September 22, 2019

Reads For The Road: The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan

by Lindsay Shapka in Book List, culture, History, Discovey

I am a firm believer in learning, and teaching, history (disclaimer: history was my minor in university, so I have a slight bias). In order to understand where we are going, and not repeat the same mistakes, we have to know where we came from.

May 27, 2019

Your Guide to The NEW Royal Alberta Museum (RAM)

by Lindsay Shapka in art, culture, Discovey, History, Travel

Located in the heart of the city of Edmonton, the capital of Alberta in Canada, the Royal Alberta Museum (RAM) opened its doors in its new location in October of 2018. The new space is 419,000 square feet — twice the size of the former museum — making it the largest museum in western Canada!