Exhibition: Michael Benson’s Otherworlds: Visions of our Solar System at the Canadian Museum of Nature
Otherworlds by Michael Benson is showing at the Canadian Museum of Nature until September 2, 2019
Canadian Museum of Nature
Easter brunch at the Canadian Museum of Nature
Treat yourself to an Easter-Sunday brunch experience at the museum. No cooking or dishes to worry about! After enjoying a buffet feast, stroll through the museum’s fascinating galleries and discover Canada’s amazing natural history. Two seatings: 10:30 am or 12:30 pm. NOTE: you must pay the museum admission in addition to the brunch price. See […]
Nature Nocturne: Tropical Escape
Come in from the cold and enjoy Ottawa’s hottest Friday night event. This month’s Nature Nocturne theme is Tropical Escape. Don a Hawaiian shirt or other tropical attire. Move to the rhythms of ska and reggae with live music by The Sentries. Challenge yourself in a fun game with insect-tasting. Stroll through our live butterflies exhibition […]
Family Sleepover at Canadian Museum of Nature
Ever slept next to a dinosaur, grizzly bear or hissing cockroaches? This new program for families includes a Fossil Gallery flashlight tour, scavenger hunt (in Mammal Gallery) and insect-handling (in Nature Live); then a 3D movie, with lights out at 11 pm. Includes evening snack and morning breakfast, overnight parking (until 9 am) and next-day […]
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
February may be a short month, but the weekends are making up for lost time by being chock full of fun things to do.
Exhibition: Museum of Nature mineral pop-up at Constitution Square—until 02.22.19
The temporary gallery hosts around 90 minerals.
Exhibition: Discover how animals adapt to survive at Museum of Nature’s Survival of the Slowest—until 04.22.19
The Canadian Museum of Nature has unveiled a number of rare, exciting and delightful animals, reptiles, birds and arachnids for their Survival of the Slowest exhibition.
Super-cool science: Museum of Nature Annual Public Meeting, Museum of
Enjoy some holiday treats and join Museum of Nature President Meg Beckel for an overview of the museum’s achievements in biodiversity research, collections, exhibitions and education. Then hear about the museum’s cutting-edge science with the newly opened National Biodiversity Cryobank of Canada – a repository for super-cooled animal tissue and DNA samples. Free admission. 6 […]
Capital Pride: Apt613’s guide to a very eventful Pride
Pride is almost here and with that in mind, these are the upcoming events that will get you hyped for next week!
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
After the hullabaloo and heatstroke of the long weekend has passed, we are faced with another beautiful weekend in our city, and no limit of ways to fill it. Bluesfest starts with a bang on Thursday night and rolls right on through the weekend. If Lebreton Flats is not your destination of choice, mix it up a little bit with a poutine in Gatineau, a soccer game, some classical music or a Shakespeare play for a little culture.
Capital Pride is all about CommUNITY
With the week of August 19th to 26th just around the corner, the 2018 theme for Capital Pride has been unveiled: CommUNITY. This year, they want to focus on individuals and organizations that support and improve the lives of LGBTQ2+ people.
Brain: The Inside Story makes time disappear
The Canadian Museum of Nature’s brain exhibit, on now til September 3, makes time disappear with hands on exhibits, talks and more.
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
It might not be a long weekend, but there are more than enough events to fill your weekend.
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
Welcome to the weekend, folks!
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
Another year is here. And though Canada 150 is over, there’s plenty to do in Ottawa. Check out our picks for this weekend’s events below.
