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Dome@Home
Sep. 26 7:00 pm – Sep. 26 8:00 pm

DOME@HOME

Dome@Home brings the wonders of the universe to anyone with an internet connection! This monthly livestream focuses on all of the celestial sights and special events that viewers can see during the next month.
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Special Events
Sep. 27 7:00 pm – Sep. 27 8:30 pm

A Chat With an Astronaut! Jeremy Hansen

Join us to hear about Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s experiences and to learn about Canada’s role in space research and travel.
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Special Events
Sep. 28 10:00 am – Sep. 28 4:00 pm

Orange Shirt Days @ the Manitoba Museum

To honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Manitoba Museum is pleased to provide complimentary admission to the Museum Galleries, Science Gallery and Planetarium from Saturday, September 28 to Monday, September 30. 

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The Manitoba Museum is home to more than 2.9 million artifacts and specimens.
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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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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
Sep. 27 10:00 am – Sep. 27 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
Sep. 28 10:00 am – Sep. 28 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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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 Dr. Roland Sawatzky, Curator of History

July 30, 2024
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Chinese-Canadian History at the Manitoba Museum |

The Museum has a rich collection of Chinese-Canadian artifacts that have been donated over many decades. Learn about some of the artifacts in these collections in Dr Roland Sawatzky’s latest blog.
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Nonsuch Kids Art Print

A postcard featuring three rows of four wildflower watercolour illustrations accompanied by the common and scientific name of each. A title at the top reads, "Manitoba Wildflowers". At the bottom, a line reads, "From the Criddle Collection".

Manitoba Wildflowers Postcard
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Manitoba Museum Tumbler
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
A navy t-shirt featuring an artistic design of a bison in a prairie landscape, with a small Manitoba Museum logo in the bottom left corner.

Navy Bison T-Shirt
A book cover with four photographs featuring grasses, mosses, herbs, and fungi. The title, "Azaadiiwiziibiing Gaa-nitaawigigin / Poplar Rover Anishinaabe Plant Guide" is written in English, Anishinaabemowin, and syllabics

Trilingual Plant Guide Book

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