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The Canadian Museum of History is a centre for research & public information on the human history of the country. IG: @CanMusHistory. Français: @MusCanHistoire
Gatineau, Ottawa
Joined February 2009
🇨🇦 Starting today, kids and young adults get free or discounted entry to the @CanMusHistory with the Canada Strong Pass! 🎉. 🎟️ Free entry for kids 17 & under.🎟️ 50% off admission for visitors 18 to 24 years old.🗓 Until Sept. 2, 2025.Plan your visit →
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Sugluk is among the 1st bands to record original Inuit rock music in 🇨🇦. They performed in English and Inuktitut in the ’70s & ’80s. Visit #RetroMusicCanada to hear their 🎶 📷 CMH AV 2016-0042 & IMG2015-0377, Sugluk [Salluit], Qc
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Bring beautiful Indigenous art to your backyard! These tableware pieces will add a perfect splash of colour to your patio dining experience. Find them online or drop by our boutique.
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In May 1920, the Group of Seven launched their first exhibition of landscapes that bring us to wild places throughout the country. July 7 is the first ever Group of Seven Day in Ontario. A.Y. Jackson’s art supplies, CMH 2004.136.8.2-3, 5-6 on display in the Canadian History Hall
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Dance your way through the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s in the Retro Lounge!.When you’re done dancing, create an album cover, draw on an Etch A Sketch, play giant games, read books and more. Turn back time in the Retro Lounge, beside #RetroMusicCanada until Aug.14
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💧🔊 No need to look for us, you’ll find us listening to the relaxing babble of the creek by the river, just outside the Museum.
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🤫😉 Tip from a frequent visitor and member 👇 . Membership is pretty awesome! - If you buy an annual membership by Sept2 you get an extra 2 months free - Which could be another 17 visits if you're @danharriscan. 🙂.
It's our 3rd trip to @CanMusHistory kids museum in the past week and a half(membership is awesome). The blocks are a favourite and often busy. So coming at opening is the best way to enjoy quiet block building.
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Hop on a bike to start a band! .Push the pedals on our musical bikes to hear an instrument in a song. Try the musical bikes this summer, just outside the Museum entrance. Musical Bikes by Atracktiv. Distribution by #qdsinternational.📷coureursansfin /ig
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45 years ago, @TerryFoxCanada ran through Ottawa on his Marathon of Hope wearing his signature blue Adidas shoes. These shoes were pictured in posters, such as this one sold by the Canadian Cancer Society as a fundraiser. . CMH 2015-H0011
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We’re kicking off a new series "Canada’s Superpowers" that explores the history of right now. Keep an eye out for content from experts at the Museum as they reflect on culture, the border and 🇨🇦 identity. What does it mean to you to be Canadian in 2025?
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🇨🇦 On July 1, 1980 “O Canada” was proclaimed the official national anthem of Canada by the Governor General, even though it was first sung 100 years earlier, in 1880. 🍁 . Museum admission is free July 1 & the Museum is open until 7 p.m. #HappyCanadaDay
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You’ll see the RPM magazine beaver costume as soon as you enter the #RetroMusicCanada!.RPM (Records, Promotion, Music), Canada’s 1st weekly magazine for popular music, was launched in 1964. Journalists wanted to create buzz around great 🇨🇦 musicians 🎶. ➡️
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Have you spotted this colourful new addition outside the Museum?.With accessible structures, creative and calm areas, and lots of room to climb and explore, we’re counting down to the opening on July 1st! . Discover a new way to play
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Planning your #CanadaDay?.Visit #RetroMusicCanada to see @RandysVinylTap’s 🎸 & Mitsou’s outfit. You can also listen to 🎶 by @SarahMcLachlan & @RochVoisineRVI at the Museum before hearing them on LeBreton Flats July 1st! . ➡️ FREE admission July 1!
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On #SunglassesDay, wearing your “sunglasses at night” is highly recommended, though maybe not in Retro. You won’t find Corey Hart’s 🕶️ in #RetroMusicCanada… but you will find these ones worn by John Kay from Steppenwolf. . 😎 CMH 2019.38.1-2
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Celebrate #CanadaDay at the Museum! 🇨🇦 .🎟️ Visit the Museum for FREE!.🚸 NEW playground.🚲 Musical bikes.🎨 Get your face painted.🌿🐻🐍 Visit the Kitigan Zibi Anishinàbeg tent .🕺💃 Boogie down to 🇨🇦 tunes from the ‘60s, ‘70s, & ‘80s!. @CdnHeritage
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Happy Canoe Day, whether you paddle for fun, for transportation or to race! . 📷 Giant Bird in a Canoe. By Kingmeata Etidlooie, 1980, Kinngait, Nunavut. CMH CD 1999-014
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Watch this video for a glimpse of Retro—an exhibition that shines a new light on the ongoing influence and impact of music from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. 🎶 🇨🇦 . Know someone who’d love this? Tag them and plan your visit to the Museum! #RetroMusicCanada
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“Je partirais pour. Québec!”.🎶 is often part of St-Jean Baptist celebrations, and that includes music by Robert Charlebois. What are you singing today? Designer: Gilles Gagné, @CanadiensMTL jersey on loan courtesy of R.Charlebois.#RetroMusicCanada
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