The Manitoba Museum, previously the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, is a human and natural history museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the province’s largest, not-for-profit center for heritage and science education.
Located close to City Hall, the museum was designed in 1965 by Herbert Henry Gatenby Moody of Moody and Moore. Including its Planetarium and Science Gallery exhibit, the museum focuses on collecting, researching, and sharing Manitoba’s human and natural heritage, culture, and environment.
The Hudson’s Bay Company donated its historic three-centuries-old collection (and supporting funds) to the museum in 1994, becoming the most significant corporate donation ever received by the museum. In addition, the Institute for Stained Glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at the museum.
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The Earth History Gallery
Manitoba’s geological history is through the fossils of the Ordovician Sea, which covered the province a half-billion years ago. Geological change is recognized by fossil signposts such as the giant trilobite, plesiosaur, and mosasaur, which inhabited Manitoba nearly 80 million years ago. In the Ancient Seas exhibit, a virtual underwater observatory shows the Hudson Bay region during the Ordovician period. The Manitoba Museum is the first Canadian museum to recreate marine life as it was 450 million years ago.
Planetarium
The Manitoba Museum Planetarium in Winnipeg opened on 15 May 1968. The planetarium’s live programming combines pre-recorded visual sequences of the sky and space with commentary and question-and-answer segments from a show presenter. Full dome shows also run with offerings for family audiences and are often accompanied by a live show segment before or after the film. In 2012, the Manitoba Museum became the first planetarium in Canada to offer visitors the Digistar® 5 All-Dome digital projection technology. This technology makes it possible to show the sky as it would look from anywhere on Earth, in the galaxy, at any point in history, or in the future. Though no longer in use, the original projector (colloquially known as ‘Marvin’) remains a beloved feature of the planetarium theatre. Bed Bug Exterminator Winnipeg
Manitoba Museum Science Gallery
A place for experiential, hands-on learning. Each exhibit provides a breakdown of the science behind the experience. The Science Gallery received an update and two new permanent exhibits in 2016. The Brickyard: Build with LEGO Bricks Lego tables provide a chance to experiment with engineering. The Engineered for Speed Race Track exhibit allows visitors to create their toy race car and test it against other visitors’ cars.
Address: 190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg, MB
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