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Enjoy a rare look at our huge research and collections campus in this video series.

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Virtual Visits to the Museum

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Dinosaurs, exhibitions, history, insights and fun facts all revealed in a series of virtual tours! See all the galleries!

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Our Exhibitions

Current

Gaia.

Gaia

Set Your Sights on the World!
A stunning, seven-metre inflated sculpture of planet Earth by artist Luke Jerram.

Qilalukkat!.

Qilalukkat!

Explore an Inuvialuit family’s tradition of beluga harvesting and conservation.

Permanent Galleries

Fossil Gallery.

Fossil Gallery

Travel back to end of the age of dinosaurs, their extinction, and the beginning of the age of mammals in the Fossil Gallery.

Canada Goose Arctic Gallery.

Canada Goose Arctic Gallery

Explore Canada's mysterious, vulnerable and unique Arctic in the Canada Goose Arctic Gallery.

Water Gallery.

Water Gallery

Discover the amazing diversity of life on our blue planet in the Water Gallery. See a real whale skeleton!

Earth Gallery.

Earth Gallery

Discover the richness and origins of the Earth through fascinating specimens.

Nature Live.

Nature Live

Live insects, other invertebrates (and more) and science activities in the Nature Live zone.

Mammal Gallery.

Mammal Gallery

See Canadian mammals in our beautiful dioramas and discover the animals' amazing adaptability.

Bird Gallery.

Bird Gallery

Our Bird Gallery presents the largest collection of Canadian birds on display in the world—more than 450 species!

 

Past Exhibitions

Exhibitions presented at the museum in previous years.