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The Museum features nine permanent galleries that tell the story of Manitoba, and a Discovery Room that’s updated every six months with new, never-before-seen treasures from our vaults. Our Planetarium offers a variety of shows for all ages, while the Science Gallery makes learning fun with tons of interactive, hands-on exhibits and activities. From new permanent exhibits to temporary traveling ex

hibitions to our ever-changing Planetarium shows, you have a great number of options readily available.

Join us in celebrating National Indigenous History Month at the Manitoba Museum this First Friday, June 5! From 4 pm to ...
05/31/2026

Join us in celebrating National Indigenous History Month at the Manitoba Museum this First Friday, June 5! From 4 pm to 9 pm enjoy special First Friday programming, with FREE general admission to the Museum Galleries, Planetarium, and Science Gallery. No ticket is required for First Friday programming.

Join us in honouring and celebrating the stories, cultures, and languages of the diverse Indigenous peoples who have called this land home since time immemorial as you explore the Museum Galleries on the Indigenous History Month self-guided trail! Be sure to stop by the Winnipeg Gallery Theatre to watch a few of the short films playing on rotation in honour of National Indigenous History Month and Pride Month. While you're here, visit our Guest Paleontologists and Researchers, and discover a new way to draw as you try out Pointillism with our partners from the Saint-Boniface Museum. In the Planetarium we have three amazing shows playing. Discover Indigenous sky stories, interpretations, and connections to the night sky that have been shared for generations!

First Fridays @ the Manitoba Museum is proudly supported by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries.

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Alt text: Two adults and two children smiling as they engage with a Museum display together in the Manitoba Museum Prairies Gallery.

This Asian Heritage Month visit “The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act”. We’re honoured to be hosting this p...
05/30/2026

This Asian Heritage Month visit “The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act”. We’re honoured to be hosting this powerful exhibition, which is a special adaptation of the award-winning landmark exhibition that debuted at the Chinese Canadian Museum ().

Through artifacts, photographs, and documents, take an unflinching look at Canada’s exclusion years when, for the first and only time in Canadian history, the country banned the entry of a single community and issued immigration cards to Chinese who were born here. The exhibition focuses on the human impact and personal cost this law inflicted on Chinese people in Canada. The displays reveal haunting stories of loss, despair and fear, as well as powerful examples of courage and perseverance.

“The Paper Trail” exhibition is on display in the Manitoba Museum’s Discovery Room and Urban Corridor.

This exhibition made possible with the support of Canadian Heritage.

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Alt text: Photograph inside The Paper Trail exhibit. Looking across a wooden table with two three ring binders on it, one of which is closed and the other open, towards a wall with a bulletin board covered in newspaper clippings. Either side of the board are two information panels. On the wall above these, text reads, “The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act”.

Be prepared for things to heat up a little at the Museum over the coming days! Unfortunately our air conditioner is down...
05/29/2026

Be prepared for things to heat up a little at the Museum over the coming days! Unfortunately our air conditioner is down, and with the predicted temperatures for the next few days we anticipate indoor temperatures may be warmer than usual while the repairs are carried out. Temporary measures are in place, however, we recommend dressing comfortably for warmer conditions and bringing a resealable water bottle to stay hydrated. Refilling stations are available on-site, and water is permitted inside the Museum Galleries.

We appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Thank you for your continued support, and we hope you enjoy your visit!

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Alt text: Exterior of the Manitoba Museum, with the Museum, Museum sign, and Planetarium dome in view. On a red bar, overlaid text reads, "AC DOWN / Please prepare for warmer indoor temperatures as we work to resolve this issue."

Watch out, it’s a mummy!! Well, almost.Pictured here are some samples of 75-million-year-old dinosaur skin impressions c...
05/29/2026

Watch out, it’s a mummy!! Well, almost.

Pictured here are some samples of 75-million-year-old dinosaur skin impressions collected by the Manitoba Museum from southern Alberta. These samples belong to the group of duck-billed dinosaurs known as hadrosaurs, and they show expansive small polygonal basement scales (small multi-sided scales).

Unlike the classic mummies from ancient Egypt, many fossilized hadrosaurs from the late Cretaceous exhibit only patches of preserved skin (or just skin impressions), due to the decay of soft tissue. Very rarely, we can find entirely “mummified” dinosaurs, and we are just starting to “unwrap” the secrets they keep!

Images ©Manitoba Museum



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Alt text 1: A piece of fossilized dinosaur skin showing small scales and wrinkles, with a 10-centimetre scale bar located beside it.

Alt text 2: A large piece of fossilized dinosaur skin showing large scales, with a 10-centimetre scale bar located beside it.

05/28/2026

Join Scott for a run-down of the planetary grouping currently underway in the evening sky and a look ahead at other celestial events. We'll have a doubll feature of your images, part one of our look at the Moon Landers for the Artemis missions, and other cool space stuff.

Do you want to be one of the first to hear about upcoming Museum events and programming? Find out when there's new produ...
05/28/2026

Do you want to be one of the first to hear about upcoming Museum events and programming? Find out when there's new products in the Museum Shop, or new shows airing in the Planetarium. Get curatorial blogs and behind the scenes content sent straight to your inbox when you sign up for our Manitoba Museum e-newsletter!

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Tomorrow on Dome@Home, we'll look at the planetary dance occurring in the evening sky, as Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, and t...
05/28/2026

Tomorrow on Dome@Home, we'll look at the planetary dance occurring in the evening sky, as Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon play peek-a-boo along the western horizon after sunset. We'll also share the first part of our look at this generation’s moon landers currently in development for next year’s Artemis III flights.

Plus, we'll take a look back at the constellations and all the cool space stuff from the past month.

Tune in live on Thursday, May 28, at 7 pm, here on Facebook or at Youtube.com/ManitobaMuseum

Dome@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 on the last Thursday of every month at 7 pm Central.

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Alt text: Image showing three planets, two bright stars, and the Moon all visible with the appearance of nearness in the evening sky. In the lower left corner is the Dome@Home logo.

05/27/2026

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How do you tell the difference between a Canada Lynx and a Bobcat? In this video, join Erin in the Boreal Forest Gallery to learn how to spot the difference between these two Manitoba wild cats.

What can a piece of paper reveal about a life? This month, in honour of Asian Heritage Month, we invite you to discover ...
05/25/2026

What can a piece of paper reveal about a life? This month, in honour of Asian Heritage Month, we invite you to discover how fragile documents—certificates, photos, and government records—reveal powerful stories of tragedy, loss, survival, adaptation, and triumph.

Read about visiting exhibition "The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act" in our recent blog.

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Alt text: A small open drawer containing index cards, the front of which has a black and white documentation photo of a Chinese Canadian man, identified at GIN Wah Yee (1890-1968).

We’re hiring! If you’re an energetic, detail-oriented, results-driven team player, this role might be a good fit for you...
05/23/2026

We’re hiring! If you’re an energetic, detail-oriented, results-driven team player, this role might be a good fit for you! The Visitor Experience Coordinator is a key role in our frontline team. You’ll frequently be the first point of contact welcoming and directing Museum visitors, as well as supporting and scheduling our team of Visitor Experience Associates.

Note, fluency in both official languages (English and French) is required for this position.

The salary range is $46,218.29 to $58,480.87 annually. Apply today!



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Alt text: Exterior of the Manitoba Museum, with the Museum, Museum sign, and Planetarium dome in view. Overlaid text reads, "We're hiring! / Position: / Visitor Experience Coordinator”.

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