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Frost at the Canadian Museum of Nature
Bytown Museum
The museum explores the stories
of an evolving city, from its early
days as Bytown to present-day
Ottawa. In celebration of its
100th anniversary, the museum
is showcasing artifacts from its
collection in A Century of Com-
munity (until Feb. 19, 2018).
In December, every weekend
features Christmas Craft-
ernoons (Dec. 2 to 23): learn
about Edwardian holiday deco-
rations and create traditional
tree trimmings.
A six-language audio guide
is included with admission.
Located at the Rideau Canal
locks between Parliament Hill
and the Château Laurier hotel.
1 Canal Lane, 613-234-4570,
bytownmuseum.com
Canadian Museum of History
This museum houses a large
permanent collection from
Canada and around the world
focused primarily on Canada’s
early history. It also features the
fun and adventurous Children’s
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Canadian Museum
of History
Museum. A new permanent ad-
dition, the comprehensive
Canadian History Hall,
includes three new galleries
displaying the unsung, much-
loved and even hard-to-swallow
aspects of Canada’s story.
Children five to 12 learn
how different cultures celebrate
around the world at Kids
Celebrate! (until Jan. 1, 2018).
The exhibit offers hands-on
activities and games to stimulate
curiosity and motivate youth
to learn about the traditions of
diverse cultures.
DreamWorks Animation:
The Exhibition (Dec. 8 to April
8, 2018) Take a look behind the
scenes of seamless CGI movies
like Shrek, Madagascar and
How to Train Your Dragon. The
world’s largest animation studio
shares its vault of sketches,
technology, concept art, and
interviews with creators of their
films. 100 rue Laurier, Gatineau,
800-555-5621, historymuseum.ca
Canadian Museum of Nature
This Gothic-style museum uses
minerals, live bugs, and dino-
saur bones to interpret natural
history and sciences. Its recently
opened Canada Goose Arctic
Gallery aims to change the way
people understand the Arctic.
In tracing his roots over 15
years, photographer Fred Ivar
Utsi Klemetsen offers a candid
glimpse into the lives of the
Sámi people in Frost (until Jan.
7, 2018). Most of these Arctic
inhabitants of northern Russia
and Scandinavia are integrated
into modern society but their