Museums Historical & Cultural Places Sponsored Links  | Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba | | The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba is a non-profit public gallery offering art exhibitions of regional, national and international significance emphasizing contemporary art. The School of Art ... | | Western Canada Aviation Museum | | Western Canada Aviation Museum Your aviation adventure! See historic aircraft and artifacts, including a replica of the Avrocar flying saucer, SKYWAYS, a hands-on discovery exhibit ... | | Musée de Saint-Boniface (PHS) | | Le Musée de Saint-Boniface (PHS) is the oldest building in Winnipeg. Built for the Grey Nuns between 1846 and 1851 as the first convent and hospital in Western Canada, it now serves as a showcase of ... | | SHOW ALL |
| The Forks National Historic Site of Canada | | The Forks National Historic Site of Canada rests on nine beautifully landscaped acres along the west bank of the Red River, offering a scenic view across the water to historic St. Boniface. ... | | Routes on the Red | | Explore the culture, geography, history and wildlife of Manitoba's Red River Valley with more than 20 self-directed tours. Walk in the footsteps of voyageurs, discover the legacy of glaciers and ... | | Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site of Canada | | Explore the beautifully restored stone heritage buildings at this intact Hudson's Bay Company fur trade centre on the banks of the Red River. Enjoy the authentic, colourful costumes and stories. ... | | New Iceland Heritage Museum | | The New Iceland Heritage Museum is dedicated to preserving and presenting this fascinating chapter of Manitoba's history. Begin your visit with a ten-minute film. The "New ... | | Wall through Time | | What were you doing 3000 years ago? The Wall Through Time is a graphic telling of historic events such as great floods, forts and the glories of the fur trade. Located on the western edge of a major ... | | Gimli | | The name comes from ancient Norse mythology and means “Home of the Gods”. Located on the west shore of the world’s tenth largest freshwater lake, Gimli is the heart of New Iceland. Stroll along the ... | | The Forks Market | | The Forks Market offers fresh and specialty foods plus more than 50 charming shops – housed in a fun and funky building that was originally a horse stable! Head to the Hayloft for handicrafts and one-... | | Designated Municipal Heritage Sites | | Designated Municipal Heritage Sites include the Fraser Block (1890), 1031 Rosser Avenue and the former Henry F. Maley House (1912), 1605 Victoria Avenue (now Casa Maley) a ... | | Lake Winnipeg Visitor Centre | | The Lake Winnipeg Visitor Centre presents the natural history of Lake Winnipeg and the fishing industry. Features a 1940s whitefish boat and a 500-gallon fish aquarium with ... | | Manitoba Agricultural Museum | | Home to the Manitoba Threshermen's Reunion and Stampede every July. The Manitoba Agricultural Museum boasts the largest collection of operating vintage farm machinery in Canada (more than 500 ... | | Mennonite Heritage Village (Canada) Inc | | Steinbach A unique experience awaits visitors at the Mennonite Heritage Village (Canada) Inc. This 40-acre complex spreads out from a street reminiscent of the ... | | Prairie Pathfinders Hiking Adventures | | 38 of the best walks in and around Winnipeg highlight the character and local history of different neighbourhoods through photographs and detailed maps. Explore Manitoba on foot using 'Hiking the ... | | Tourism Winnipeg | | Winnipeg, the vibrant capital city of Manitoba, is located near the geographic centre of Canada and North America. A culturally and ethnically diverse population of more than 700,... | | Decouvrez la Joie de Vivre du Manitoba / Discover Manitoba’s Joie de Vivre. | | Laissez-vous entraîner sur les sentiers qui vous feront goûter à la Joie de Vivre du Manitoba français ! La culture des communautés francophones est unique et bien ... | | Morden | | Morden is a beautiful community with tree-lined streets, antique fieldstone buildings and mansions, spacious parks, unique boutiques, plus some very special public art. Why not come and experience ... | | Brandon | | Brandon You Belong in Brandon - with its rich agricultural heritage and natural resources, the opportunity to explore becomes