Home / Tag Archives: Museum

Tag Archives: Museum

Human rights museum explores dark period of Canadian history as Pride festival begins – Winnipeg

A new story exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is highlighting the legacy of a dark time in the country’s history. From the 1950s through the ’90s, thousands of federally employed Canadians working in the military, RCMP and public service were targeted and fired because of their sexual orientation …

Read More »

Museum still preserving Manitoba’s maritime heritage after 50 years – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Marine Museum of Manitoba, located in Selkirk, Man., is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The grand opening of the 2024 season happened Saturday afternoon with Minister of Sports, Culture and Heritage Glen Simard and other community leaders. “This anniversary not only honours the …

Read More »

Canadian Canoe Museum celebrates new lakeside location in Peterborough, Ont.

The newly located Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ont., opens to visitors on Monday, showcasing its record collection of paddled watercraft. On Saturday, dignitaries, supporters and donors gathered to hold a grand opening of the museum now on Ashburnham Drive on shore of Little Lake. The museum relocated from a …

Read More »

‘A white man’s war’: Calgary military museum focuses on Black Canadian soldiers – Calgary

Oral Virtue first met Newfoundland-based Canadian soldiers as a child growing up in Jamaica, never forgetting their friendliness, openness and the way they spoke this “funky foreign language.” More than five decades later, Virtue, 61, recalls a lifetime of service as a soldier while viewing the Black History Month exhibition …

Read More »

Lancaster bomber from Hamilton’s warplane museum to join tour marking RCAF centenary – Hamilton

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A handful of vintage warplanes owned and maintained by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ont., will be a part of a cross-country tour celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Airforce. In all, the tour will hit eight airshows …

Read More »

More than 800 items are missing from the Canadian Museum of History

More than 800 items could be lost to historical memory after an audit of the Canadian Museum of History found the inventory missing and the corporation with no plans to deal with the issue. The Office of the Auditor General of Canada produced the report, which was published on Thursday, …

Read More »

Black History Manitoba, human rights museum team up for Emancipation Day event – Winnipeg

An event this Friday at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights aims to celebrate the accomplishments of Black Canadians and recognize an important historical day on the calendar. Aug. 1, known as Emancipation Day, marks the anniversary of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which ended slavery throughout the British Empire …

Read More »

Haven’t had enough of the colour pink? You can visit a ‘Barbie’ museum in Ottawa

You might be seeing a lot more pink than usual due to the Barbie movie release, but one Ottawa-based collector has been running a business out of the toy franchise for decades. Elizabeth Kondruss has over 3,000 Barbie collectibles for viewing. Dolls, cars, houses — some over six decades old …

Read More »

Museum exhibit looks at five decades of Winnipeg LGBTQ2 history – Winnipeg

A new exhibit at the Manitoba Museum is showcasing five decades of LGBTQ2 history in Winnipeg. “If These Walls Could Talk,” which opens Friday and runs until early December, is produced in partnership with the Rainbow Resource Centre, and examines major issues and activist campaigns in the city from the …

Read More »