Mythic Messengers

The sculpture Mythic Messengers can be seen on the facade of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, in Gatineau.

This nine-metre-long bronze casting is the largest Haida art piece cast in bronze.

The sculpture, created in 1984 by artist Bill Reid, represents the mythology of Reid’s Haida ancestry from a concept of communications between men and mythic creatures.

This work is the second and last cast made from its mould. The first was installed at Teleglobe Canada’s international centre in British Columbia, and Teleglobe Canada donated the duplicate to the Canadian Museum of Civilization in 1987.

Another, more famous sculpture by Bill Reid is located in the Grand Hall of the Canadian Museum of Civilization: the original plaster pattern used to cast the bronze sculpture of The Spirit of Haida Gwaii.