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Programs & Workshops2016

The Province’s award-winning heritage and science centre, The Manitoba Museum, is unique in its combination of human and natural history themes, science and astronomy education, and broad scope of public and curriculum based programs.

Every visit to the Museum, Science Gallery, and Planetarium is a unique adventure sure to spark the imagination in visitors of all ages.

The award-winning Manitoba Museum tells the story of the province through the ages, from the northern Arctic coast to the southern prairie grasslands. The interrelationship of people and their environment comes to life in the Museum Galleries through displays of artefacts and specimens, and dramatic walk-through settings that seem to make time stand still. Explore Manitoba’s cultural gem!

Immerse yourself in northern Manitoba, delve into the Inuit culture, experience the aurora borealis, play with science, or go behind the scenes with the curator in the Hudson’s Bay Company Collection, where you will view rarely seen fur trading artefacts, representing Canada’s First Nations, Métis, Inuit and European-Canadian people.

Programs can be customized to meet your itinerary requirements. Book your groups directly through The Manitoba Museum or through tourism operators and suppliers in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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WELCOME TO MANITOBA RECEPTION & TOUR

Your polar bear adventure starts in Winnipeg at The Manitoba Museum. Sip on cocktails and enjoy savory appetizers with a private cocktail reception in the Museum Galleries. Get to know your travel companions.

Following the reception, experienced guides provide a tour of the galleries, focusing on the northern and arctic regions of Manitoba, along with the Inuit and Aboriginal Peoples, and European settlement.

Your evening is topped off with a savoury three-course Manitoba themed dinner in the Nonsuch Gallery overlooking 17th century England. The evening provides guests with the opportunity for introductions amongst each other prior to their journey north and the opportunity for the group leader to provide logistics for the trip to Churchill the following morning.

Program Length: 3 hours Includes: Cocktail reception, guided tour, 3 course dinner, full bar service available Minimum 10; Maximum 32 participants

NORTHERN EXPOSURE

Discover the north. Delve into the Inuit culture, experience the aurora borealis, and go behind the scenes with the curator in the Hudson’s Bay Company Collection to explore Inuit art objects rarely seen by the public.

Start your morning in the Planetarium Theatre with the presentation Experiencing the Aurora. A photography crew captured images of the aurora over seven months in the Arctic Circle. The results are spectacular! This immersive presentation shares the science behind the aurora.

Lead by Museum Interpreters, Inuit People of the North is an interactive artefact study and gallery tour that provides an understanding of their traditional lifestyles. Participants, through interacting with objects and the presentation, learn about the Inuit as hunters, gatherers and fishers, and their seasonal dependency on migratory game. The gallery tour focuses on the Arctic/Sub-Arctic region, and demonstrates how the limited resources of fur, skin, stone and bone were integral to the Inuit.

To complete your day, join the Curator as you go behind the scenes of the Hudson’s Bay Company Gallery to view rarely seen artefacts from our Inuit and Fur Trade Collections. Discover the history of HBC along with the traditional lifestyles of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities, and their unique adaptations to the world of the commercial fur trade.

Program Length: Full day with lunch options available Includes: Planetarium show; Inuit People of the North program and Museum tour; behind the scenes collection tour; Minimum 10; Maximum 25 participants

EXPLORE THE AURORA

For many, just viewing the northern lights is a life-long dream. To capture them with a camera is both a thrilling and awe inspiring experience. This program provides the opportunity for participants to gain photography tips on how to best capture this unique light show, while discovering the science behind the aurora.

Your program begins with a private clinic, conducted by a resident astronomy expert, providing tips on how to best photograph the aurora, along with some helpful hint on camera settings. These photography and camera tips prove helpful for participants in capturing magical moments of their journey.

Following the clinic, participants have the opportunity to test their new photography skills under the darkness of the Planetarium Theatre filled with the northern lights, along with the presentation Experiencing the Aurora.

Program Length: 2 hours Includes: Photography clinic; Planetarium show Minimum 10; Maximum 25 participants

EXPLORE THE NORTH

Geared to groups travelling north, this program provides the opportunity for participants to gain photography tips on how to best capture this incredible natural light show and landscape.

The morning begins with a private photo clinic, conducted by a resident astronomy expert, providing tips on how to best photograph the aurora, along with some helpful hints on camera settings. These photography and camera tips will help you make the most of the magical moments of your journey. Following the clinic, participants will be treated to the Planetarium presentation Experiencing the Aurora.

The afternoon begins with an interactive program, Inuit People of the North, lead by experienced Museum Interpreters. Explore the traditional lifestyle of the indigenous Caribou Inuit as hunters, gatherers and fishers and their seasonal dependency on migratory game in the Arctic/Sub-Arctic Gallery. The polar bear’s tireless search for food embodies the struggle for survival in Manitoba’s barren northland. In the Sub-Arctic region, see a heard of barren-ground caribou travel along a gravel ridge, re-enacting an autumn migration into the boreal forest. The interactive artefact study portion of this program, delivered in a classroom setting, demonstrates how the limited resources of fur, skin, stone and bone were integral to their survival.

Program Length: Full day with lunch options available Includes: Photography clinic; Planetarium show; Inuit People of the North program and Museum tour; Minimum 10; Maximum 50 participants

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FLORA & FAUNA OF THE NORTH

The flora and fauna of any given region are usually explained in biological terms to include the genus and species of plant and animal life, their preferred growing or breeding habits, and their connection to one another in the environment.

