It’s going to be brrr-illiant!

December 26 to January 4
10 am to 5 pm

Get ready to celebrate all things winter at the Manitoba Museum this holiday season! Bring along your family and friends to complete our Spot the Snowman scavenger hunt through the Museum Galleries, and watch cool-as-ice science demonstrations in our Auditorium! Join us for a rare look at the Nonsuch cargo hold while experiencing the sights, sounds, and stories of our Nonsuch Gallery. And, enjoy a Planetarium show (or two!) in Manitoba’s largest full-dome theatre!

Wear your favourite pair of cozy pyjamas to the Museum for a chance to win a brrr-illiant prize pack that includes a year-long Family Membership! Complete the scavenger hunt for a second chance to win.

Don’t get left in the cold! Buy your tickets today.

Pyjama Days @ the Manitoba Musuem is free for Museum Members, but we do recommend reserving your complimentary tickets in advance. Museum Memberships are currently on sale for 25% off! Get a Family Membership for only $99 and enjoy Pyjama Days programming for free!

Nonsuch Hold Tours

10:30 am to 4:00 pm*

Your favourite holiday season tradition is back!

Join us for a rare look at the Nonsuch cargo hold while experiencing the sights, sounds, and stories of our Nonsuch Gallery. During the tour, our guide will take you through the mysterious cargo hold of the 17th-century replica ship where you will see first-hand what her voyages might have been like. Learn about the inner workings of the ship, see bunks used by the crew, and discover stories of trade that established the Hudson’s Bay Company.

*Entry to hold tours is free with paid admission to the Museum Galleries. Tours are first come, first served. The lineup will be cut off at 4:00 pm to make sure those waiting will have their turn before we close at 5:00 pm.

Go on a Spot the Snowman scavenger hunt in the Museum Galleries!

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Explore the Museum Galleries, find the snowmen, and gather letters to spell out a winter message. Enter your Spot the Snowman scavenger hunt solution for a chance to win a brrr-illiant prize pack, which includes a Family Membership to the Manitoba Museum!

Cool-as-ice demonstrations: Fun with Static and Ice!

20-minute demos, daily at 11:15am, 1:45pm, and 3:00pm

What better way to celebrate the Winter Break then with jaw-dropping experiments about two common elements of the season: static electricity and freezing temperatures.

Ever wonder why you get a ZAAAP when you walk across the carpet, or take off a sweater in the winter? It’s SCIENCE! And we’ll show you why it happens in ways guaranteed to shock you! And if you think it’s cold outside, we’ve got something even colder… liquid nitrogen. You’ll get chills as we freeze objects faster and colder than your nose on a frosty Manitoba night!

Free with any paid admission to any venue. Seating is limited, and first-come, first-served.

NEW Planetarium show, Beyond the Sun!

Daily at 11:00 am and 1:30 pm

Premiering December 26, our newest Planetarium show, Beyond the Sun, follows young Celeste as she journeys through the universe with her guide, Moon, seeking rogue planets, oceanic worlds, and super-Earths. Moon tells Celeste about exoplanet hunters, who observe the sky in search of planets like Earth.

Don’t get left in the cold! Buy your tickets today.

Winter Break programming is generously supported by Travel Manitoba.