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Planetarium Show
Apr. 27 11:00 am – Apr. 27 11:45 am

Voyage of the Stars – Planetarium Show

This family-friendly adventure follows starfish Astéria and shooting star Stella on an exciting quest under the oceans. Astéria introduces Stella to the diversity of marine species, while Stella shares about Earth, the Moon, and the Sun.
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Planetarium Show
Apr. 27 12:30 pm – Apr. 27 1:15 pm

Manitoba Skies – Planetarium Show

This live show, presented by our Planetarium staff, highlights the constellations, planets, and celestial events that you can see on clear evenings, and answer your space questions.
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Programs
May. 02 4:00 pm – May. 02 9:00 pm

First Fridays @ the Manitoba Museum

Join us on the First Friday evening of every month for free general admission to our three core attractions – the Museum Galleries, Planetarium, and Science Gallery.

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The Manitoba Museum is home to more than 2.9 million artifacts and specimens.
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Museum Galleries

Every path through our nine immersive Museum Galleries is an adventure waiting to unfold.

Travel through millions of years, journey from the icy arctic coast to the windswept prairies of Manitoba. Meet dinosaurs and trilobites, and climb aboard the Nonsuch, a full-sized replica 17th-century English merchant ship.
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A large York boat is nestled amongst larger rocks with artifact cases inside made to look like fur bales but featuring artifacts related to freighting and transportation. The walls of the gallery are a deep burgundy and there is a mural behind the boat depicting scenes from HBC’s prominent trading post at Norway House.

The HBC Museum Collection at the Manitoba Museum

There’s a lot of buzz in the news right now surrounding the future of the Hudson’s Bay Company and their heritage collection, and it has brought up a lot of questions regarding the beloved HBC Museum Collection here…
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Preserving Tradition: The Art and Significance of Moccasin Making

Have you ever seen the beautiful moccasins in the Manitoba Museum galleries and wondered about their creation process? Who made them, who wore them, and where did they travel? Museums are filled with…
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The immersive dioramas at the Manitoba Museum are many people’s favourite part of the Museum. Did you know that five of the classic dioramas were designed and painted by iconic Canadian artist Clarence Tillenius?

Learn more about his process in this video with Erin.

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Every story, everyone

Our collection of blogs celebrates the many rich and vivid stories of our diverse cultures, human, and natural history, as well as the science that binds us and the universe together.

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By Cortney Pachet, Collections Technician – Human History

April 24, 2025
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Tackling Dirty Data One Field at a Time |

One prevailing comment I hear about my job, whether in person or via social media, is “your job sounds so cool!” And you know what? It is. But I’m about to reveal the dark underbelly of my job, the bane of my existence, the thing that frustrates me to my core: dirty data…
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Nonsuch Kids Art Print

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Manitoba Wildflowers Postcard
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Manitoba Tote Bag
A package of loose leaf tea with a colourful illustrated label identifying it as the Nonsuch tea, and featuring the Nonsuch ship over a yellow layer with white accent flowers.

Nonsuch Tea - Cornelia Bean
The cover of a Manitoba Museum branded colouring book with the planetarium dome and star projector bursting through the word "Colouring" and the Museum's iconic bison diorama bursting through the word "Book".

Museum Kids Colouring Book
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Pauingassi Collection Book

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