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Text: Nature on Tour. Images: Geese in flight; four close-ups: bird feathers, the eye of a dinosaur model (Vagaceratops irvinens

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Minerals

Text: Nature on Tour. Images: Geese in flight; four close-ups: bird feathers, the eye of a dinosaur model (Vagaceratops irvinensis), a specimen of azurite and malachite (CMNMC 54519), reptile skin.

Travelling Exhibition Rentals

Looking for new programming for your institution? We have many popular travelling exhibitions—small and large—that tour across Canada.

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Dan Boivin © Canadian Museum of Nature

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Full-Size Exhibition

The exhibition features more than 90 stunning world-class specimens from Canada's national collections that invite visitors to explore the fascinating world of minerals.

Through engaging interpretive material, including hands-on activities, visitors will learn all about the beautiful and often surprising treasures found right under our feet.

Components

  • specimens
  • interpretive panels
  • interactive display

Space Requirements

  • 46 m2 – 65 m2 (500 sq. ft. – 700 sq. ft.)
  • storage for 21 shipping crates

Special Requirements

  • security and environmental controls

Cost

  • loan fee: $6055
  • fee includes insurance
  • shipping fees and fuel surcharge are extra
  • loan period: 12 weeks or more

Availability

  • contact us to find out when this exhibition is available

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Need something smaller?

Our suitcase exhibition, Minerals, will fit on two tables.

 

Where to See It

  • Malartic, Quebec

  • October 1, 2021 – April 30, 2022

  • Musée minéralogique de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Previous Venues

  • Beauharnois, Quebec

  • June 1, 2019 – September 30, 2019

  • Pointe-du-Buisson / Musée québecois d'archéologie

  • Timmins, Ontario

  • January 15, 2018 – April 30, 2018

  • Timmins Museum

  • Rimouski, Quebec

  • May 15, 2017 – January 7, 2018

  • Musée régional de Rimouski

  • Thetford Mines, Quebec

  • May 28, 2016 – September 11, 2016

  • Musée minéralogique et minier de Thetford Mines

  • Grimsby, Ontario

  • Jan. 7, 2016 – April 30, 2016

  • Grimsby Museum

  • Cambridge, Ontario

  • May 1, 2015 – August 31, 2015

  • Cambrige Butterfly Conservatory