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Titans of the Ice Age 3D
Titans of the Ice Age 3D
Experience it in IMAX 3D!
Only the giant IMAX screen could do justice to the...
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The Last Reef 3D
The Last Reef 3D
Experience it in IMAX 3D!
The Last Reef 3D explores our connection with the...
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Rocky Mountain Express
Rocky Mountain Express
Presented on the IMAX Screen
All aboard the Rocky Mountain Express! See this epic...
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Handmade Fun: Modern Mini-Houses
Handmade Fun: Modern Mini-Houses
Help us decorate and furnish our seven-room miniature...
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Coming Soon

Champlain, the First Account
Champlain, the First Account
Created to mark the 400th anniversary of Samuel de...
May 29, 2013
The Adventures of MR. POTATO HEAD
The Adventures of MR. POTATO HEAD
Everyone’s favourite transforming tater...
June 8, 2013
Moving with the River
Moving with the River
The St. Lawrence River was central to both the...
June 21, 2013
Indigenous and Urban
Indigenous and Urban
Live.  Engaging.  Diverse.  Inspired...
June 27, 2013
Frédéric Clément presents VISION : IMPOSSIBLE
Frédéric Clément presents VISION : IMPOSSIBLE
...
July 12, 2013

Virtual Exhibitions

Storytelling: The Art of Knowledge
Storytelling: The Art of Knowledge
Illuminates the diversity of, and importance of...
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...
The Origins of Dogsled Mail in the Yukon in the 1890s
Dog-teams played an important part in the...
From Time Immemorial - Tsimshian Prehistory
From Time Immemorial - Tsimshian Prehistory
This exhibition presents both archaeological and...
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...

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New: Inside History
New: Inside History
The May-June issue of Inside History
May 7, 2013
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