Support material:.Support material available. Agency:.Produced by the NFB in co-operation with the National Museums of Canada. Study guide available.

Director, Lynn Smith ; animation, Lynn Smith ; producer, David Verrall ; executive producer, Derek Lamb ; editing, Lynn Smith, David Verrall ; sound editing, Normand Roger ; music, Normand Roger ; re-recording, Hans Peter Strobl, Adrian Croll ; music recording, Roger Lamoureux ; script, Lynn Smith ; post-sync effects, Ken Page.

Voice, Sandy Sanderson, Mary Briggs, Budd Knapp, Gerald Budner, Don Arioli, Peter MacNeill, Greg Van Riel, Janet Perlman.

Recorded 1979.

This short animated film tells the story of a night watchman who, with his dog, Fang, discovers that museums are not morgues, that they are very much a part of the community. With humour, the film shows how our present is connected to the past.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Certificate for Outstanding Achievement, 1979 CIDALC Award, 1979 Public's Grand Prize, 1979 Second Special Jury Award, 1979 Certificate of Merit - Category: Short Subject Animation, 1979 Golden Sheaf Award for Best Animated Film, 1979 First Prize - Category: Instructional Films, 1980

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).