Bring your students to the Manitoba Museum for a fun-filled day of discovery! Our engaging exhibits and expert Learning & Engagement Team make learning about culture, science, and history enjoyable and inspiring. Students will explore fascinating artifacts, participate in hands-on activities, and experience the wonders of our Planetarium.
Make the most of your visit:
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- Bundle and save! Book more than one program or visit more than one attraction on the same day and save 50 cents for each additional program or area.
- Stay all day and book a lunchroom space with us.
- When you book a Museum program, you can explore the Museum Galleries on your own for FREE as part of your visit.
Ready to book? Please fill out and submit a booking request form.
For assistance planning or booking your visit, please contact our Programs office staff at 204-988-0626 or at Programs@ManitobaMuseum.ca.
Museum Galleries
Curriculum Target Grade: 6
60 minutes
$5.25 / student
Using photographs, artifacts, and a tour, students explore the social, political, and economic changes that occurred from 1914 to 1939 with a local focus. Defining events such as World War I, the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, the Great Depression, and the women’s suffrage movement are included.
Includes free self-guiding time in Museum Galleries before or after the program.
Curriculum Connections
Grade 6: KG-040, KH-035, KH-037, KP-046, KE-057, VI-006, VH-013, KL-024, KE-056, KP-048, KP-054, KE-058
Curriculum Target Grade: 4, 5
Suitable for Grades 4-6
60 minutes
$5.25 / student
Learn about the many different nations of plains Indigenous people who have had a respectful relationship with the bison and the land around them for millennia. Investigate artifacts that Indigenous people have created from the bison and venture into the Prairies Gallery to sit in the tipi, examine the beauty of the grasslands, and learn more about all that the bison provides.
Includes free self-guiding time in Museum Galleries before or after the program.
Curriculum Connections
Grade 5 S-305, KI-005, KI-006, KL-017, KH-036.
Curriculum Target Grade: 3, 4, 5
Suitable for Grades: 2-6
60 minutes
$5.25 / student
Learn about the resourcefulness of Inuit communities and their use of skin, stone, bone, and snow. Investigate artifacts such as the ulu, qulliq, and bow drill. Venture into the Arctic/Sub-Arctic Gallery and examine the flora and fauna of this region and see more examples of traditional clothing, weapons, toys, and tools.
Includes free self-guiding time in Museum Galleries before or after the program.
Curriculum Connections
Grade 3: 3-KI-009, 3-KI-010, 3-KI-011, 3-KI-012, 3-KL-017, 3-KL-018, 3-KL-020, 3-KE-036 ,
Grade 4: 4-KI-013, KI-014, 4-KL-028, 4-KL-029, 4-KL-032, 4-KH-038 ,
Grade 5: S-305, KI-005, KI-006, KL-017, KH-036.
Suitable for Grades: 3–12
90 minutes
$6.50 / student
Students come to appreciate the level of skill required of an Inuit artisan by shaping and polishing their own soapstone pendant to take home. Drawing from traditional and present-day objects, students learn about the different uses of soapstone in its practical and symbolic functions, its physical proprieties, and Moh’s hardness scale.
Includes free self-guiding time in Museum Galleries before or after the program.
Curriculum Target Grades: 6 & 11
Suitable for Grades: 6–12
60 minutes
$5.25 / student
An introduction highlights Manitoba’s and Canada’s involvement in World War II and program topics include the war effort, the changing role of women, effects on the economy, and social issues. Students examine evidence at six stations, which include primary sources such as artifacts, documents, and photos.
Includes free self-guiding time in Museum Galleries before or after the program.
Curriculum Connections
Grade 6: KI-021, KH-037, KG-042, KG-041
Grade 11: S-201, S-202, S-305
Suitable for Grades: 4-12
60 minutes
$5.25 / student
Discover the natural and human history of Manitoba with the aid of a Learning Facilitator. The tour highlights the Museum’s most significant exhibitions by bringing them to life through storytelling, discussion, presentation, showing extra specimens or artifacts, and asking open-ended questions for further interpretation.