Let us help you discover the biology of the northern flora and fauna with a guided tour, focused on the Arctic/Sub-Arctic regions of the Museum Galleries. Discover the human history of the Inuit people and some traditional use of plants and animals from this region.

Following the gallery tour, join our Botanist in an interactive presentation covering the basics of northern plant ecology and the main parts of a flower and which features are typically used to identify plants. Participants have the opportunity to examine herbarium specimens of the arctic, preparing them for their northern adventure.

Program Length: 2 hours Includes: Gallery tour; interactive botany presentation Minimum 10; Maximum 30 participants

INUIT PEOPLE OF THE NORTH WITH LAPIDARY WORKSHOP

Take part in an artefact study and gallery tour. Inuit People of the North, lead by experienced Museum Interpreters, provides an understanding of the traditional lifestyles of the Inuit people. The artefact study, delivered in a classroom setting, demonstrates how the limited resources of fur, skin, stone and bone were integral to their survival.

Gain an appreciation and skill of an Inuit artisan. Learn the importance of expressions of culture and identity while creating, shaping and polishing your own soapstone pendant to take home.

Program Length: 2 hours; with Lapidary Workshop 3 hours Includes: Program; Lapidary workshop; Museum gallery tour Minimum 10; Maximum 25 participants

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BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE GREAT CANADIAN FUR TRADE

Begin your Great Canadian Fur Trade adventure on the waterfront of 17th century England where you will travel back in time to Deptford England, and experience the life of a sailor bound for the New World.

Your journey then transports you to the early and mid-19th century Manitoba in the Hudson’s Bay Company Gallery. Experience the drama and excitement of the fur trade. Discover the amazing story of one of the oldest commercial enterprises still in existence today, while exploring the incredible lives of the people of the Fur Trade.

Go behind the scenes into the storage vaults, with the Curator of the Hudson’s Bay Company Collection, and view rarely seen fur trading artefacts representing Canada’s First Nations, Métis, Inuit and European-Canadian people.

This tour brings to life the incredible impact this period had on Canada’s development, and inspires visitors to discover the fur trade in a unique and memorable setting.

Program Length: 3 hours Includes: In depth Gallery tour HBC and Nonsuch; behind the scenes HBC collection tour; Minimum 10; Maximum 30 participants

COMPANY OF ADVENTURERS

Tour the Hudson’s Bay Company Gallery to gain an appreciation of how the large themes of fur trade history were experienced by the people involved in the trade. The fur trade covers a long period of our history, from the early 1700’s to its decline in the 20th century. Throughout it all, the fur trade was done in partnership with native Aboriginal peoples and the Europeans. Explore the impact that the fur trade had on both Aboriginal and European people.

An interactive artefact study demonstrates how ideas, technologies and goods were exchanged between Aboriginal People and European traders, providing opportunity for discussion among participants.

Program Length: 2 hours Includes: Gallery tour; Interactive artefact study Minimum 10; Maximum 30 participants

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1) Net Rate above, based on a minimum of 10 paying guests. 2) Minimum charge 7 guests 3) Lunch option – inquire for rates

Book your group, contact our Programs Office:

programs@manitobamuseum.ca

P: 204 988 0626

The Manitoba Museum, Sales Department:

Liette Robert – Sales Manager Lrobert@manitobamuseum.ca • P: 204 988 0665 • C: 204 880 2865

Program Adult Youth/Senior/Student

Welcome to Manitoba Reception, Tour & Dinner Rates Start @ $135.00 pp Rates Start @ $135.00 pp

Northern Exposure $55.00 $52.00

Explore the North $51.00 $48.00

Explore the Aurora $25.00 $22.00

Inuit People of the North $25.00 $22.00

Flora & Fauna of the North with Botany Workshop $28.00 $25.00

Behind the Scenes of the Great Canadian Fur Trade

$28.00 $25.00

Company of Adventure Program $19.00 $17.00

Water & Ice – Sustainable Resources $19.00 $17.00

Guided Museum Tours $13.25 $11.90

Self Guided Visit – any venue choice, Museum, Planetarium or Science Gallery

$9.45 $8.10

WATER & ICE – SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES

Sit back in the Planetarium Theatre, and travel to the Arctic and Antarctic regions of our planet with the presentation Ice Worlds. Examine the ecosystems that exist and thrive there, and learn how their survival is connected with our own. Beyond earth, you’ll see how the existence of ice shapes the landscape and the natural systems on other planets and moons in our solar system.

The interactive Science Gallery is host to the award-winning Lake Winnipeg: Shared Solutions Exhibition. As stewards of the lake, visitors use a computer simulation of the Lake Winnipeg Watershed, to decide what problems to solve, and which solution has the desired effect. Every decision has some sort of cost. What are the impacts of your decisions? See how your decisions affect the health of the lake, the economic and social impact.

Program Length: 2 hours Includes: Science Gallery; Planetarium show Minimum 10; Maximum 50 participants

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OUR VISION

To shape Manitoba’s future by expanding knowledge, sharing stories and encouraging discovery.

OUR MISSION

To preserve the heritage of Manitoba for present and future generations;

To seek, acquire, and share knowledge of Manitoba’s history, culture, and natural world with Manitobans and others; and

To inspire personal discovery, appreciation, and understanding of Manitoba, the world, and our universe.

OUR VALUES

Respect for individual and community diversity

Responsible stewardship, public trust

Integrity in research and communications

Openness to new ideas and knowledge exchange

Inclusiveness, to engage the public in meaningful dialogue

Prudent management and use of institutional assets

Commitment to social and environmental responsibility