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Ottawa is a great place to visit be sure to make time for some of the best museums & galleries of Canada. Step back in time and explore the evolution of money around the world and through the ages at the Bank of Canada's Currency Museum. A fascinating variety of media of exchange including shells, teeth, and cocoa beans, as well as today's currency, tells us about the societies where they originated. Bytown staff and volunteers at WinterludeThe Bytown Museum tells the story of Ottawa’s first century. Our tale begins in 1826 with the founding of Bytown by Lieutenant-Colonel John By and the workingmen who built the Rideau Canal.We then turn to the legendary lumberjacks and lumber kings who transformed Bytown into the lumber capital of the world. The rowdy lumbermen also helped to transform Bytown into one of the most violent places in British North America. The Canada Agriculture Museum is living proof of the "Green Capital". In fact, Ottawa is the only world Capital that has a working farm at its heart. Canada's unique agricultural heritage is featured at the Canada Agriculture Museum, where you can explore the sights and sounds of typical farm life. The Canadian Museum of Civilization Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography was founded and affiliated with the National Gallery of Canada in January 1985. However, its history can be traced back to World War II (1939–1945), as the Still Photography Division of the National Film Board of Canada. For nearly five decades, the Division collected and championed Canadian photography. It built up its collection by assigning photographers to document Canada, its resources and its people. Part of this extensive archive, which includes negatives dating from 1941 to 1962, is now housed at Library and Archives Canada. In the 1960s, the Division moved away from a strictly informational role; it established its fine print collection and launched a program of exhibitions and publications. Until 1983, the exhibitions had a public venue in an Ottawa office building and were available to tour. The Canadian Museum of Nature is Canada’s leading natural sciences and natural history museum. The Canada Aviation Museum is recognized as having the most extensive aviation collection in Canada and one which ranks among the best in the world. In 1988, the importance of the collection was acknowledged in the opening at Rockcliffe of the first phase of a multi-phase development program to serve as the new home of the collection.. Canada Science & Technology Museum The largest of its kind in Canada, this Museum fulfills its mission through its collection, permanent, temporary and travelling exhibits, special events, school programs, workshops and demonstrations, publications, loans, conferences and lectures, expert advice, and joint action with other museums and organizations with similar goals and interests. Built to protect the government from nuclear attack, this once-secret bunker is now a museum and National Historic Site of Canada. Canada's national collection of books, historical documents, government records, photos, films, maps, music...and more. The National Gallery of Canada, a visual arts museum of International stature, holds its collection of art in trust for all Canadians. |
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