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CANADIAN MUSEUM

OF HISTORY

EXPERIENCE Quebec The curved shapes of this grand limestone building are reminiscent of glaciers,
⌂ 100 Laurier St # Times vary, check website ∑ historymuseum.ca
rivers, and waves; a fitting design for a museum that’s all about Canada. The
exterior space offers panoramic views of Ottawa on all sides, and the interior
is equally impressive, with spectacular exhibits that trace the country’s
history from prehistoric times to the present.
Located on the banks of the Ottawa River, the dramatic interior of the Grand Hall
the Canadian Museum of History was built contains the world’s largest collection of totem
in the 1980s to be the storehouse of the poles and is the architectural focal point of the
country’s human history. The architect, museum. The Children’s Museum is also a
Douglas Cardinal, wanted the undulating real draw, while the CINÉ+ Theatre offers
facades of both buildings to reflect the the ultimate cinema experience.
Canadian landscape. The more curved hall
is the Canadian Shield Wing, which is home
to the museum’s offices. The Glacier Wing
displays the exhibits. Its entrance is stunning;

Elaborately carved totem poles
dominating the Grand Hall of
the Museum’s Glacier Wing
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