endless. Manitoba's second largest city, with a ... | | Parks Canada Visitor Centre in Churchill | | The Parks Canada Visitor Centre features exhibits about the human and natural history of the area. Staff provide information on Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site, York ... | | The Forks Market Plaza and Festival Park | | The Forks Market Plaza and Festival Park: Our parties are legendary and we’ve been known to kick it up a notch with entertainment that appeals to 20,000 of our closest friends. With rock ‘n roll, ... | | Folklorama | | Folklorama Encounter the cultures of the world without leaving Winnipeg! Folklorama, Canada's cultural celebration, invites you to visit 40-plus pavilions to enjoy dynamic ... | | Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (PHS) | | The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum contains historical aircraft and artifacts from the RCAF air training schools of World War II. Open daily. Tours by appointment. ... | | FortWhyte Alive | | FortWhyte Alive Winnipeg's wild oasis features 640 acres of forest, lakes, marshes and self-guiding trails. FortWhyte Alive has 27 species of waterfowl, whitetail deer, muskrats ... | | Winnipeg Art Gallery | | Winnipeg Art Gallery The gallery houses a collection of contemporary, historical and decorative art, as well as the world's largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art. ... | | Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre | | The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre houses the largest collection of marine reptile fossils in Canada and features "Bruce", a 43 ft. (13 meter ) Mosasaur. Discover Manitoba's prehistory and the sea ... | | The Forks | | The Forks Welcome to Winnipeg’s most popular gathering place for shopping, dining and year-round fun and adventure! Located downtown at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine ... | | Rainbow Stage | | Rainbow Stage produces full-scale Broadway-style professional musical theatre at Canada's longest-running outdoor theatre in Kildonan Park. Winter productions are staged at Pantages Playhouse Theatre.... | | Riding Mountain National Park of Canada | | Riding Mountain National Park of Canada This accessible wilderness features almost 3,000 sq. km/1,150 sq. mi. of boreal forest, aspen parkland, deciduous forest and open grasslands ... | | The Central Museum of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (The RCA Museum) | | The Central Museum of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (The RCA Museum) displays Canada's largest collection of artillery artifacts and the most complete collection of Canadian pattern ... |
 High Bluff (PHS)
(Culture, (GD), Heritage, Tourism and Sport -- Historic Resources Branch) | High Bluff
The eastern Dakota (Sioux) of Minnesota traditionally built "cunkaske" - wooden palisades, piles of stones and earthen entrenchments - around their camps and villages for protection. This is the site of a cunkaske and known as The Flee Island Entrenchment. Location: on PR 277, 10 km/6 mi. north and .5 km/.3 mi. west of High Bluff. (PHS) | Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3B 1N3
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069
Tel: 204-945-4420
Fax: 204-948-2384
Email: gary.dickson@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html |
Dauphin
(City of Dauphin) | Dauphin
Dauphin is nestled in the heart of Parkland region protected by the Riding Mountain National Park and the Duck Mountains. The City of Sunshine welcomes you to an all-season wonderland with an abundance of festivals and recreation. Swim at Manitoba's only indoor wave pool, golf the 18-hole course near Lake Dauphin. Tel. 204-622-3228; toll-free: 1-866-566-5669; fax: 204-622-3290; Website: www.dauphin.ca E-mail: info@dauphin.ca | 100 Main Street S.
DAUPHIN, MB CANADA
R7N 1K3
Toll Free: 1-866-566-5669
Tel: 204-622-3228/204-622-3216
Fax: 204-622-3290
Email: info@dauphin.ca
Web: www.dauphin.ca |
Spirit Way
(Spirit Way Inc.) | | Spirit Way, the award winning walking and biking pathway, highlights 16 remarkable points of interest including Canada's largest photo-real mural of a Robert Bateman wolf painting, start of Canada's largest rockface sculpture, an aviation tribute, scenic vistas and more. Tel. 204-677-1490. Web: www.thompsonspiritway.ca | c/o North Central Development Corp.
