Enjoy and learn at the Manitoba Museum
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Known today as the Manitoba Legislative Building, this neoclassical building was completed in 1920. It is the meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba,in central Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Known as the largest museum in the province, the Manitoba Museum has been the house of the province’s rich cultural heritage focusing on human and natural tradition themes. More than half a million people visit the museum annually just to see what’s new in their eight interpretative galleries, the Planetarium, the interactive Science Gallery and their series of traveling exhibits.
One of the Museum’s showcase pieces is the Nonsuch Gallery where you could board the full size replica of the 17th Century ship which sailed into the Hudson Bay in 1668-1669. The Urban Gallery would make you knowledgeable enough of how Winnipeg looks like a hundred years ago, presenting a younger version of the place. The Grasslands gallery will take you back to the days when the first permanent settlements were established in the province while the Earth History Gallery will bring you in the pre historic times where dinosaurs still exist in the province. Feast your eyes with the fossils found in Manitoba which are acknowledged as the remains of tropical life forms such as cephalopods, trilobites and corals.
Another must visit corner is the Planetarium. Its’ multi-purpose audio/visual theatre is designed to present the finest astronomical and entertainment programming for the whole family.
The museum and Planetarium has always something to offer to each and every member of the family. It puts learning to the next level. In fact, the museum has prepared new attractions. One is entitled the Robots + US, you could visit it in the Alloway Hall. Check out more than 24 fun exhibits that provide hands-on opportunities to see, touch and explore the amazing world of robots. This is a perfect opportunity to learn and marvel the science that generated our artificial friends and workers. Then, see the Planetarium show To The Moon which explores the history of lunar exploration and looks ahead to the future of humans in space.
On February 12 to April 11, there will be a traveling exhibit entitled The Beatles Backstage and Behind and Behind the Scenes which basically all about the Beatlemania. The fine art photography from the archives of CBS Television and LIFE photographer, Bill Eppridge revisits the beginnings of the magical mystery tour.
The Discovery Room exhibit Piecing Together the Past: Ancient Pottery from Manitoba offers a first-hand glimpse at how and conservators piece together ancient pottery, beginning November 12th.
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December 29th, 2009
Explore Manitoba
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Book delves into everything form the crocus province.
Manitoba Book of Everything You Wanted to Know about Manitoba and Were Going to Ask Anyway dares to delve into all things Manitoban. Even the trio of sage and savvy Manitoba writers who tackled the research for chapters devoted to topics such as place names, the economy, politics, weather, and culture were delightfully surprised by the tidbits of information that floated up to the surface during their investigations.
‘I was surprised to hear that the excavations for the Winnipeg floodway were greater than those for the Suez or Panama canals. Other surprises included the fact that there were two Manitoba premiers named Roblin, Ed Schreyer was only 33 when he became premier, and Tommy Douglas was actually raised in Manitoba, not Saskatchewan,” says co-author Christine Hanlon.
“One of my favourite discoveries during my research was the story of the Golden Boy statue that now sits on top of the legislative building. Turns out our five-ton friend spent the First World War being shuttled back and forth across the Atlantic in the cargo hold of a boat used for transporting troops.”
Barbara Edie, who crafted the chapters on Manitoba slang, natural history, and place names, came out richer for the experience, by digging up the dirt on Manitoba’s status as a vast tract of prairie.
“People think that Manitoba is very flat. It’s actually not. Only the southern third of it is classified as prairie, and even then, a certain portion of it is flat while the rest of it is quite elevated. And when you get north, it’s actually pre-Cambrian rock,” Edie says.
Doreen Pendgracs, a veteran travel and lifestyle writer, penned the chapters on Manitoba culture and the province’s First Nations.
“Writing the chapter on culture was fun to write, and reinforced my opinion that Manitoba is a terrific place to live and that we have so much to be proud of,” she says.
“Writing the First People chapter was a much greater challenge for me, as I admittedly did not know much about our First Nations. But fortunately, I found wonderful resources among government officials, First Nations leaders, and popular figures such as Ray St. Germain.”
All three writers particularly enjoyed the “Take 5” sections sprinkled liberally throughout the book – snippets of memorable moments and fun facts, often from familiar Manitoba public figures like Ed Schreyer, former Manitoba Premier and Governor General of Canada; Sami Jo Small, goalie for the gold-winning Canadian Olympics hockey team; Sylvia Kuzyk, C1Y weather specialist; and Peter Warren, former radio talk-show host.
Manitoba Book of Everything has something for everyone. Tourists will find a quick and informative immersion into all things Manitoban. Anyone who lives — or has lived — in Manitoba will find the entire book amazingly interesting.
As Pendgracs says, “I already knew Manitoba was very underrated by its residents – and globally – but doing the research for the book just reconfirmed for me how much we have to proud of in this province.
“I hope this book will help spread the word to my fellow Manitobans
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Manitoba Welcomes the Queen for Its 100 Year Anniversary of Confederation with Canada
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July 15, 1970 was the celebrated event when Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh , rode a carriage from the CNR (Canadian National Railways) station in Winnipeg down wide Broadway Street. In the following carriages were both Prince Anne and Prince Charles. Their eventual destination winding straight down Broadway Street was the Manitoba Provincial Legislative Building. At the Legislative Building , underneath the famous Manitoba Golden Boy, the Queen was to be in attendance to make a speech commemorating the very date on which Manitoba entered the Confederation of Canada , then part of the “British Empire”.
Along that very route it was estimated that some 100,000 people ( fully 1/10 or 10 % of the population of the whole far flung province of Manitoba), to cheer on the Royal Family. Arriving on the grounds of the Provincial “Lege”, the party received a full 21 gun salute, where the Queen and her entourage were greeted yet fully another 15,000 persons.
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