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_ (via Canadian Museum of History) _ The movie theatre at the Canadian Museum of History looks forward to wowing audiences with its new 4K laser projector, the latest in projection technology. This makes the Museum the first facility in the Ottawa-Gatineau region — and one of only four cinemas in Canada — with this type of projector. ...

_ (via Canadian Museum of History) _ The Canadian Museum of History is now accepting applications for its RBC Aboriginal Training Program in Museum Practices. This eight-month program, the only one of its kind in Canada, offers professional and technical training in museum practices to First Nations, Métis and Inuit people from across Canada. ...

The Canadian Museum of History is proud to take part in celebrations surrounding the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s journey through the lands of the Huron-Wendat, by lending valuable objects from its collections to two Ontario institutions.  The astrolabe attributed to Samuel de Champlain will be displayed at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons in Midland, Ontario, until ...

The Canadian Museum of History is proud to have acquired a number of objects from the Winkworth Collection of Canadiana following an auction held by Christie’s Auction House in London today.  Born in 1929 to an English father and Canadian mother, Peter Winkworth was raised in Montréal. ...

The Canadian Museum of History is now accepting applications for its RBC Aboriginal Training Program in Museum Practices. This eight-month program offers professional and technical training in museum practices to First Nations, Métis and Inuit people from across Canada. The deadline for applications is ** ...

Accessing information about Ottawa’s history just got easier with the launch of the Ottawa Museums and Archives virtual Collections Catalogue.  Deputy Mayor Mark Taylor, Councillor Diane Deans, Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee and Kathryn Jamieson, Chair of the Board, Ottawa Museum Network, today unveiled the Collections Catalogue at the City’s James K. ...

Join us at the Canadian Museum of History on Thursday, April 2, for the 11th annual Héma-Québec blood drive. ** Donors ** ** will enjoy free parking and admission to the Museum ** .The blood clinic will take place in the Museum’s Marius Barbeau Lobby where donors can relax while they give the gift of life. ...

The Canadian Museum of History has acquired an extraordinary collection of Inuit drawings from the mid-1960s that uniquely documents an era of profound transition for the people of the Eastern Arctic.  The collection, comprising 1,842 drawings by 159 individuals living in communities in the North Baffin region , was acquired from Terrence Ryan, who worked for 30 years as the resident arts advisor in the famous Cape Dorset print studio. ...

The Canadian Museum of History invites all Canadians to connect with their national history through a new blog being launched today.  The history blog at historymuseum.ca/blog will share stories from all areas of the Museum, including exhibitions, research, collections and conservation. ...

The maple leaf flag has served as a majestic, distinctively Canadian symbol since February 15, 1965, when it was first raised on Parliament Hill. To mark this 50th anniversary, the Canadian Museum of History present’s a display exploring the flag’s origins and the debate surrounding its creation. ...