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The Canadian Museum of History originates from the collecting efforts of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), an organization established in 1842 in Montreal. [2] In 1856 the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada passed an act that enabled the GSC to establish a museum to exhibit items found from its geological and archaeological field trips; with the museum initially established in ...
Canada's national history museum, featuring a large collection, study, and preserve of materials that illuminate the human history of Canada [4] Canadian Museum of Nature: Centretown: 1968 Nature Canada's national natural history and natural sciences museum [5] Canadian War Museum: LeBreton Flats: 1942 Military Canada's national museum of ...
Canadian Museum of History: Gatineau, Quebec: 1968 [note 1] Canadian Museum of History corporation: Canadian War Museum: Ottawa, Ontario: 1942 Canadian Museum for Human Rights: Winnipeg, Manitoba: 2014 Independent Crown corporation: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21: Halifax, Nova Scotia: 2011 Canadian Museum of Nature: Ottawa, Ontario ...
Canada Science and Technology Museum; Canadian Museum of History - located in Gatineau, includes the Canadian Children's Museum; Canadian Museum of Nature; Canadian War Museum; City of Ottawa Art Galleries - includes ASP, Barbara Ann Scott, Centrepointe Theatre, City Hall, Gallery 112, Karsh-Masson, Studio and Trinity galleries [2]
The National Gallery of Canada (French: Musée des beaux-arts du Canada), located in the capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, is Canada's national art museum. [8] The museum's building takes up 46,621 square metres (501,820 sq ft), with 12,400 square metres (133,000 sq ft) of space used for exhibiting art.
In 1977 the Canadian Secretary of State formally designated the Bank's acquisitions as the National Currency Collection. [2]: 27 The museum opened its doors to the public in the newly expanded Bank of Canada Building on December 5, 1980. On July 2, 2013, the museum was closed for four years, while the Bank of Canada building was remodelled.
Among the oldest government buildings in the capital, the building was the first Ottawa home of the Geological Survey of Canada; the building was also used to host the inaugural exhibit of the Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 (the genesis of the collection of the National Gallery of Canada), and to display the Geological Survey's museum ...
Formerly known as the RCAF Memorial Museum, Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft and artifacts: Nepean Museum: Nepean: Ottawa: Eastern: Local history: Net Shed Museum: Meldrum Bay: Manitoulin District: Northeastern: Maritime: seafaring and fishing history of the region: Niagara Apothecary: Niagara-on-the-Lake: Niagara Region: Golden Horseshoe: Medical