Canadian Museum of History

Name: Canadian Museum of History
Telephone: 819-776-7010
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100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M8

Address100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M8

Phone819-776-7010

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Open daily but hours subject to change.

Location Type - Art Galleries

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The Canadian Museum of History welcomes over 1.2 million visitors each year to its celebrated complex in the heart of the National Capital Region, making it the country’s most-visited museum. With roots stretching back to 1856, it is one of Canada’s oldest public institutions and a respected centre of museological excellence, sharing its expertise in history, archaeology, ethnology and cultural studies both within Canada and abroad. Open daily but hours subject to change.

Caroline Dromaguet Named CEO of Canadian Museum of History

Dec 5, 2022
Mark O'Neill Resigns at Canadian Museum of History

Mark O'Neill, the CEO of the Canadian Museum of History, has resigned.

Apr 8, 2021
Canadian Museum of History Looks for New Director Amidst Controversy

Nov 20, 2020
Canadian Museum of History Celebrates Indigenous Architecture

The Canadian Museum of History is showing the country's acclaimed entry in the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale.

May 2, 2019
Major Bequest of Inuit Art from Margaret Hess

The Canadian Museum of History has received a gift of almost 1,000 works of Inuit art from the estate of Margaret (Marmie) Perkins Hess.

Feb 8, 2019
New Exhibition of Inuit Drawings at Canadian Museum of History

Through 50 original drawings — created in 1964 by Inuit men, women and youth of North Baffin Island — this exhibition explores a transformative era for the people of Canada’s eastern Arctic.

Feb 19, 2018
Weston Foundation provides support for the Canadian History Hall

The Hall will be the largest, most comprehensive and engaging exhibition about Canadian history ever created. It will open on July 1, as Canadians celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation.

May 21, 2017
Face to Face with Ancient Ancestors

After nearly three years of collaboration between the museum, the shíshálh Nation and the University of Toronto, this forensically based, three-dimensional and animated facial reconstruction is the first of its kind in North America.

May 20, 2017