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A promo image for exhibit 'Manidoo Miiniigooizowin: A Gift from the Creator'. On a red background to the left, below a large "25" with floral patterning, is the title of the exhibit and text reading "Southern Chiefs' Organization 25th Anniversary Exhibit", accompanied by the Southern Chiefs' Organization and Manitoba Museum logos. On the right is an image of a red and green tikinagan or cradleboard.
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Apr. 02 10:00 am – Apr. 02 4:00 pm

Manidoo Miiniigooizowin, A Gift from the Creator

This exhibit celebrates the beauty and resilience of the Anishinaabe and Dakota peoples, and commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO).
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Apr. 02 10:00 am – Apr. 02 4:00 pm

Spring Break @ the Manitoba Museum

Spring Break is back at the Manitoba Museum! Enjoy a week full of family-friendly activities, a brand-new Planetarium show, and fun and interactive science!
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Planetarium Show
Apr. 02 10:30 am – Apr. 02 11:15 am

Voyage of the Stars

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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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 promo image for exhibit 'Manidoo Miiniigooizowin: A Gift from the Creator'. On a red background to the left, below a large "25" with floral patterning, is the title of the exhibit and text reading "Southern Chiefs' Organization 25th Anniversary Exhibit", accompanied by the Southern Chiefs' Organization and Manitoba Museum logos. On the right is an image of a red and green tikinagan or cradleboard.
Exhibition
Apr. 02 10:00 am – Apr. 02 4:00 pm

Manidoo Miiniigooizowin, A Gift from the Creator

This exhibit celebrates the beauty and resilience of the Anishinaabe and Dakota peoples, and commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO).
A promo image for exhibit 'Manidoo Miiniigooizowin: A Gift from the Creator'. On a red background to the left, below a large "25" with floral patterning, is the title of the exhibit and text reading "Southern Chiefs' Organization 25th Anniversary Exhibit", accompanied by the Southern Chiefs' Organization and Manitoba Museum logos. On the right is an image of a red and green tikinagan or cradleboard.
Exhibition
Apr. 03 10:00 am – Apr. 03 4:00 pm

Manidoo Miiniigooizowin, A Gift from the Creator

This exhibit celebrates the beauty and resilience of the Anishinaabe and Dakota peoples, and commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO).

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@manitobamuseum When we have temporary closures, like we do now for construction, it gives staff like Senior Conservation Carolyn Sirett an opportunity to do maintenance on some of the most beloved aspects of the Manitoba Museum – the dioramas! In this video, she takes us inside a few of the dioramas to chat about some of the conservation work they do to keep them preserved for years to come. #MuseumConservation #MuseumDioramas #DYK #DidYouKnow #BTS #BehindTheScenes #Museums #MuseumTok #Conservation #Winnipeg #Manitoba #ManitobaMuseum ♬ original sound – Manitoba Museum

When we have temporary closures, like we did back in January, it gives staff like Senior Conservation Carolyn Sirett an opportunity to do maintenance on some of the most beloved aspects of the Manitoba Museum – the dioramas!

In this video, she takes us inside a few of the dioramas to chat about some of the conservation work they do to keep them preserved for years to come.

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By Dr. Joe Moysiuk, Curator of Palaeontology & Geology

March 19, 2025
A section of brown to black rock is displayed in a case, with an arrow pointing to the layer representing the boundary layer. To the left, an image of a large marine reptile swimming in front of an advancing debris could from the asteroid impact.

Think dating is hard? Just ask a geologist! |

Geologic time is truly staggering. It is hard to comprehend even for geologists, so we often rely on analogies to convey the vastness of time. If you could count one year per second, it would take an hour and 17 minutes until you had counted the age of the oldest Egyptian pyramids. Keep going, and it would take over 2 years before you reached the end of the age of dinosaurs. You would have to keep going for another 5 and a half years to get to the age of the earliest dinosaurs and another 12 on top of that to reach the earliest animals. It would be impossible to count to the age of the Earth, as it would take 144 years to get to 4.54 billion…
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Nonsuch Kids Art Print

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Manitoba Wildflowers Postcard
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Manitoba Tote Bag
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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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