Canadian Museum of Nature
The Canadian Museum of Nature is a national natural history museum based in Canada's National Capital Region. The museum's exhibitions and public programs are housed in the Victoria Memorial Museum Building, a 18,910-square-metre structure (203,500 sq ft) in Ottawa, Ontario. The museum's administrative offices and scientific centres are housed at a separate location, the Natural Heritage Campus, in Gatineau, Quebec.
Exterior of the Victoria Memorial Museum Building
Visitors examine mineral displays at the museum in 1912
Exterior of the Queen's Lantern
Interior of the Queen's Lantern
National museums of Canada
The national museums of Canada are the nine museums in Canada designated under the federal Museums Act and operated by the Government of Canada. The national museums are responsible for "preserving and promoting the heritage of Canada and all its peoples" and serving as "a source of inspiration, research, learning and entertainment... in both official languages."
Image: CEF Agricultural Museum
Image: Gatineau QC Museum of Civilisation 3
Image: The Canadian Museum for Human Rights as seen from The Forks Tower 02
Image: Pier 21 2010 1