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Online Exhibitions

Gwadàl’ Zheii: Belongings from the Land
Gwadàl’ Zheii: Belongings from the Land
Explore the rich cultural heritage of the...
Canada at Play: An Online Exhibition of Toys and Games
Canada at Play: An Online Exhibition of Toys and Games
Explore a vast range of Canadian-made and...
Canadian Dress: The Confederation Era (1840-1890)
Canadian Dress: The Confederation Era (1840-1890)
Look at how various nineteenth-century Canadians...
Inuit Prints from Cape Dorset
Inuit Prints from Cape Dorset
Discover the national collection of Inuit art at the...
Power and Elegance: Cantonese Opera
Power and Elegance: Cantonese Opera
Combining music, theatre, acrobatics and the martial...
Making Medicare: The History of Health Care in Canada, 1914-2007
Making Medicare: The History of Health Care in Canada, 1914-2007
Explore the history, people, politics and programs...
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...
Heart and Soul - Quebec Folk Art
Heart and Soul - Quebec Folk Art
This exhibition brings together a variety of...
Her Majesty's Stamps
Her Majesty's Stamps
The Canadian Postal Museum is proud to present over...
From Blacksmiths to Blackboards
A virtual village modelled after those found...
The Art of Puppetry
The Art of Puppetry
Hand puppets, rod puppets, puppets from here, there...
Selling Smoke: How Canadian Cigar Boxes Pitched Their Wares 1883-1935
Selling Smoke: How Canadian Cigar Boxes Pitched Their Wares 1883-1935
Cigar box labels constructed a romance of the cigar -...
Face to Face: The Canadian Personalities Hall
Face to Face: The Canadian Personalities Hall
Some well known, others not, they have all helped...
Canada in a Box, Cigar Containers that Store Our Past 1883-1935
Canada in a Box, Cigar Containers that Store Our Past 1883-1935
A look at Canadian history as depicted on the lids of...
Citizens - Portraits of Canadian Women of African Descent
Citizens - Portraits of Canadian Women of African Descent
A presentation of life stories or testimonies of the...
Greece: Secrets of the Past
Greece: Secrets of the Past
Discover what the ancient Greeks can teach us about...
Remember When...? My encounter with the architecture of old Hull
Remember When...? My encounter with the architecture of old Hull
Shows how the face of the oldest neighbourhood in...
First Peoples of Canada
First Peoples of Canada
Discover an Aboriginal Canada revealed through the...
Playthings and Curios: Historic Inuit Art at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Playthings and Curios: Historic Inuit Art at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Presents curios and decorated utilitarian objects...
Crossroads of Culture: Exploring 200 Years of Canadian Immigration, 1800-2000
Crossroads of Culture: Exploring 200 Years of Canadian Immigration, 1800-2000
Traces the evolution of Canada's cultural mosaic...
Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage, Native Material Culture in Canada
Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage, Native Material Culture in Canada
An extraordinary resource documenting the histories...
Marius Barbeau: A Glimpse of Canadian Culture, 1883-1969
Marius Barbeau: A Glimpse of Canadian Culture, 1883-1969
A pioneer in the fields of anthropology and folk...
Ancient Treasures and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Ancient Treasures and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Discover over a thousand years of ancient history and...
Before E-commerce : A History of Canadian Mail-order Catalogues
Before E-commerce : A History of Canadian Mail-order Catalogues
How mail order shaped our dreams and wishes and how...
Passions and Pastimes: Thomas Walter Edwin Sowter, The Ottawa Valley's First Archaeologist
Passions and Pastimes: Thomas Walter Edwin Sowter, The Ottawa Valley's First Archaeologist
Provides some human dimensions to Sowter's...
Written in the Stone: Architectural Tour of the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Take a virtual tour of the architecture of the Museum.
Presenza: A New Look at Italian-Canadian Heritage
Presenza: A New Look at Italian-Canadian Heritage
The heritage and day-to-day lives of Italian Canadians.
Rocket Richard: The legend - the Legacy
Rocket Richard: The legend - the Legacy
The life and career of one of Canada's greatest...
Nettie Covey Sharpe House
Nettie Covey Sharpe House
A virtual tour of a house furnished with Canada's...
Northern People, Northern Knowledge: The Story of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918
Northern People, Northern Knowledge: The Story of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918
The first major Canadian scientific expedition to the...
Opus: The making of musical instruments in Canada
Opus: The making of musical instruments in Canada
Features over one hundred musical instruments...
The Origins of Dogsled Mail in the Yukon in the 1890s
Dog-teams played an important part in the...
Strangers, Partners, Neighbours? The Helluland Archaeology Project
Strangers, Partners, Neighbours? The Helluland Archaeology Project
Helluland was the name given by the Norse to a barren...
The History of Canada's Public Pensions
A Web module on the history of public pensions and...
Playing Through: Golf, the Canadian Story
Playing Through: Golf, the Canadian Story
Golf is an ancient game, and has a long history in...
Kichi Sibi: Tracing Our Region's Ancient History
Kichi Sibi: Tracing Our Region's Ancient History
The ancient history of the Ottawa River Valley...
The Lands within Me: Expressions by Canadian Artists of Arab Origin
The immigrant experience and cultural intermixing are...
A History of the Native People of Canada
A History of the Native People of Canada
The only history that exists for the more than 12,000...
Symbol of a Profession: One Hundred Years of Nurses' Caps
The Gloria Kay Nurses' Caps Collection covers the...
Lifelines: Canada's East Coast Fisheries
Lifelines: Canada's East Coast Fisheries
The tale is of an abundant ocean which has sustained...
