How do museums and roadside attractions shape our cultural narrative?
For his new film, Alberta Number One, Canadian filmmaker Alexander Carson visited more than 60 museums and roadside attractions. He joins Q guest host Talia Schlanger to tell us what these places can reveal to us about who we are.
Director Alexander Carson visited more than 60 museums and roadside attractions for his new film
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Alexander “Sandy” Carson is a Canadian filmmaker whose new movie, Alberta Number One, takes a look at more than 60 single-topic museums, monuments and roadside attractions that dot the province of Alberta. This includes places such as the Museum of Miniatures and the Gopher Hole Museum. Carson joins guest host Talia Schlanger to tell us why these roadside curios captured his imagination, and what they can reveal to us about who we are.
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Interview with Alexander Carson produced by Cora Nijhawan.