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Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean
Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean
Presented on the IMAX Dome
Free admission to the IMAX® Theatre On December...
Vikings
Vikings
Presented on the IMAX Dome
Free admission to the IMAX® Theatre On December...
Flight of the Butterflies 3D
Flight of the Butterflies 3D
Experience it in IMAX 3D!
Free admission to the IMAX® Theatre On December...
Handmade Fun: Make Your Own Viking Beads
Handmade Fun: Make Your Own Viking Beads
Here come the Vikings! Make your own Viking trade...
Space Station
Space Station
Presented on the IMAX Dome
Free admission to the IMAX® Theatre On December...

Coming Soon

Thomas & Friends™ – Explore the Rails
Thomas & Friends™ – Explore the Rails
Everyone’s favourite tank engine is coming to...
January 29, 2016
Horse power! The Paul-Bienvenu Carriage Collection.
Horse power! The Paul-Bienvenu Carriage Collection.
Exquisite craftsmanship combines with the romance of...
March 25, 2016
Gold Rush! – El Dorado in British Columbia
Gold Rush! – El Dorado in British Columbia
Relive the tumultuous days of gold’s discovery...
April 8, 2016

Virtual Exhibitions

Mystery of the Maya
Mystery of the Maya
This exhibition shows the remarkable achievements of...
Treasures Gallery
Treasures Gallery
A selection from the collections of heritage...
Christian Bennedsen - Scrapbook of a Life in Letters
Christian Bennedsen - Scrapbook of a Life in Letters
The exhibit you are about to explore tells the...
This Other Eden: Canadian Folk Art Outdoors
This Other Eden: Canadian Folk Art Outdoors
Folk art in its natural element, as it was meant to...
Winged Messenger: Airmail in the Heroic Era (1918-1939)
Winged Messenger: Airmail in the Heroic Era (1918-1939)
A wide overview of air mail as an important means of...

Announcements

Vikings
Vikings
Experience a myth-busting exhibition that has...
December 3, 2015
Sir John A. Macdonald – Rare and Intriguing Treasures from the Vaults of Library and Archives Canada
Sir John A. Macdonald – Rare and Intriguing Treasures from the Vaults of Library and Archives Canada
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth...
November 20, 2015

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