NEXT WEEK at the Canadian Museum of Civilization July 19 to 25, 2010

Posted on: 19/07/2010

NEXT WEEK
at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
July 19 to 25, 2010

Activities are free with Museum admission unless otherwise indicated.

In the Time of the Voyageurs
July 19 to 23
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Gallery E
Through our Volunteer Interpreter Program, we are pleased to offer lively interactions with visitors while they explore different aspects of life as a voyageur more than 200 years ago.

Equine Discoveries
July 20 to 24
10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.
Gallery C
Through our Volunteer Interpreter Program, we are pleased to offer interactive and fun-filled activities on horses for the whole family.
Horsemanship 101
Thursday, July 22
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
River Mezzanine
Certified horse trainer and international clinician France Vanier shares information about training practices, effective communication and harmony between horse and rider. “A horse doesn’t care how much you know until he knows how much you care.” — Pat Parelli

Interactive Historical Characters
July 20 to 24
10:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Canada Hall
The Museum’s theatre company, Dramamuse, invites you to help bring history to life — and life to history — by interacting with historical characters within the stunning environments of the Canada Hall. Watch them in action or talk with them as they enact the daily lives of people from Canada’s past. For more information, please visit www.historymuseum.ca/dramamusetheatre.

No Power Greater
by Lib Spry
July 20 to 22
2 p.m. (English), 3 p.m. (French) and 4 p.m. (English)
Canada Hall – The Union Hall “Labour Temple”
Dramamuse, the Museum’s theatre company, invites you to a play that will plunge you into the middle of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 — the largest strike in Canadian history. Meet the strike leader, Mrs. Helen Armstrong, and three young men with very different opinions.

A Trick of Truth
by Steven Gin
Thursday, July 22
5 p.m. (English), 6 p.m. (French) and 7 p.m. (English)
Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24
2 p.m. (English), 3 p.m. (French) and 4 p.m. (English)
Gallery E
The Museum’s theatre company, Dramamuse, invites you to a walking play that will take you through the exhibition Profit and Ambition: The Canadian Fur Trade, 1779–1821, and invites you to see the men and women of the fur trade with new eyes.

Public Guided Tours
Canada Hall
Grand Hall
First Peoples Hall
July 19 to 25
In French and English
Ticket: $3 with Museum admission. For more information, please enquire at the Museum Information Desk.

New Audioguides
Now available in English, French, Mandarin and German
The 2010 version of the classic audioguide of the Grand Hall, the First Peoples Hall and the Ca