Resonance: Musical Heritage of La Francophonie
Resonance: Musical Heritage of La Francophonie
Discover various forms, fabrication materials, uses...
Winged Messenger (2nd edition)
A wide overview of air mail as an important means of...
India, The Living Arts
India, The Living Arts
Shows how Indian jewellers, textile artists, potters,...
Timeless Treasures: The Story of Dolls in Canada
Discover how dolls are made and their diverse...
Moccasins
Moccasins
Introduces the Canadian Museum of Civilization's...
Emergence from the Shadow: First Peoples' Photographic Perspectives
Emergence from the Shadow: First Peoples' Photographic Perspectives
The works of six First Peoples artists speak to...
The Last Best West: Advertising for Immigrants to Western Canada, 1870-1930
The story of the international marketing campaign...
Inuit and Englishmen: The Nunavut Voyages of Martin Frobisher
Inuit and Englishmen: The Nunavut Voyages of Martin Frobisher
An historic adventure story, complete with intrigue,...
Canadian Labour History, 1850-1999
Canadian Labour History, 1850-1999
Shows how the Labour movement served its members...
A History of the Vote in Canada
A History of the Vote in Canada
It took many years of often laborious progress to...
Social Progress Gallery
Social Progress Gallery
Social progress is the weight of laws designed to...
The Labour Stamp: The Image of the Worker on Canadian Postage Stamps
What can we learn from stamps about the place of...
Dressing Up Canada - Late Victorian Fancy Dress Balls
Dressing Up Canada - Late Victorian Fancy Dress Balls
A glimpse at some glittering and glamorous moments in...
Iqqaipaa: Celebrating Inuit Art 1948-1970
Iqqaipaa: Celebrating Inuit Art 1948-1970
Drawn from the Canadian Museum of Civilization's...
This Other Eden: Canadian Folk Art Outdoors
Folk art in its natural element, as it was meant to...
The Canoe: Portraits of the Great Fur Trade Canoes
The story of a Montreal Canoe, the largest birch-bark...
This Splendid Gift: The 1897 Canadian Historical Dinner Service
Features ceramic treasures painted with Canadian...
Nineteenth-Century Pottery and Porcelain in Canada
Nineteenth-Century Pottery and Porcelain in Canada
Selections from the National Ceramic Collection.
Nadlok and the Origin of the Copper Inuit
Nadlok and the Origin of the Copper Inuit
Reports on archaeological excavations at Nadlok in...
Legends of Our Times: Native Ranching and Rodeo Life on the Plains and Plateau
Legends of Our Times: Native Ranching and Rodeo Life on the Plains and Plateau
Portrays Native People's transition to becoming...
Glass Works: The Story of Glass and Glass-making in Canada
Glass Works: The Story of Glass and Glass-making in Canada
Discover why man-made glass has had so many uses...
The Haida: Children of Eagle and Raven
A culture complex in social organization and rich in...
Boat People No Longer: Vietnamese Canadians
Boat People No Longer: Vietnamese Canadians
The tragic history of the boat people.
From Time Immemorial - Tsimshian Prehistory
From Time Immemorial - Tsimshian Prehistory
This exhibition presents both archaeological and...
Hooked on Rugs
Hooked on Rugs
Showcases the history and richness of this popular...
Gather Around this Pot
Gather Around this Pot
Learn about the fascinating diversity and richness of...
Where Sea and Land Meet: Historical Northwest Coast Native settings in the art of Gordon Miller and Bill Holm
Portrayals of people, places and events from the past...
In Memoriam: Bill Reid (1920-1998)
In Memoriam: Bill Reid (1920-1998)
Artiste extraordinaire, he worked words, gold, cedar...
Mysteries of Egypt
Mysteries of Egypt
An introduction to Ancient Egypt, its architectural...
Storytelling: The Art of Knowledge
Storytelling: The Art of Knowledge
Illuminates the diversity of, and importance of...
Winged Messenger: Airmail in the Heroic Era (1918-1939)
A wide overview of air mail as an important means of...
The Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic: From Ancient Times to 1902
Chronicles the successes and challenges of this...
Hold onto Your Hats! History and Meaning of Hats and Other Headwear in Canada
Hold onto Your Hats! History and Meaning of Hats and Other Headwear in Canada
Answers the question: why do people wear hats?
Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams: Life and Art of an Ancient Arctic People
Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams: Life and Art of an Ancient Arctic People
Examines the history, culture and art of the...
The Doukhobors: "Spirit Wrestlers"
Doukhobors seek to balance the basic needs of...
Wave Eaters: Native Watercraft in Canada
Highlights the creativity and skill of Indian and...
Treasures Gallery
A selection from the collections of heritage...
Old Nova Scotian Quilts
Old Nova Scotian Quilts
A small selection of historic textile treasures drawn...
Souvenirs of Canada
Souvenirs of Canada
Objects reminding us of events and influences that...
Mystery of the Maya
Mystery of the Maya
This exhibition shows the remarkable achievements of...
Homage to Nature: Landscape Kimonos of Itchiku Kubota
Homage to Nature: Landscape Kimonos of Itchiku Kubota
Features kimonos representative of Itchiku Tsujigahana.
Mothers of Time: Seven Palaeolithic Figurines
Mothers of Time: Seven Palaeolithic Figurines
An extraordinary collection of miniature carvings...
Grand Hall - Pacific Coast Aboriginal Culture
Grand Hall - Pacific Coast Aboriginal Culture
Six Native houses, connected by a Pacific coast...
Canada Hall
Canada Hall
A remarkable journey through one thousand years of...
A Chronology of Canadian Postal History
A Chronology of Canadian Postal History
A reference tool that stimulates and informs.
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