7 pm
As a result of his interest in ships and museums, as well as his attendance at most of the International Congresses of Maritime Museums since 1975, Eric Ruff has visited dozens of maritime museums and historic ships around the world. In this illustrated talk, he will refer to at least ten or twelve of them.
The Yarmouth County Museum.
His presentation will be of a general interest nature, which will show how the collections of maritime museums around the world are frequently connected to artifacts in far off places … such as Halifax and Yarmouth. Niels Jannasch, the former director of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic will feature significantly in Eric’s talk.
Eric Ruff, FCMA, is the Curator Emeritus of the Yarmouth County Museum, where he served as Director and Curator between 1974 and 2005. Born in a pub in England in 1945, he grew up near Birmingham and later, Hamilton, Ontario. He graduated from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario and in 1968, took part in a transatlantic race on the yawl Pickle. As an officer in the Canadian Navy, he served aboard H.M.C. Ships Saguenay and Nipigon from 1968 until 1971. He was named a Fellow of the Canadian Museums Association, April of 2001. Married to Barbara, he is also a member of the internationally renowned ensemble, the Yarmouth Shantymen.
For additional information:
Richard MacMichael
902-424-8897
richard.macmichael@novascotia.ca