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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 3d

Join us on Saturday, October 11, between 11 am and 4 pm for Science in Action! Alloway Hall will be buzzing with interactive science booths and hands-on activities designed to challenge, inspire, and engage visitors of all ages. Free admission.

Learn more: manitobamuseum.ca/event/scienc...

Word graphic for the Science in Action event at the Manitoba Museum's Alloway Hall on Saturday, October 11 from 11 am to 4 pm. Next to a graphic with fish and stars along the top, text reads, "Science Literacy Week / October 6-12, 2025 / From Sea to Space / ScienceLiteracy.ca". Along the bottom are logos for the Manitoba Museum, University of Manitoba Faculty of Science, the Canadian Association of Science Centres, and Science Pour Tous.

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 4d

Join artist Gloria Beckman for our upcoming workshop! Starting Nov. 2 and taking place over three sessions, she'll be teaching you how to make your own pair of beaded gauntlet mittens - a longer style of mitten that go over the cuff of your coat.

Register today: manitobamuseum.ca/event/worksh...

A photograph of a pair of fur-trimmed and beaded gauntlet mittens on a yellow background. Text to the left side reads, "Gauntlets Workshop / Starting on Sunday, Nov. 2".

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 4d

“What makes these coats special enough for such challenging conservation?” Someone asked this great question in the comments of Cortney’s last video, so we decided to make a follow-up!

In this video Cortney explains why and shows some clothing examples from the collection.

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Clothing in the Collection

YouTube video by Manitoba Museum

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 6d

This novelty box was made by Sarah Jane Brigden circa 1880. Creativity and crafting ran in Sarah's family, as her mother was known for making ornaments with shells and cones, winning prizes at fairs. Her daughter was social reformer, feminist, and activist Beatrice Bridgen. #WomensHistoryMonth

Box made of wood with top hinged lid. Covered in putty and inlaid with a variety of buttons and other small objects.

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 8d

Why do we have a museum collection, and how do we decide what to collect? Find out in temporary exhibit "The Museum Collection Illuminated", and see unusual artifacts, hand-selected from our vaults for their unique qualities.

Plan your visit today: https://ow.ly/oVAh50X2YWW

A word graphic for The Museum Collection Illuminated. On the right is a photograph of an ornate armchair with the back, legs, and arms made of interconnected bison horns. Below the exhibit title, on the left side, text reads, "May 2025 to May 2026 / Explore extraordinary artifacts from the Museum vaults."

Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 9d

Join us on October 11 for Science in Action! Alloway Hall will be buzzing with interactive science booths and hands-on activities designed to challenge, inspire, and engage visitors of all ages.

Admission to the event is free – everyone is welcome!

Event details: https://ow.ly/qgBj50X5S0t

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 10d

Join us tomorrow, October 3, from 4 pm to 9 pm for special First Friday programming! Enjoy FREE general admission to the Museum Galleries, Planetarium, and Science Gallery. No ticket required.

Learn more about October 3: https://ow.ly/sUCy50X1I8b

Proudly supported by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries.

Adult and child walking hand in hand down a gently sloping walkway alongside the Manitoba Museum Parklands Gallery Rye Farm diorama.

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 11d

The Criddle family, who came to Manitoba in 1882, were famous naturalists. Many items that they collected or created were donated to the Manitoba Museum, including the above watercolour by Norman Criddle, the Manitoba Government’s first official Provincial Entomologist.

Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 11d

Bristly Black Currant has edible berries, but the whole plant is covered with sharp spines, making them somewhat difficult to harvest. Some people get an allergic reaction from contact with the spines! The reddish flowers develop into black to dark-purple berries by mid-summer. #WildflowerWednesday

A watercolour painting on a yellowing piece of paper, of a cutting of a spiny branch that splits into two. At the top are frilled leaves, and along the branch are dropping small red-pink flowers. In the lower right corner handwriting reads, “N.C. / May 25th 1899”. In the lower left corner printing reads, “Ribes”.

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 14d

Join us over the next three days in honouring the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Orange Shirt Days @ the Manitoba Museum features special programming in partnership with the National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation.

Find full details at: https://ow.ly/U6PP50X2Z1H #OrangeShirtDay #NDTR

A word graphic. On a teal circle to the right is an orange t-shirt with the words “Every Child Matters” on the front accompanied by a floral motif. Text to the left of it reads, “Orange Shirt Days @ the Manitoba Museum / Every Child Matters / Sep 28 – 30 / 10 am – 4 pm / Complimentary admission. No ticket required.”

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 15d

The show must go on! Queen’s incredible aura, the creativity of their lyrics, and the tremendous power of their concerts can now be seen on the planetarium dome in this thrilling music show.

Celebrate the legacy of Queen like never before. Get your tickets now: https://ow.ly/c0GX50X2Z3v

The faces of the four members of the band Queen beneath a title reading "Look up to the skies and see... QUEEN / Heaven" with a sunburst reaching from the Q. On the right side, on a yellow background text reads, "Experience Queen's greatest hits in an immersive full-dome show. / October 11 & 18, November 8 & 15 / Buy tickets now! / ManitobaMuseum.ca/Queen".

