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First Fridays @ the Manitoba Museum
June 7, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Manitoba Museum is excited to partner with Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries to present our First Fridays programming! Join us on the First Friday of every month from 4 pm to 9 pm for free general admission to our three core attractions – the Museum Galleries, Planetarium, and Science Gallery. No ticket is required for First Friday programming unless otherwise specified.
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Friday, June 6:
Museum Galleries
Celebrate Pride!
Winnipeg Gallery Theatre – 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Videos playing on rotation
Join us in the Winnipeg Gallery Theatre for an inspiring showcase of queer joy, identity, and resilience! Featuring Re-Emergence, honoring 35 years of the Two-Spirit movement, Trans Joy with Logan Oxenham, and vibrant pop-art portraits by Winnipeg’s own James Check. Presented in partnership with the International Day of Pink.
Re-Emergence: Two-Spirit Documentary (8 minutes)
Trans Joy: Leading with Logan Oxenham (2 minutes)
Image: A portrait of Jeremy Dias by James Check who is a self-taught Winnipeg artist expressing queer joy and identity through vibrant digital and acrylic pop-art.
NEW EXHIBIT The Museum Collection Illuminated
Discovery Room – 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Explore unusual artifacts, hand-selected from our vaults by our curatorial team for their unique qualities, including an 11lb Giant Puffball mushroom, a gloriously gaudy bison horn chair from the 1880s, a 500 BCE Archaic period wine pitcher, and more. The Museum Collection Illuminated presents a snapshot of the diverse and extensive work undertaken throughout the Museum’s history of collecting.
Button Making with Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries
Welcome Gallery – 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Come colour and create your own Manitoba Museum button to take home! Head over to the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries table to check out the possibilities.
Guest Scientists: Living Laboratory
Earth History Gallery – 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Have you ever wondered how children’s minds work? Visit University of Manitoba researchers at their Living Laboratory in the Earth History Gallery. The Living Laboratory is an educational research experience where visitors of all ages can learn about the development of the human mind by participating in fun hands-on research studies and games.
Celebrate Ocean Week with a Water Walk!
Outdoor walks begin in the Lower-Level Classrooms starting at 5:15 pm and 7:15 pm.
Led by our partners at CPAWS Manitoba, take a one-hour guided stroll through Winnipeg’s Exchange District as we trace the journey of water—from the Lake Winnipeg Watershed all the way to Hudson Bay. Along the way, we’ll explore water’s deep connections to land, people, and community. Come discover how we’re all linked through the flow of water.
Event is free and registration is required as space is limited– please click here to register.
Science Gallery
Hands-on Fun in the Science Gallery
Science Gallery – 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Test the universal laws of science and explore the wonders of technology and illusion in the Science Gallery. Learn about yourself and the world around you through entertaining hands-on activities where you become the scientist.
Planetarium
Planetarium, 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Discover the stories in the stars: constellations, planets, and more! Show run every half hour beginning at 4:30 pm. Last show starts at 8:30 pm.
