Sometimes when Dr. Diana Bizecki Robson goes out in the field to research the wild plants growing throughout Manitoba, she encounters species that she can’t identify without equipment in the lab.
In this video, find out how she transports these specimens back to the Museum and what work goes into identifying them and adding them to the collection!
See some of the Museum’s herbarium collection in our online exhibit at PrairiePollination.ca.
Did you know these fun facts about beavers? In this video, join Learning & Engagement Producer Erin in the Boreal Forest Gallery to learn some of the amazing adaptations that help beavers thrive.
Dr. Joe Moysiuk spent some time in the field this summer looking for fossils. Join us in this video for an “unboxing” of one of the fabulous specimens that he found!
Learn more about Palaeontology research being done at the Museum, here.
The Criddle family had a wide variety of interests and talents, which some of them pursued as careers and others as hobbies. While patriarch Percy Criddle wasn’t a visual artist, some of his family members were very skilled artists.
In this video with Collections Technician Cortney Pachet, we’ll take a look at some of the work done by three artists within the family: Percy’s mother, Mary Ann, his son, Norman, and his granddaughter, Ann.
Have you ever heard of the killdeer? This bird has a clever way of keeping predators away from its nest of eggs. Learn how in this video with Learning & Engagement Producer Erin!
Sometimes our Curators find unexpected items in donations to the Museum Collections. What at first may look like it falls under one discipline, like Archaeology, may in fact fall under another discipline entirely! Learn about one neat example in this video with Curator of Archaeology Dave Finch.
Can you get rocket fuel from water? Join Science Communicator Rhianna in the Explore Science Zone to conduct some hydrogen electrolysis and learn about rockets!
Catch Forward to the Moon in the Planetarium this summer!
You may be familiar with large, round, vinyl records for playing music, but do you know what was used to play recorded music before that?
Join Learning Facilitator Erin in this video from outside the Ukrainian Booksellers and Publishers Ltd storefront in the Museum’s Winnipeg 1920 Cityscape to learn more.
The Criddle family made money in all sorts of different ways, from farming, to community service, to handcrafts! In this video Collections Technician of Human History, Cortney Pachet shows us some of the beautiful mother of pearl inlay work done by Evelyn and Stewart Criddle.
Spotting a shooting star can be a pretty exciting experience. Join Planetarium Astronomer Scott Young at our Space Rocks exhibit to learn about some of the best meteor showers of the year – one of which is coming up later this month!
Visit the Science Gallery, where you can check out the oldest rock you’ll ever touch!