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 16d

The team also guided a trip to the field site for members of Kinonjeoshtegon Jordan’s Principle Youth Camp, providing an opportunity for dialogue about the significance of this unique site and, hopefully, inspiring some future palaeontologists!

Palaeontology field trip with Jordan’s Principle Youth Camp. Numerous fossils could be seen on the large tilted slabs.

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 16d

Recently our palaeontology team took a collecting trip to the Cat Head site, in collaboration with Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation. This site is known globally for its preservation of Ordovician Period fossils, and new samples will support research on the conditions under which it formed. #FossilFriday

The field team, left to right: Joe Moysiuk (Manitoba Museum), Ricardo Silva (U of M), Tabitha Harper (Manitoba Museum), Colin Sproat (U Sask), David Wright (volunteer).

Tabitha Harper holding a fossil of a sea weed, Winnipegia cuneata. This species is unique to the Cat Head area.

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 18d

Dome@Home is a FREE virtual show inviting Manitobans to explore the universe with Manitoba Museum Planetarium Astronomer Scott Young. Get to know the stars with us!

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 18d

Tomorrow on Dome@Home, we’re going down the list of upcoming meteor showers, discussing the sometimes-confusing terminology, and explaining what to do if you think YOU have found a meteorite!

Join us live, Thursday, September 25 at 7 pm: manitobamuseum.ca/event/domeho...

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 18d

Jennine Krauchi is a world-renowned artist, and we at the Manitoba Museum are honoured to have had a longstanding relationship with her and her mother Jenny Meyer.

In this video Dr. Amelia Fay shares a few of the beautiful pieces that Jennine has given to the Museum Collection: youtu.be/HhhUsJGiskA

Working with Jennine Krauchi

YouTube video by Manitoba Museum

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 20d

This week the @nctr-um.bsky.social is hosting daily Lunch and Learn webinars on a variety of topics surrounding the Residential School System and myths of colonial history in Canada.

Join the NCTR for a time of learning and reflection. Find details and links here: trw-svr.nctr.ca/lunch-and-le...

Three individuals seated in armchairs, each holding papers and a handheld microphone. The chairs are on a stage in front of a dark backdrop illuminated in red-orange lights.

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 23d

Join artist Gloria Beckman for our upcoming workshop! Starting Nov. 2 and taking place over three sessions, she'll be teaching you how to make your own pair of beaded gauntlet mittens - a longer style of mitten that go over the cuff of your coat.

Register today: manitobamuseum.ca/event/worksh...

Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 24d

Celebrate the legacy of Queen like never before and immerse yourself in the fascination of "Queen: Heaven". Queen's incredible aura, the creativity of their lyrics, the tremendous power of their concerts now on the planetarium dome in this thrilling music show!

Get your tickets now: bit.ly/47HBn4I

Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 25d

The Criddle family, who came to Manitoba in 1882, were famous naturalists. Many items that they collected or created were donated to the Manitoba Museum, including the above watercolour by Norman Criddle, the Manitoba Government’s first official Provincial Entomologist.

Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 25d

With its silvery green, whorled leaves and its flower stalk with anywhere from 9-35 bright pink-purple flowers, it’s easy to see why “Oxytropis splendens” gets the common name of Showy Locoweed! Found in grasslands, prairies, and riverbanks, it flowers during the summer time. #WildflowerWednesday

Watercolour painting of a plant with several stalks growing from the base. Whorled leaves grow in threes and fours incrementally along most stalks, but several bear stalks have dense clusters of pink-purple flowers growing at the top. Handwriting at the base of the plant reads, “N.C. / Mar. 5 1911”.

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 26d

You've heard of a Full Moon, but what about a Full Saturn?

#DYK that in the same way the Moon reaches a Full Moon at opposition from the Sun, planets do too? This month Saturn reaches full opposition, so you can see a Full Saturn!

Watch Planetarium Astronomer Scott Young's video to learn more.

Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · 27d

Once nearly extinct, the trumpeter swan is again a frequent sight in southern Manitoba.

Due to commercial exploitation, subsistence hunting, and sport hunting it had disappeared from most of Canada, but protection measures and breeding and release programs allowed for this remarkable recovery!

Two white swans gliding on a pond with water lily pads, one with neck curved to preen under its left wing, the other looking warily at the viewer, each with a wedge-shaped black bill.

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · Sep 12

Collected from the same formation, why are these fossil slabs such different colours?

Areas of the formation were exposed to significant heat by a burning coal seam in the distant past. With the ground acting as a kiln, the clay baked like pottery, turning parts of it terracotta red! #FossilFriday

Two slabs, one red and one gray, that both contain fossilized leaves that show up as darker areas on the slabs.

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Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social · Sep 11

This Burgon & Ball axe head dates to 1750-1800 and was manufactured in the United Kingdom. The company supplied goods to the North West Company in the late 18th, early 19th centuries. The three crowns on the axe may indicate that they were a purveyor of goods to the British monarch at the time.

Cast steel with notch in front of circular eye. Flared blade, rounded poll. Maker's touch mark on one side of flat surface, consisting of three crowns and "B.A.B.".