THOMPSON, Box 1208, 3 Station Road, MB CANADA
R8N 1P1
Toll Free: 1-800-WOLF-FUN
Tel: 204-677-1490
Email: info@thompsonspiritway.ca
Web: www.thompsonspiritway.ca |
St. Georges Museum
(St. Georges Historical Society Inc.) | | St. Georges Museum is open May long weekend to early September, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday; early September to early October, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday and in winter. Donations accepted. Tel. 204-367-8801 (summer), 204-367-2927 (winter). | Box 171
ST. GEORGES, MB CANADA
R0E 1V0
Tel: 204-367-8801 |
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
(Manitoba Chamber Orchestra) | Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Performs at Westminster United Church. Tel. 204-783-7377; fax: 204-783-7383; Website: www.themco.ca E-mail: mco@mts.net | Unit Y300 - 393 Portage Avenue
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3B 3H6
Tel: 204-783-7377
Fax: 204-783-7383
Email: mco@mts.net
Web: www.themco.ca |
Old Kildonan Presbyterian Church (PHS) and Cemetery
(Old Kildonan Presbyterian Church and Cemetery) | Old Kildonan Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (PHS)
History spans over 150 years. It is the final resting place of Selkirk settlers, Hudson Bay men and many of the founders and prominent citizens of Manitoba. Open May to October, daily. Tel. 204-334-1591; fax: 204-339-0993; Website: www.kildonanpresbyteriancemetery.com E-mail: kpcinfo@mts.net Location: John Black Avenue (off Main Street). | 2373 Main Street
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R2V 4T6
Tel: 204-334-1591
Fax: 204-339-0993
Email: kpcinfo@mts.net
Web: www.kildonanpresbyteriancemetery.com |
Transcona Historical Museum
(Transcona Historical Museum) | Transcona Historical Museum
Housed in a 1925 bank building and former Transcona Municipal Office, it displays the history of the community, railroad industry, pioneer life, Native cultures and the natural history of the area. Open June through August 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday; September to May noon - 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday; closed holidays. Group tours welcome. Free admission. Tel. 204-222-0423; fax: 204-222-0208: Web: www.transconamuseum.mb.ca E-mail: info@transconamuseum.mb.ca Location: 141 Regent Avenue West. | 141 Regent Avenue W.
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R2C 1R1
Tel: 204-222-0423
Fax: 204-222-0208
Email: info@transconamuseum.mb.ca
Web: www.transconamuseum.mb.ca |
Eriksdale Creamery Museum
(Eriksdale Creamery Museum) | | The Eriksdale Creamery Museum is the only kind in Manitoba showcasing the functions and equipment of butter making in rural Manitoba. Open June and September by appointment; July and August 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday or by appointment. Guided tours available. Donations accepted.
Tel. 204-739-5322
Fax: 204-739-2140
Location: Station Lane at Main Street | Box 71
ERIKSDALE, MB CANADA
R0C 0W0
Tel: 204-739-5322/204-739-2140
Fax: 204-739-2140 |
Native Orchid Conservation Inc.
(Native Orchid Conservation Inc.) | | Guided tours to see native orchid species and other rare plants and their habitat. Group size from 10 to 25. Season of operation June 15 to August 1. | 117 Morier Ave.
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R2M 0C8
Tel: 204-947-9707
Fax: 204-231-4448
Email: adames@mts.net
Web: www.nativeorchid.org |
Manitoba Children's Museum
(Manitoba Children's Museum) | | The Manitoba Children's Museum is home to six exciting galleries. All Aboard invites families to explore a 1952 vintage diesel locomotive and a 1920 Pullman passenger coach. Play with technology in Live Wire gallery. In Tree and Me, climb on a 17-foot oak tree and make discoveries about animals in their natural habitats. Dig in the sand and build bridges in WonderWorks, the infrastructure gallery. You're the anchor at your very own newscast in Our TV, a fully operational studio. Step into the shuttle and take a trip to the moon at the Space Station. During the holiday season, take a stroll through the land of fairytales in Santa's Village. Open year-round. Admission charged. Tel. 204-924-4000; Web: www.childrensmuseum.com E-mail: general@childrensmuseum.com | 45 Forks Market Road
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3C 4T6
Tel: 204-924-4000
Fax: 204-956-2122
Email: general@childrensmuseum.com
Web: www.childrensmuseum.com |
Manitoba Electrical Museum & Education Centre
(Manitoba Electrical Museum & Education Centre) | | Explore Manitoba's electrical history from the 1880s to now. Interactive exhibits include a replica electric streetcar and towering robot made of over 50 household appliances. All That Glows: Then & Now, annual celebration of holiday lighting trends, mid-November to mid-January. Open Monday to Thursday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. and by appointment. Guided tours available. Tel. 204-477-7905; fax: 204-284-5308; Web: www.hydro.mb.ca/museum Location: 680 Harrow Street. | Box 815, 680 Harrow Street