Includes free self-guiding time in Museum Galleries before or after the program.
Suitable for Grades: All
Unlimited length
$4.75 / student
Journey through all nine of the Museum Galleries: Welcome, Earth History, Arctic/Sub-Arctic, Boreal Forest, Nonsuch, Hudson’s Bay Company, Parklands/Mixed Woods, Prairies, and Winnipeg.
Plan your own program and explore at your own pace.
Planetarium
Curriculum Target Grade: 5; 10-12; Education for Sustainable Development (any level)
Suitable for Grades: 5-12
45 minutes
$5.25 / student
This is the story of how a revolution in one of the most basic of all human enterprises – the making of maps – is shedding new light on our planet’s evolution in the wake of rising global temperatures. Using stunning, latest-generation imagery from space, Atlas of a Changing Earth takes viewers into the dynamic processes causing coastal glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica to melt, and explores how rising seas could threaten coastlines the world over. These striking new images are produced by the confluence of satellites and supercomputers, revealing Earth in a degree of precise detail scarcely imagined a generation ago.
Watch the show trailer here:
Curriculum Connections
Grade 5: Science Cluster 4: Weather
Grade 10: Science Cluster 1: Dynamics of Ecosystems
Also provides basic content and context for Grade 9 Social Studies Cluster 3: Canada in the Global Context; Grade 12 Global Issues: Citizenship and Sustainability; and for any level of Education for Sustainable Development projects.
Curriculum Target Grade: 6, 7, S1, S3
Suitable for Grades: 4-12
45 minutes
$5.25 / student
The aurorae, or northern lights, are one of the most beautiful and mysterious sights in the night sky. Join an expedition to the Northwest Territories in northern Canada to see these shimmering curtains of light under pristine dark skies. We first see the northern lights as northern peoples have seen them for thousands of years, and appreciate their beautiful and varied forms.
Aurorae are not only beautiful, but they also hint and some of the fundamental properties of our planet Earth and its interaction with the Sun. Modern science has revealed some of the amazing processes that cause these beautiful lights in their many colours, but there is still more to learn. Aurorae explores the connection between solar activity and northern lights, highlighting the latest science and looking ahead to the upcoming solar maximum next year.
Watch the show trailer here:
Suitable for Grades: K to 6
45 minutes
$5.25 / student
Did you know that not all the dinosaurs went extinct?
This fun Planetarium show explores the world of dinosaurs, from their earliest appearance on Earth right up to their descendants who are living with us in the present day. Join curious student Celeste on a whirlwind journey through time and space to explore the world of the dinosaurs. We’ll meet the first dinosaur ever, and see how dinosaurs took over the world. Along the way, Celeste (and the audience) learn about our Earth’s history and how to persevere in the face of adversity.
Watch the show trailer here:
Curriculum Target Grade: 6; 9-12
Suitable for Grades: 6-12
45 minutes
$5.25 / student
Explore takes audiences to Mars, with stops throughout history to discover the knowledge needed to voyage to other worlds. From the first skywatchers trying to understand the motions of the heavens, to the future generation of explorers who will travel to Mars, Explore follows humanity’s drive to explore our universe. The program describes the different models of the universe developed throughout history, from the earth-centered model of celestial spheres to the modern view of elliptical orbits around the Sun.
Watch the show trailer here:
Curriculum Connections
Grade 6: Science Cluster 4: 6-4-01, 6-4-07, 6-4-08, 6-4-10, 6-4-11, 6-4-16, 6-4-17
Senior 1: Science Cluster 4: S1-4-03, S1-4-04, S1-4-05, S1-4-07, S1-4-09
Also provides basic content and context for Senior 2 Cluster 3: In Motion, and dynamic visualizations of forces and the effects of gravitational fields and context for Senior 3 and Senior 4 Physics.
Suitable for Grades: 2 and up
45 minutes
$5.25 / student
Embark on a journey with the Indigenous peoples of the western plains of Canada and share in their wisdom conveyed by the stars.
