It’s Indigenous Languages Day!
In this video, Tashina brings us an update on our upcoming language game, Anishinaabemowin with Amik, and shares some of the images that have been created for it by local artist Micaela Gilbert. To challenge herself, she’s sharing this update in the Anishinaabe language, which she has been learning.
We can’t wait to share this game with you all!
With the Hudson’s Bay Company being in the news quite a lot lately, some people have expressed concern for the objects in the Hudson’s Bay Company Museum Collection. Join Dr. Amelia Fay in the HBC Gallery to learn a bit more about how this collection came to be here at the Manitoba Museum!
Grizzly bears sighted along the coast of the Hudson Bay have made it into the news in recent years, but did you know they once roamed as far as southern Manitoba too?
Join Dr. Randy Mooi in the museum collection and the Prairies Gallery to learn how we know grizzlies roamed this far southeast.
The Manitoba Museum’s newest Planetarium show will take you to the edge of space and the bottom of the sea.
Premiering Saturday, March 29, Voyage of the Stars: A Sea and Space Adventure is an exciting experience for all ages.
Astéria, an adorable little starfish, dreams of going on an adventure, just like her hero, Captain Octopus.
Aboard Stella’s submersible spacecraft, the two friends explore the wonders under the sea. ©RSACosmo
Realistic and stunning underwater scenes complement the planetarium’s awesome space imagery. ©RSACosmo
One morning, as she gazes at the starry sky giving way to dawn, a spaceship from outer space crash-lands next to her. On board is Stella, a daring shooting star who urgently needs to find fuel to be able to return to space!
Together, they embark on an exciting quest under the oceans. During their journey, Astéria introduces Stella to the fascinating diversity of marine species, while Stella shares her knowledge about Earth, the Moon, and the Sun. Exploring the deep oceans of Earth and exploring deep space have many similarities, which the two friends discover during their adventure. Gradually, they realize the magical connection that ties underwater life to the vastness of space.
Authentic underwater visuals will enchant audiences of all ages. ©RSACosmo
Astéria and Stella explore the motions of the Earth and Moon. ©RSACosmo
This film, designed for younger viewers, offers authentic underwater visuals that will enchant audiences of all ages. With a fun storyline and endearing characters, the show is appropriate for all ages.
Voyage of the Stars: A Sea and Space Adventure premieres Saturday, March 29 at the Manitoba Museum Planetarium and runs daily during Spring Break programming. It will continue to run weekends starting April 12.
If you live in North America and are set to have clear skies the night of Thursday to Friday, then you’ll have a chance to see a total lunar eclipse this week!
Join Planetarium Astronomer Scott Young to learn how lunar eclipses occur, and when to be on the watch for this one.
Have you heard of Manitoban E. Cora Hind? Renowned agricultural journalist, world traveler, and suffragist, she has a pretty fascinating story! Join Cortney this International Women’s Day to learn more about E. Cora Hind and see some of the objects from her in our collection.
Chris is here to lift our spirits with the science behind Bernoulli’s principle of lift! Join him in the Science Gallery to do a simple experiment that you can try out at home with nothing more than a strip of toilet paper.
February may be coming to an end, but our love of reading sure isn’t! In this video, our resident Book Girly, Cortney, shows us some of her favourite items in the museum’s book collection – a comic strip series about the life of Louis Riel.
Only a small percentage of the 2.9 million artifacts and specimens in the Museum Collection are able to be displayed at one time. The rest are kept carefully preserved in collections storage, but that doesn’t just mean they’re just piled on shelves or in cupboards out of sight. Everything is carefully stored to ensure its preserved for as long as possible, and for some artifacts that means keeping them cold!
Find out why cold storage is important for preserving certain artifacts in this video with Senior Conservator Carolyn Sirett.
You might be surprised to learn that cougars are found in Manitoba, but they’ve likely existed here for thousands of years!
In this video, join Dr. Randy Mooi in the Parklands Gallery to learn about the features that make this animal such a powerful predator.
