Canadian Museum of Nature

The glass lantern above the main entrance was constructed to replace the glass tower that had to be taken down between 1915 and 1916 because of:

A fire. Unstable ground. A crack in the glass.

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Snapshot/ yamaneko/ Jul 7, 2017
Snapshot/ meagancasalino/ May 31, 2017
Through the eyes of a 6th-grader / À travers les yeux d'une élève de 6e année
Guestbook/ yamaneko/ May 7, 2017
I believe this was my favourite museum in Ottawa when I was in Grade 6 - even amongst all the museums we visited. I was especially impressed by the dinosaurs, which seem to be looking down on me!

Parmi tous les musées que nous avions visité, je crois que c'était mon musée préféré à Ottawa lorsque j'étais en 6e année. J'étais particulièrement impressionnée par les dinosaures qui semblaient me regarder de haut!
School Trips
Guestbook/ logz/ Aug 30, 2016
This was a favourite on my grade 8 school trip!
All the dinosaurs!
Guestbook/ Naluukti/ Aug 13, 2016
This is one of the best museums in the country, in a city with several of the others. Every time I go, however, I end up playing a game of Would eat/Haven't eaten/Would not eat through most of the galleries. Be sure to check out the blue whale skeleton, the crab that will fuel your nightmares, and say hi to the ghost for me!
Nature galore
Guestbook/ sammy0261/ Feb 9, 2016
I love this museum. Especially the dinosaur exhibit because there is one spot that is hands on. The live fish in another exhibit is also really fascinating. When I went I got to touch a starfish
I <3 jelly fish and nature
Guestbook/ Rabiahakim/ Nov 21, 2014
Love the jelly fish exhibition taking place at the Canadian Museum of Nature!

This museum has outdone itself with the renovations!
Love the glass
Guestbook/ Bilalhakim/ Nov 21, 2014
This museum's renovation brightened up the place dramatically. Really like the giant jelly fish
one of my first adventures here
Guestbook/ gregincanada/ Nov 20, 2014
When we moved here to Ottawa, we went to the Museum of Nature first. We're both science people, so this was a treat.
Snapshot/ gregincanada/ Nov 20, 2014

The Canadian Museum of Nature is a natural history museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its collections, which were started by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1856, include all aspects of the intersection of human society and nature, from gardening to gene-splicing.

240 McLeod Street, Ottawa, Ontario
613.566.4700
http://nature.ca/en/home
Regular Hours September 2 – May 31 Open Tuesday – Sunday: 9 am – 5 pm Thursdays: 9 am – 8 pm The boutique opens an hour after the museum. Summer Hours June 1 – September 8 Open Daily: 9 am – 6 pm Thursdays, Fridays: 9 am – 8 pm The boutique opens half an hour after the museum.
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