Alongside Ocek, the fisher, and his band of animal friends, audiences take a dangerous expedition south to retrieve summer and return it to the frozen north. To the Plains Cree, Ocek was forever running across the night sky, ensuring the arrival of summer after the cold, perilous winter.
Learn how the great bully, the giant bear Mista Maskwa, was finally tamed by a brave band of birds. This adventure is mapped in the stars as the birds chase Mista Maskwa every night, keeping us safe from his foul temperament.
In Legends of the Northern Sky, we learn a little bit more about the spirit that connects us all.
Watch the show trailer here:
Curriculum Connections
Grade 2: Social Studies Cluster 1-Our Local Community; Cluster 2-Communities in Canada; Cluster 3-The Canadian Community
Grade 3: Social Studies Cluster 1-Connecting with Canadians; Cluster 3-Communities of the World
Grade 4: Social Studies Cluster 3-Living in Manitoba; Cluster 4-History of Manitoba; Cluster 5-Canada’s North
Grade 5: Social Studies Cluster 1: First Peoples
Grade 6: Science Cluster 4-Exploring the Solar System
Grade 8: Social Studies Cluster 1-Understanding Societies Past and Present
Grade 9: Science Cluster 4-Exploring the Universe; Social Studies Cluster 1-Diversity and Pluralism in Canada
Suitable for Grades: K to 6
45 minutes
$5.25 / student
On vacation at her grandpa’s, a little girl named Mia accidentally discovers a mysterious piece of astronomical machinery. Edmund, Mia’s eccentric uncle, tricks the girl into using the tool’s secret powers to change the world’s seasons. She quickly realizes the consequences of what they are going to do, but Edmund doesn’t want to let the plan go. Can Mia reverse her actions and return the seasons to normal?
Magic Globe is an engaging story designed to interest and challenge students from Kindergarten to Grade 6. It has a clear educational structure with all science-related topics broken down into manageable chunks and naturally woven into the storyline. It allows students to recap knowledge they already have as well as learn multiple new concepts while following the story which makes it perfect for mixed-ability audiences.
The show covers topics like motions of the Sun and Earth (including diurnal and annual motion), the reason for the seasons (including axial tilt and sun angles), animal and plant adaptation to seasonal changes, tropical vs. polar climates, and life cycles of plants and animals.
Curriculum Connections
Kindergarten: Cluster 1-Trees
Grade 1: Cluster 1-Characteristics and Needs of Living Things; Cluster 4: Daily and Seasonal Changes,
Grade 2: Cluster 1-Growth and Change In Animals,
Grade 3: Cluster 1-Growth and Change in Plants,
Grade 4: Cluster 1-Habitats and Communities,
Grade 5: Cluster 4-Weather,
Grade 6: Cluster 1-Diversity of Living Things: Cluster 4-Exploring the Solar System.
Suitable for Grades: 4-12
45 minutes
$5.25 / student
This presentation traces the history and development of many of the world’s most endearing holiday customs, all of which involve lighting up the winter season. The show recounts the historical religious and cultural rituals practiced during the time of winter solstice, and ends with possible astronomical explanations of the famous Star of Bethlehem.
Curriculum Connections
Grade 4-10: Social Studies Skills
Grade 9: Science Cluster 4: Exploring the Universe
Suitable for Grades: 2 to 6
45 minutes
$5.25 / student
Join showman extraordinaire “The Great Schiaparelli” as he takes the audience on a death-defying space-time adventure within his wondrous Observatorium.
From the sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy expanses of Pluto and beyond, prepare to be subjected to the myriad dangers and wonders of our Solar System, on a breathtaking tour that reveals just how precious our home planet really is.
Be warned though, the Observatorium isn’t just for show. It will transport the audience right to the heart of some of the deadliest locations in our slice of the heavens. It’s going to take some fancy flying to get everyone back in one piece!
Curriculum Connections
Grade 6: Cluster 4: Exploring the Solar System; 6-4-01; 6-4-08; 6-4-09; 6-4-10
Suitable for Grades: 3-6
45 minutes
$5.25 / student
This live planetarium presentation portrays celestial objects and events that can be seen in the night skies over Manitoba. Learn the basics of finding your way around the night sky with the constellations, and discover the Moon and the planets of our solar system. Because the night sky changes with time, some content is unique for the date it is booked.
