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A picture of a young girl puppet holds a lantern a shies away from an unknown threat in front of a wooden cabin, deep in the snowy forest on a fuchsia background. Text reads, "The Longest Night".
Planetarium Show
Dec. 02 11:00 am – 11:45 am

The Longest Night: A Winter's Tale – Planetarium Show

Now airing in the Planetarium, this one of a kind planetarium show is a timeless fable of courage, generosity and renewal, exploring winter as a time for Earth to rest, waiting for new growth in the spring.
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A black and red plaid background with white outlines of pyjamas, slippers, and a mug on the side. Below is a photograph of two adults and two children sitting together in a tipi. The family is wearing matching red and black pyjamas and smiling at the camera. Next to it is a rounded photograph of three boys standing together and smiling at the camera in the Nonsuch cargo hold. Text reads, “Pyjama Days @ the Manitoba Museum / Dec 26 – Jan 4 / Buy Your Tickets today!”
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Dec. 26 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Pyjama Days @ the Manitoba Museum

Pyjama Days are back and cozier than ever! The weather outside might be frightful, but the Manitoba Museum is the place for a warm and welcoming Winter Break.
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A photograph of a silhouetted figure standing outdoors with both arms raised as they face a night sky full of bright green northern lights on a red background. Overlaid text on the sky reads, "Aurorae".
Planetarium Show
Nov. 08 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm

Aurorae – Planetarium Show

The aurorae, or northern lights, are one of the most beautiful and mysterious sights in the night sky. Using the latest science, ‘Aurorae’ explores the connection between solar activity and northern lights.
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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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Word graphic. Fuchsia text reads, “If These Walls Could Talk: 50 years of 2SLGBTQ+ Activism in Winnipeg”. In the bottom left corner are the Rainbow Resource Centre and Manitoba Museum logos. On the other three corners are fuchsia and grey geometric designs.
Exhibition
Dec. 07 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

If These Walls Could Talk

Urban Corridor, Museum Galleries   If These Walls Could Talk, a new exhibition in the Urban Corridor produced in partnership with the Rainbow Resource Centre,
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A word graphic featuring a photograph of eleven highly decorative clocks. The clock faces are all decorated in different colours and designs. Above the image, text reads, “Keeping Time / The Art and Heritage of Mennonite Clocks / October 2023 – February 2024 / An exhibition developed by Kroeger Clocks Heritage Foundation in partnership with the Mennonite Heritage Village”.
Exhibition
Dec. 07 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Keeping Time: The Art and Heritage of Mennonite Clocks

Discovery Room, Museum Galleries An exhibition developed by Kroeger Clocks Heritage Foundation in partnership with the Mennonite Heritage Village. Keeping Time: The Art and Heritage
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@manitobamuseum You may have heard of spear points or arrowheads before, but have you heard of atlatl dart points? In this video, Curator of Archaeology Dave Finch takes us through a quick history of projectile points in Manitoba and shows us how an atlatl works! #Atlatl #DartPoint #DidYouKnow #Archaeology #ArchaeologyTok #Museums #MuseumTok #MuseumCollections #ManitobaMuseum ♬ original sound – Manitoba Museum

You may have heard of spear points or arrowheads before, but have you heard of atlatl dart points?
 
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By Dorota Blumczyńska, CEO, Manitoba Museum

November 8, 2023
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Welcome to the CEO’s Corner |

Dearest Manitoba Museum friends, First, thank you for being here. I appreciate how much information we receive on any given day, and how overwhelming it can feel. We often ask ourselves, ‘Is this message relevant to me or do I just delete it or move on?’ Fair question, and a necessary one if we want to create a life most meaningful to each of us…

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