Official British Columbia ÉCONOMUSÉE® Launch

The first ÉCONOMUSÉE® in British Columbia officially launched at Merridale Estate Cidery last Friday.  We are pleased to have been involved in this pilot project and enjoyed working with Janet and Rick from Merridale, Pascale Knoglinger, project manager for the Société de développement économique de la Colombie-Britannique and researcher Jenny Horn from Vancouver Island University.   

The partners for the pilot program

George Taylor Me'las of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation and Artistic Director of
the Le-la-la Dance Company

Together we worked on incorporating the 6 ÉCONOMUSÉE® components including signage, exhibits and self-guided tour brochures for the cidery.   

Welcome signage

Cidery tour signage

For more information on the Merridale ÉCONOMUSÉE® please check out this video created by AAID friend Nick Johnson from Hey You Media. 

We look forward to the next ÉCONOMUSÉE® opening at Hazelwood Herb Farm on June 14th.  

British Columbia ÉCONOMUSÉE®

Over the past year André & Associates have been involved in the development of the British Columbia ÉCONOMUSÉE® pilot projects. 

An ECONOMUSEUM^® is a craft or agri-foods business whose products are the fruit of an authentic technique or know-how. The business showcases artisans and craft trades by offering an area for interpreting its production and by opening its doors to the public.   


ECONOMUSEUM^®, which are self-financed through the sale of their products, make an innovative contribution to the cultural tourism sector.  
—http://www.economusee.com/en/


There are 65 ÉCONOMUSÉE® in Canada and Northern Europe.  


This word designates a small, artisanal business, whose operations are not subsidized, and which is recognized for the quality and authenticity of its know-how. Open to the public, the business has special areas for animating and interpreting its art trade by means of pedagogical tools similar to those used in museum interpretation. All of the businesses are self-financed through the sale on site of traditional-style products. —http://www.economusee.com/en/


The first of the pilot projects - Merridale Estate Cidery - will be launched on May 18th.


For more information please visit the British Columbia ÉCONOMUSÉE® and International ÉCONOMUSÉE® sites.