Curriculum Connections
Grade 6: Cluster 4: Exploring the Solar System; 6-4-01; 6-4-07; 6-4-08; 6-4-12; 6-4-14; 6-4-15; 6-4-16; 6-4-17
Curriculum Target Grade: 6
1 hour and 45 minutes
$6.50 / student
This program includes a planetarium show and a hands-on workshop. Each planet is explored up close, with a focus on how humans have explored many worlds using probes and satellites – many of them with technology developed in Canada. In the workshop, students map out a portion of an imaginary planet using hands-on “remote sensing” techniques. Like a jigsaw puzzle, each map portion comes together on a board to form a large region of the imaginary planet. Designed specifically to support the Grade 6 “Exploring the Solar System” cluster of the Manitoba Science Curriculum.
Curriculum Connections
Grade 6: 6-4-01, 6-4-04, 6-4-06, 6-4-08, 6-4-09, 6-4-12, 6-4-14, 6-4-15
Curriculum Target Grade: 6-12
45 minutes
$5.25 / student
We Are Guardians looks at how our world, its peoples and ecosystems are intrinsically connected, and how with the help of satellite monitoring we can examine the links between human activities and climate change.
Watch the show trailer here:
Curriculum Connections
Grade 6: Exploring the Solar System
Grade 7: Interactions Within Ecosystems: 7-1-02
Senior 1: Exploring the Universe: S1-4-09; S1-4-11
Senior 2: Dynamics of Ecosystems: S2-1-02; S2-1-04; S2-1-05; S2-1-07; S2-1-09; S2-1-10
Curriculum Target Grade: 5,6,7
Suitable for Grades: 5-12
45 minutes
$5.25 / student
Embark on an extraordinary journey through Worlds of Ice! Wonder at the enchanting Arctic territories to the boundless frontiers of our mesmerizing solar system, as Beatrice Deer guides us through this awe-inspiring odyssey. Worlds of Ice delves into the profound interplay between humanity and the ever-shifting ice, a protean substance whose remarkable dynamics reverberate across the realms of biology, astronomy, ocean sciences, anthropology, culture, and artistic expression. Join us on this extraordinary expedition of knowledge, beauty, and inspiration that promises to leave an indelible mark on your heart and mind.
Watch the show trailer here:
Curriculum Connections
Grade 5: Science Cluster 4: Weather; Social Studies Cluster 1: First Peoples
Grade 6: Science Cluster 4: Exploring the Solar System
Grade 7: Science Cluster 1: Interactions Within Ecosystems
Science Gallery
Curriculum Target Grade: 6
90 minutes
$5.25 / student
This program supports the Grade 6 “Electricity” cluster by demonstrating what electricity is and what it can do. Students discover how batteries work and see how electrical and magnetic fields interact by attraction or repulsion. They see how electricity brightens our world! This 90-minute program includes a 30-minute demonstration and 60 minutes of self-guided time in the Science Gallery.
Curriculum Connections
Grade 6: 6-3-01, 6-3-02, 6-3-03, 6-3-15
Suitable for Grades: All
60 minutes
$4.75 / student
Spend 60 minutes exploring interactive exhibits that cover all aspects of science. Pull your own weight on our pulley chairs. Explore physics as you test, and race your own model race cars. Marvel at the mirrors in the Matrix, and explore ecology with our award-winning Lake Winnipeg: Shared Solutions simulator, finding out how YOU can help save Lake Winnipeg.
Bundle and Save! Suggested full day experiences
Grade 6 Bundle #1
$10.00 per student
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- Electrifying Science
- Science Gallery Self Guide (60 mins)
- Manitobans and World War II
- Museum Galleries Self Guide
Grade 6 Bundle #2
$11.25 per student
- Solar System Workshop
- Canada: An Emerging Nation
- Museum Galleries Self Guide