A new display at the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame in Morden is helping attract attention and draw in visitors.
The museum recently unveiled a feature display that offers a detailed scale miniature scene.
Administrative manager Jim Mutcheson said they felt it was time for a refresh of the cabinet which sits front and center when you visit the museum.
The cabinet itself has a very unique shape and design, and Mutcheson’s wife Loretta had the thought to use it for a miniature scene after reading about a similar display at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
They wanted the display to evoke memories or emotions for anyone that viewed it, said Mutcheson, and they hoped the setting would replicate a scene that could be found anywhere in Manitoba from back in the day.
“I think it will engage people,” he said. “You can see it from a distance … people are coming in … they’re taking a turn and looking at this first, so it’s attracting people.”
The museum was led to Jason Golebioski of Winnipeg, who agreed to take on the project.
The display features a baseball field with a league game in progress as well as a parking lot with beautiful retro cars, food trucks, and a playground area with a scrub game in progress.
No sooner was the display unveiled then they had a line of viewers both big and small. The detail of the display is what really makes it stand out, Mutcheson suggested.
“Several people who I’ve met … they go back and see different things … it’s got so much detail to it that I don’t think you can take it all in in one glance.
“Jason’s attention to detail and creativity is amazing and something to be seen,” said Mutcheson, who lauded “the time and effort that Jason put into this display.”
The outer area of the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame can be accessed anytime the Access Event Centre is open, but museum hours otherwise are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the week.
Mutcheson noted his goal is to keep looking for ways to further improve the museum.
“We’re hoping we can add more stuff as we go along in displays so that it will kind of encase the whole area a little bit more and attract people to see what’s actually there,” he said. “We want to keep on updating and upgrading … now I’ve gone to different museums and seen how they present their stuff to the public … technology is great as long as we can use it.”
