in place quickly to make sure that a number of institutions offered this programming by 2017. The New Brunswick Museum could also join in and offer exhibits to schoolchildren in Montreal and Vancouver.
We are still in the very early phases on this. I just gave a bit of information. I have approached the Société des arts technologiques à Montréal or SAT for technical assistance, because we do not have the necessary resources. But this is a project that could be set up quickly.