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Launching this month, Curator Conversations is a new speaker series bringing you face-to-face with the experts who uncover the stories of our province—and beyond.
Engage, ask questions, and see the Manitoba Museum like never before: https://vrl.link/2c
This is your last chance to see the two temporary exhibits on display in the Museum Galleries' Urban Corridor: "The Fabric of Our Being" and "Father and Son in Service"!
Both exhibits are only on display until Sunday, March 1.
Plan your visit: https://vrl.link/2b
This weekend is your LAST CHANCE to see “The Museum Collection Illuminated” before it closes on Sunday, March 1.
Explore unusual artifacts, hand-selected by our curatorial team for their unique qualities, and learn how and why we collect artifacts and specimens. Plan your visit: https://vrl.link/26
The Lake Sturgeon is MB's largest freshwater fish, with a record size of 3 m and 184 kg from the Roseau River in 1903. It was an important source of food for First Nations and early traders and colonists before overexploitation by commercial fishing and habitat alteration decimated its populations.
26.02.2026 16:00 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Dome@Home is a FREE virtual show inviting Manitobans to explore the universe with Manitoba Museum Planetarium Astronomer Scott Young. Get to know the stars with us!
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Tomorrow, join us on Dome@Home for a preview of next week's lunar eclipse, which will be visible all across North America. We’ll also share some updates on the Artemis mission around the Moon!
Tune in February 26 at 7 pm: https://manitobamuseum.ca/event/domehome/2026-02-26/
If you check out the glass storage at the Museum using a black light, you'd notice that some of the bottles start glowing a vibrant yellow colour - but why?
Find out in this video with Senior Conservator Carolyn Sirett: youtu.be/gSRdh07c7nE
The Manitoba Museum is thrilled to introduce Curator Conversations, an exciting new speaker series that brings you face-to-face with the experts who uncover the stories of our province—and beyond.
Explore upcoming Curator Conversations: https://vrl.link/1Y
Today is the 100th anniversary of World Thinking Day! To celebrate, in this video our friendly neighbourhood Collections Technician, also known as Guider Cortney, shows us some variations of the Embers (previously the Brownies) uniform over the century: https://youtu.be/cZLRK2lG8ms
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Don’t miss “The Museum Collection Illuminated” in the Discovery Room! Closing Sunday, March 1, this temporary exhibit presents a snapshot of the diverse and extensive work undertaken throughout the Museum’s history of collecting.
Plan your visit: https://vrl.link/1R
Three people wearing hard hats and safety goggles apply sheets of wet newspaper to the top of a large fossil slab braced upright by an orange strap in a rocky area.
Two people wearing blue hard hats and face masks apply plaster and burlap to the top of a large fossil slab braced upright by an orange strap in a rocky area.
Two photos. On the left, two blue hat hats show from the other side of a large fossil slab with a plaster-coated top portion in a rocky area. On the right, two people wearing hard hats from behind as they work to carefully remove excess rock from a large fossil slab braced upright in front of them. In the distance part of a large body of water can be seen.
Two photos. On the left, a helicopter transporting a large fossil slab in a net attached to a long line next to a rocky cliffside against a clear blue sky. On the right, looking down at a large fossil encased in plaster and wrapped in roped padded with pool noodles. The slab sits on an open net on a gravel surface.
Once a fossil is discovered, one of the main hurdles is extraction! One useful technique is to create a plaster "fossil jacket" to adapt and conform to the unique fossil. This creates a “shield”, and can even help to pull the fossil out of the ground. #FossilFriday
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The Criddle family, who came to Manitoba in 1882, were famous naturalists. Many items that they collected or created were donated to the Manitoba Museum, including the above watercolour by Norman Criddle, the Manitoba Government’s first official Provincial Entomologist.
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The leaves of Woolly Groundsel are covered with a dense mat of long woolly hairs, giving them a greyish-green appearance. It grows on dry prairie slopes, and was named after famous Canadian botanist John Packer, who was a professor at the @https://ualberta.bsky.social. #WildflowerWednesday
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What do giants, electricity, and caviar have in common? Their connections to Lake Sturgeon!
