Celebrate the beauty and diversity of nature with this colourful, fascinating exhibit that showcases rarely-seen specimens from our Natural History vaults. Created by our three natural history curators, this extraordinary display features some of the most phenomenal flora and fauna from fresh water, oceans, deserts, and grasslands. Drop by and visit the “original” beetles.

Open during regular Museum hours in the Discovery Room. Free with admission to the Museum Galleries.

Treat your kids to the best summer of their lives by enrolling them in one of the coolest camps on Earth.

The Manitoba Museum’s Discovery Day Camp is only place in town where kids get to learn about archaeology, science, space, geology, paleontology, animals, and the environment-all under one roof!

Discovery Day Camp registration also includes planetarium shows, live science demonstrations, scavenger hunts and free time in the Museum galleries, plus Science Gallery visits.

The Museum’s qualified, friendly counsellors lead children age six to 12 (children must have completed Grade One). Themes differ in alternate weeks, allowing campers to come for two one-week sessions. Typical camper-to-leader ratio is 7 to 1.

Day Camps run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, although drop-off as early as 8 a.m. and pick-up as late as 5 p.m. can be accommodated.

The Discovery Day Camp begins on July 5^th, and runs throughout the summer. The last week of the camp begins on August 30^th.

For more information or to register, please contact Nicole Maier at 988-0626 or by e-mail at programs@manitobamuseum.ca.

Our curator of zoology recently became involved with an ambitious, five-year project. The Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas was created to engage citizens in documenting the distribution and abundance of all breeding birds throughout Manitoba.

Anyone can participate. This is your chance to play a role in one of the most comprehensive environmental monitoring projects ever undertaken in our province. Your findings will provide scientific data that will contribute to the sustainable and responsible stewardship of our environment.

The Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas is a partnership of many governmental and non-governmental agencies, including The Manitoba Museum. Our curator, Dr. Randy Mooi, is serving on the Steering Committee, and we are looking for volunteers to participate in this exciting initiative.

For more information, please access the Bird Atlas website (www.birdatlas.mb.ca) or contact the Atlas Coordination office at 1-800-214-6497 or 204-945-6816 or mbatlas@bsceoc.org.