Activities
Coming Soon
Medieval Imagination
March 18 to April 28, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
April 29 to June 28, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
June 29 and 30, July 2 to September 2, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Thursdays until 7:30 p.m.
July 1, 9 a.m. to 8:30 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.
Handmade Fun: Create a Special Companion
May 1 to June 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursdays until 7 p.m.
Canadian Children’s Museum: Studio
Celebrate spring with a hands-on craft at the Canadian Children’s Museum. Fresh, fun, unforgettable creatures help usher in this special time of year!
Jewish Journeys – Stories of Immigration
May 9
Grand Hall
6 to 8 p.m.
Join us for the opening of Jewish Journeys – Stories of Immigration from the Treasures of Library and Archives Canada — a special display exploring key moments in the history of Jewish immigration to Canada, from the 1800s to the present day.
Opening Weekend: Welcome to the Neanderthals
May 18
Special Exhibitions, Resource Centre, Lobby
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Gear up for the Summer of the Neanderthal!
Live Interpretation – Neanderthal: Fact and Fiction
May 18, 2019 to January 26, 2020 (except December 24 and 25, 2019 and January 6 to 10, 2020)
Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Special Exhibitions
Get hands-on with Neanderthal stone technology and test your knowledge of ancient DNA.
Powerful Voices: National Indigenous History Month
June 1 to 30
Throughout the Museum
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Discover the powerful sound of Indigenous languages during National Indigenous History Month at the Museum.
Awesome Neanderthals
June 16
Canadian History Hall Lobby
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Celebrate the Stone Age in a whole new way!
A Taste of the Wild
June 22
Canadian History Hall
5:30 to 9 p.m.
Explore your wild roots with a food historian — and a memorable meal.
Handmade Fun: Family Faces
July 2 to September 30, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursdays until 7 p.m.
Canadian Children’s Museum: Studio
Help us reimagine the Children’s Museum with your family portrait.
Awesome Archaeology
August 18
Canadian History Hall Lobby
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
August is Archaeology Month at the Museum!
(Pre) History Night at the Museum
November 14
Special Exhibitions, Special Exhibitions Corridor, Haida Gwaii Mezzanine
6 to 8 p.m.
Change your thinking about our prehistoric cousins.