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3C 2P4
Tel: 204-477-7905
Fax: 204-284-5308
Web: www.hydro.mb.ca/museum |
MTC Warehouse Theatre
(Manitoba Theatre Centre) | MTC Warehouse Theatre
This venue offers professional theatre productions in a casual, intimate setting from September to April. Tel. 204-942-6537; toll-free: 1-877-446-4500; Website: www.mtc.mb.ca E-mail: boxoff@mtc.mb.ca | 174 Market Avenue
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3B 0P8
Toll Free: 1-877-446-4500
Tel: 204-942-6537
Fax: 204-947-3741
Email: boxoff@mtc.mb.ca
Web: www.mtc.mb.ca |
Folklorama
(Folklorama) | | Folklorama Encounter the cultures of the world without leaving Winnipeg! Folklorama, Canada's cultural celebration, invites you to visit 40-plus pavilions to enjoy dynamic performances, tasty traditional home-cooked meals and vibrant displays. Tel. 204-982-6210; toll-free: 1-800-665-0234; fax: 204-943-1956; Website: www.folklorama.ca E-mail: info@folklorama.ca | 2nd Floor, 183 Kennedy Street
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3C 1S6
Toll Free: 1-800-665-0234
Tel: 204-982-6210
Fax: 204-943-1956
Email: info@folklorama.ca
Web: www.folklorama.ca |  |
Ashern Pioneer Museum
(Ashern Pioneer Museum) | Ashern
The Ashern Pioneer Museum is housed in the former CNR station and includes Ashern's first Church (Anglican), Darwin School, a log house, a post office and a municipal building. The museum also hosts a Fiddle Fest and mini Threshermen's Reunion weekend in September. Open July and August 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday. Tours and other times on request. Donations accepted. Tel. 204-768-2394. Location: 1st Street Southwest. | Box 642
ASHERN, MB CANADA
R0C 0E0
Tel: 204-768-3051/204-768-3147
Fax: 204-768-3051 |
Clack Family Heritage Museum
(Clack Family Heritage Museum) | | Clack Family Heritage Museum is a unique pioneer museum that boasts a collection of antique automobiles, equipment and pioneer artifacts. In the spirit of the early pioneer, there is no entrance fee, however, donations accepted. Open June 1 to September 30, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. daily. Tel. 204-328-5240. Location: 8.8 km/5.5 mi. northwest of Rivers. | Box 372
Hamiota, MB CANADA
R0M 0T0
Tel: 204-764-2726/204-328-5240 |
Alex Robertson Museum
(Alonsa Conservation District) | Alex Robertson Museum
The Alex Robertson Museum tells the history of the development and settlement of the area. Extraordinary collection of over 100 antique guns, some as old as 120 years, tools, pioneer artifacts and a fully operational 1939 Bickle-Seagrave fire engine are on display. Open Sunday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. May to September; other times by appointment. Admission free. Tel. 204-767-2101; Web: www.mts.net/~alonsacd | Box 33
ALONSA, MB CANADA
R0H 0A0
Toll Free: 1-888-698-7811
Tel: 204-767-2101
Fax: 204-767-2044
Email: alonsacd@mts.net
Web: www.mts.net/~alonsacd |
Boissevain
(CDC - Turtle Mountain) | Boissevain
Beautiful, warm and welcoming, Boissevain is a Communities in Bloom winner with over 20 giant, historical murals, a 22-foot statue of Tommy the Turtle, the Artspark, corn maze, a 522-apartment tower for Purple Martins and home to the Turtle Island Festival. Website: www.boissevain.ca E-mail: turtlemountain@mts.net | Box 368, 589 Mountain Street
BOISSEVAIN, MB CANADA
R0K 0E0
Toll Free: 1-800-497-2393
Email: turtlemountain@mts.net
Web: www.boissevain.ca |
St. Paul's United Church (PHS)
(Culture, (GD), Heritage, Tourism and Sport -- Historic Resources Branch) | | St. Paul’s United Church, constructed in 1893 as a Methodist church, was designed by Winnipeg architect, Edward Lowry. It is one of the foremost representatives of fieldstone construction in the province. The church exemplifies the Gothic Revival style common to the nineteenth century. Location: 590 Johnson Street. (PHS) | Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3B 1N3
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069
Tel: 204-945-4420
Fax: 204-948-2384
Email: gary.dickson@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html |
Legislative Building Guided Tours
(Legislative Building Guided Tours) | | Guided tours daily July 1 to September long weekend, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. every hour. Groups require minimum of two weeks advance reservations. Off-season guided tours Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Minimum of two weeks advance reservations required. Free admission. Tel. 204-945-5813. | 101 - 450 Broadway
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3C 0V8
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 ext 5813
Tel: 204-945-5813
Fax: 204-948-3278 |
Heritage North Museum
