Our current Discovery Room exhibit allows you to step into the shoes of an archaeologist.

Imagine 12 puzzles jumbled together with most of the pieces missing. Then imagine you have no picture to use as a guide. Welcome to the world of an archaeologist working with pottery.

Continue reading ‘Ancient Pottery: Piecing Together our Past’

New Artifacts Donated to Social History Collection Have Interesting Stories To Tell

Two fascinating cutting implements, both made of brass but used in very different ways, were recently donated to our Social History collection. By coincidence, a third donation, was a book that laid out the conditions under which one of these tools was to be used. All three items came from individuals with a long history at The Manitoba Museum. Continue reading ‘Answer to a 10-year-old Mystery Found at the Manitoba Museum’