Activities
Coming Soon
Handmade Fun: The Art of Calligraphy
June 30 to August 30, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursdays until 7 p.m.
Canadian Children’s Museum: Studio
Learn about medieval writing and printing techniques as you carefully write and fold your own beautiful handmade letter.
Medieval Imagination
June 30 to September 3, Friday to Monday: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday: 12:30 to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday: 12:30 to 7:30 p.m.
September 4, 2018 to January 6, 2019, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursdays until 7:30 p.m.
Canadian Children’s Museum – Kaleidoscope
Dress up as a knight, queen, king or commoner, and build medieval castles, bridges and walls using the Imagination Playground’s giant foam blocks.
A Knight’s Life
June 14, 2018 to January 20, 2019, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m
Thursdays until 6 p.m.
Special Exhibitions
Enjoy hands-on learning led by volunteer interpreters and explore the evolution of a knight’s armour during the medieval era, in the exhibition Medieval Europe – Power and Splendour.
Beyond the Franklin Expedition
July 5 to September 1, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursdays until 7 p.m.
Haida Gwaii Mezzanine
Discover what it was like to explore Canada’s Arctic through hands-on activities highlighting the exhibition Death in the Ice – The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition.
What’s in a Name? The Debate over Public Commemorations in Canada
July 13
Theatre
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
This fascinating conversation between historians and educators is sure to provide food for thought regarding controversial commemorations in Canada’s past..
Dig and Dive into Archaeology
August 3 to 25, Friday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Haida Gwaii Mezzanine
Explore the secrets of archaeology on land and at sea in hands-on learning adventures inspired by the lost Franklin Expedition.
Awesome Medieval
August 26
Canadian Museum of History (exterior)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Experience a taste of rural life during the Middle Ages with a day of traditional games, dancing, cooking and crafts for the whole family.
Handmade Fun: Corn Husk Dolls
August 31 to September 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; September 4 to October 31, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursdays until 7 p.m.
Canadian Children’s Museum: Studio
Celebrate the fall harvest by making your own corn husk doll and learning about the Indigenous cultures in which the dolls originated.