News and announcements from the Canadian Museum of History
Located on the traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg, the Canadian Museum of History is Canada’s largest museum of human history. As Canada’s most popular museum, it welcomes visitors to its celebrated complex in the heart of the National Capital Region.
Spotlight
Digital Museums Canada awards more than $2 million in funding to museums and Indigenous organizations
Digital Museums Canada (DMC) is pleased to announce an investment of more than $2 million in 19 new online projects. Developed by museums, heritage, cultural and Indigenous organizations from across Canada, these new immersive and community-focused digital projects will offer unique and captivating content to online audiences from coast-to-coast-to-coast. “We… <a href="https://www.historymuseum.ca/news-releases/digital-museums-canada-awards-more-than-2-million-in-funding-to-museums-and-indigenous-organizations" class="read-more">Read More</a>
May 19, 2026
Groundbreaking VR experience brings Napoleon to life
May 5, 2026
Explore the vibrant world of Caroline Monnet in Pizandawatc / The One Who Listens
Mar. 19, 2026
A dazzling journey through Quebec’s golden age of light and landscape
Nov. 20, 2025
Canadian Museum of History Scores Big with the Transfer of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Collection
Oct. 5, 2023
Honouring the Lives of Indigenous Children – Indian Residential School Memorial Monument by Kwakwaka’wakw Artist Stanley C. Hunt Acquired by the Canadian Museum off History
Sept. 26, 2023
Special Mi’kmaq Garments Reunited for the First Time at the Canadian Museum of History
Sept. 19, 2023
The Canadian Museum of History imagines what might go into a museum of the future
June 5, 2023
Digital Museums Canada Invests in 19 New Online Projects
May 18, 2023
Personal Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees Premiere at the Canadian Museum of History
Feb. 22, 2023
Discover a Spectacular Kingdom of Ice in World Premiere of New Film at CINÉ+
Jan. 31, 2023
Webcast of the Water Blessing Ceremony
Jan. 18, 2023