(Heritage North Museum Inc.) | | Heritage North Museum consists of two log structures and an open-air blacksmith shop. See mounted animals native to the area, a boreal forest diorama with authentic caribou hide tipi, First Nations and fur trade artifacts, fossils, a wooly mammoth tusk, traveling exhibits and Inco and mining related artifacts. Blacksmith demonstrations occur periodically throughout the summer. The museum also houses an Institutional Archives and a Visitor Information Booth. Admission charged. Open year-round, Monday to Saturday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. (winter), daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (summer). Tel. 204-677-2216; fax: 204-677-8953; Web: www.heritagenorthmuseum.ca E-mail: hnmuseum@mts.net Location: 162 Princeton Drive. | 162 Princeton Drive
THOMPSON, MB CANADA
R8N 2A4
Tel: 204-677-2216
Fax: 204-677-8953
Email: hnmuseum@mts.net
Web: www.heritagenorthmuseum.ca |
University of Manitoba
(University of Manitoba (ATT)) | University of Manitoba
Every year, 26,000 of Canada’s best and brightest students come to the University of Manitoba to discover their strengths and build their futures. Combine these curious minds with world-class professors and researchers, and you have a dynamic environment that has been contributing to the social, cultural, and economic fabric of Manitoba since 1877. Visit the Fort Garry Campus to see rocks and fossils from millions of years ago at the Cretaceous Menagerie; view contemporary and historical art at Gallery One One One; take in a jazz, opera, choral, or chamber music concert in Eva Clare Hall; or cheer on our elite Bison athletes in the sport of your choice – football, hockey, basketball and more! Website: www.umanitoba.ca Location: Fort Garry Campus. | 66 Chancellors Circle
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3T 2N2
Web: www.umanitoba.ca |
Morris
(Culture, (GD), Heritage, Tourism and Sport -- Historic Resources Branch) | Morris
Nestled in the heart of the Red River Valley at the junction of the Morris and Red rivers, Morris dates from the mid-1860s and continues to build on its agricultural base. Its original name, Scratching River, was renamed to honor Alexander Morris, the province's first Lieutenant-Governor as well as its first Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench. Website www.town.morris.mb.ca | Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3B 1N3
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069
Tel: 204-945-4420
Fax: 204-948-2384
Email: gary.dickson@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html |
Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site of Canada
(Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site of Canada) | Explore the beautifully restored stone heritage buildings at this intact Hudson's Bay Company fur trade centre on the banks of the Red River. Enjoy the authentic, colourful costumes and stories. Smell goods baking on the hearth fires, hear the blacksmith's hammer, touch the furs in the fur loft and participate in special events. See the Big House (Governor's home), furloft/saleshop, men's house, guest cottage, blacksmith's shop, farm manager's cottage, native encampment and York boat.
The Visitor Reception Centre features a theatre, restaurant, gift shop and picnic shelter. Full programming at the historic site is available from May 15 to Labour Day. Site tours available to the end of September. Group programs, meetings, dinners by pre-registration all year. Special programs for Halloween in October and Christmas in December. Admission charged.
Tel. 204-785-6050
Toll-free: 1-888-773-8888
Web: www.parkscanada.gc.ca/garry
E-mail: LFGNHS.info@pc.gc.ca
Location: 15 min north of Winnipeg on PTH 9 | 5925 Highway 9
St. Andrews, MB CANADA
R1A 4A8 | |
Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada
(Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada Inc.) | Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada
The Marion and Ed Vickar Jewish Museum is the only museum in Canada that shares the history, experiences, achievements and culture of the Jewish people of Western Canada. The Diversity and Vitality: the Jewish Experience in Western Canada tells the story of the settlement of Jews in Western Canada. The Freeman Family Holocaust Education Centre features Holocaust artifacts, imagery and memorabilia. Genealogical research is available in the Jewish Heritage Museum by appointment. Museum open year-round. Tel. 204-477-7460; fax: 204-477-7465; Website: www.jhcwc.org Location: Asper Jewish Community Campus, 123 Doncaster Street. | C140 - 123 Doncaster Street
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3N 2B2
Tel: 204-477-7460
Fax: 204-477-7465
Web: www.jhcwc.org |
Rossburn Museum
(Town of Rossburn) | Rossburn
At the Rossburn Museum visit a country schoolroom, an early hospital room, a hairdresser's salon, Ukrainian pioneer kitchen, printshop and replica of a Ukrainian village built by the late Harry Boychuk. Also houses firefighting equipment, war uniforms and local history. Open daily May to September. Other times by appointment. Donations accepted. Tel. 204-859-2762 or 859-2429 (on weekends); E-mail: town.rsb@mts.net Location: Cheddar Avenue. | Box 70
ROSSBURN, 43 Main Street N., MB CANADA
R0J 1V0
Tel: 204-859-2762
Fax: 204-859-2022
Email: town.rsb@mts.net
Web: www.town.rossburn.mb.ca |
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