Poor museums. They have to grit their teeth and pretend Titanic and Star Wars are real reasons to have museum tours because they help pay the bills while actual museum work occurs behind the scenes or in little-visited sideshows. And if you’re not in a major metropolitan area with corporate and private money to support you… well, vaya con Dios, friend.

Therefore, we understand building the first official shrine to Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguin and cult figure, at such a young age in the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. Still, do we need a place to congregate and kneel in front of “memorabilia from his childhood, the famous dryer and a visual presentation of his first 20 years”?The answer, obviously, is yes.
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