Museums & Art Galleries in Ottawa

Newest Review: ... park). There are actually 2 Buildings at the Museum. The Glacier Wing, opened in 1989 is a solid, curved topped building that houses all the Museums exhibits, and sits next to the Shield Building, a stepped, flowing structure that houses the collections and conservation labs and the Admin parts of the Museum. Designed by Douglas Cardinal, there is more Copper used in the roofs than any other building on Earth, and the Manitoba limestone used as cladding actually contains fossils - it's quite impressive to walk around the outside of the building and feel the surface intricacies of the buildings. Also outside - on a mezzanine level outside ... more

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Museums & Art Galleries in Ottawa: Wallow in Civilisation in Ottawa (1557 words)
by - written on 21/08/08 (Very useful, 171 readings)
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Sometimes it's easy to forget how amazing the World is, and you need to marvel at some of the things we (as inventive and innovative humans) have filled it with. The Museum of Civilisation in Ottawa is the best example in North America of just that. Combining the aforementioned Civilisation part, with the Canadian Museums Post and Children (not all at once, that'd just be weird), this is an impressive collection of artefacts and displays that will leave you speechless. Located in Hull (funny how English place names get around), just across the Ottawa River in the Quebec region of Gatineau, the Museum sits literally opposite the Canadian Parliament ... Read the complete review

HONORES AD MEMORIAM (1863 words)
by - written on 17/12/02 (Very useful, 301 readings)
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First established in 1880, the Canadian War Museum has stood at 330 Sussex Drive, between the Royal Mint and The National Gallery, since 1967. The three-storey castle-like building, which previously housed the Public Archives, commemorates Canadian involvement in conflicts ranging from the Anglo-French colonial battles and the War of 1812 through to the First and Second World Wars and recent peacekeeping operations. THE MUSEUM The cramped entrance is centred round a small ticket desk to the right of a central staircase. Pay here, collect a floor plan, and turn left for the Orientation Gallery, a long, plain space given over to pictures and text ... Read the complete review