Historical museums in Canada

Did you know one of the famous historical museums in Canada has the remains of the largest meat-eating dinosaur in the world The dinosaur named Tyrannosaurus rex over 12 meters long is one of the biggest carnivores that lived in Alberta. The Royal Tyrell Museum located in Drumheller, in Alberta houses the remains of it. This is not all. Few Canadian museums also houses ancient artifacts that were a part of the First Nations’ceremonies. To have a glimpse of it you just need to step in to the U'Mista Cultural Centre.

Exploring the various historical museums in Canada is almost like launching yourself into a time machine and going back to the era of fortresses, ancient species and past communities.

Best Historical Museums in Canada

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia and Alberta are some of the sites known for the popular historical museums and galleries. You can visit the following places in Canada.

Canadian Museum of Civilization

Not that you have to be a history student in order to know about Canada’s human history. You can quench all your curiosity by taking a one day trip to the Canadian Museum of Civilization situated in Gatineau. The permanent galleries reflect Canada’s 20,000 years of history, which is all open for public viewing. The exhibit includes Canadian folk culture, ethnology, history and archeology. The museum opens its doorways to the Canadian Postal Museum, IMAX Theatre with 3D capacity, and Canadian Children's Museum.

Highlights:

The museum hosts several interesting events round the year.

Other attractions to the museum are The Grand Hall, Canada Hall, First Peoples Hall and the Face to Face section.

Douglas Cardinal, a renowned architect based in North America had designed the museum.

Transcona Historical Museum in Canada

Want to discover the historical past of Transcona Take a trip to the Transcona Historical Museum to know more interesting facts. Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba the museum was created in 1967. It was originally established by the Bank of Toronto and was then catered as the Transcona Municipal Office.

Highlights:

The museum showcases exhibits that have collections of as many as 4,000 community artifacts. These were all used by the residents in Transcona.

There is a wide range of military objects that dates back to the First and Second World War and the Boer War.

Other objects include leisure and transportation artifacts.

Aga Khan Museum

Ever wondered of Muslim influences in the form of art and culture in Canada The answer is yes, and to discover more you need to visit the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. It is undergoing some construction works and is soon going to be open to people. Fumihiko Maki, the winner of Pritzker Prize had designed the museum.

The major collections would include Islamic art that comprise the artifacts from His Highness Aga Khan’s private collections.

Highlights:

Most of the artifacts would be made of metal and ceramic. You would also have famous paintings.
It would provide a platform to share teachings of the Western and the Islamic tenets.
The manuscripts that would be exhibited would include a copy of the Avicenna’s Qanun fi’l-Tibb. This is known as “The Cannon of Medicine”.

Few other prominent historical museums in Canada that you can visit are:-

• Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
• Albert County Museum
• Port Moody Station Museum
• Fort Amherstburg
• Prairie Elevator Museum
• Alberta Railway Museum
• Prince Albert Historical Museum
• Ault Park (Ontario)
• Apple Capital Museum

One of the best ways to explore these historical sites is by opting for a museum package tour deal which is easy to book and reasonably priced.

Last updated on 9/11/2010