Manitoba Museum
Provincial human and natural history museum in Manitoba, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Manitoba Museum, previously the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, is a human and natural history museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as well as the province's largest, not-for-profit centre for heritage and science education.[2]
Former name | Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature |
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Established | 1965 |
Location | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Coordinates | 49°54′00″N 97°08′12″W |
Type | provincial human and natural history museum |
Key holdings | Hudson's Bay Company Collection |
Visitors | 303,191 (2017)[1] |
Director | Dorota Blumczynska |
Architect | Herbert Henry Gatenby Moody |
Owner | Manitoba Centennial Centre |
Website | www.manitobamuseum.ca/ |
Located close to City Hall, the museum was designed in 1965 by Herbert Henry Gatenby Moody of Moody and Moore. Including its Planetarium and Science Gallery exhibit, the museum focuses on collecting, researching, and sharing Manitoba's human and natural heritage, culture, and environment.
The Hudson's Bay Company donated its historic three-centuries-old collection (and supporting funds) to the museum in 1994, becoming the largest corporate donation ever received by the museum.[3] The Institute for Stained Glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at the museum.[4]