Learn more about these real Manitoba giants in this video with Curator of Zoology Dr. Randy Mooi: https://youtu.be/K2m_1VF_s24
#DYK that Métis politician Louis Riel is often called the founding father of Manitoba? Born in St. Boniface, MB, Riel led the Métis Resistance, formed a provisional government, and drafted a List of Rights that formed the basis for the Manitoba Bill when the province entered Confederation in 1870.
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Looking for a long weekend outing? Plan a Museum visit! We’ll be open all weekend, including Louis Riel Day (Monday, February 16), from 10 am to 4 pm.
Plan your visit today: https://manitobamuseum.ca/plan-your-visit/
Have you seen “The Museum Collection Illuminated” yet? Don’t wait – the exhibit closes on Sunday, March 1.
Explore unusual artifacts, hand-selected from the Museum’s collections vaults by our curatorial team for their unique qualities! Plan your visit: https://vrl.link/1F
Did you know that Sir James Douglas, former Governor of BC, was a mixed-race man? Born in 1803 to a Scottish father and a free woman of Creole ancestry, he began work in the Canadian fur trade at age 16. By 18, he ran his own post and eventually he was responsible for all of Vancouver Island. #BHM
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A promotional image from the Canadian Space Agency and Government of Canada promoting Jeremy Hansen as the first Canadian to the Moon on the Artemis II mission. On the right is a profile view of Jeremy Hansen in his space helmet and space suit.
Next month, if all goes well, a Canadian astronaut will fly around the Moon! The Artemis II mission is set to launch carrying three American Astronauts and Canadian Jeremy Hansen.
Follow Planetarium Astronomer Scott Young's blog for the latest updates: vrl.link/1w
We knew this fossil was old, but we didn't know it was THAT old!
In this video, join Aro as she shows us one of the fossils she's been working on. She's getting this specimen camera ready as she updates the information we have on it in light of newly released research: youtube.com/shorts/TAlEc...
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09.02.2026 16:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thanks for sharing your day with us! We're happy to hear you enjoyed your visit 🥰
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Promotional image for Manitoba Moose "Day at the Mooseum" event on Saturday, February 21 at 2 pm. The logos of the Manitoba Moose and Iowa Wild hockey teams are on the lower right side.
Get ready for an afternoon of fun and excitement at the Manitoba Moose’s “Day at the Mooseum”! Join us with museums from across the province at the Canada Life Centre for an afternoon of excitement on Saturday, February 21!
Get our discount code to save on your tickets, here: bit.ly/4ajQrFe
A shrew’s articulated skeleton in a glass vial against a grey backdrop. The head of the skeleton is facing to the right.
Behold the Shrew Tube! The bones of this Northern Short-tailed Shrew have been articulated and sealed in a glass vial like a ship in a bottle. With the skeleton fixed in a life-like pose, we can see how the animal’s bones would have been positioned beneath the skin and muscle in real life.
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Celebrate the legacy of Queen like never before in this thrilling music show on the planetarium dome! Hear the greatest hits and anthems of their band history, such as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You,” “I Want to Break Free,” and many more.
Get your tickets now: https://ow.ly/RmYQ50XSzH1
Manitoba Museum Members, you're invited to our special Members-only evening event tomorrow, February 7! This fun-filled night is packed with activities for all ages. Enjoy time with family and friends while connecting with fellow Members!
Get your tickets today: https://ow.ly/E29u50Y5Axm
We're excited to celebrate Black History with Black History Manitoba on February 6! We'll be joined by Black-owned businesses and Black-led organizations for a FREE evening of entertainment, a marketplace, and pop-up booths.
Learn more: https://vrl.link/1i
An open passport with a dark-coloured exterior held open by a small weight on the left side lower corner. Inside pages printed in English and French stating that bearer is James Ephraim, a British subject born in Georgetown, British Guiana on April 2, 1885, profession railway employee. Two black and white photographs of James Ephraim are attached to the right side page.
This 1926 Canadian passport belonged to James Ephraim, who was born in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana). He was a railway employee based in Winnipeg. Men such as John Arthur Robinson worked to establish a union for black trainmen, who had been excluded from existing railwaymen unions. #BHM
05.02.2026 01:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The Criddle family, who came to Manitoba in 1882, were famous naturalists. Many items that they collected or created were donated to the Manitoba Museum, including the above watercolour by Norman Criddle, the Manitoba Government’s first official Provincial Entomologist.
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