Manitoba Museum
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Where would our province be without the hard work and dedication of our teachers? This is the graduating class of Winnipeg Normal School 120 years ago. Normal School was an early teacher-training college and first opened in Winnipeg in 1882. The Manitoba Museum thanks all the wonderful teachers in Manitoba who support our museum and work tirelessly educating and inspiring our children. #Thankateacher : Manitoba Museum, H9-7-891

This embroidered panel, worn as a headdress, is said to have once belonged to Queen Victoria herself! It was gifted to Mrs. Elana Bradstock by a friend who had been a lady-in-waiting to the monarch. In Manitoba, we celebrate Queen Victoria the Monday preceding May 25. #Victoriaday #queenvictoria : Manitoba Museum, H9-8-599

Do you know the difference between little and big blue stem grasses? You can find out and discover other Manitoba plants on a FREE virtual scavenger hunt. Join us on a video journey through the Museum and learn about Manitoba’s biodiversity. Start your Scavenger Hunt experience here: https://buff.ly/2R7OYgN... Presented by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, with support for Manitoba 150

Happy bee-lated world bee day! Manitoba’s bees need native wildflowers to keep them healthy. Consider planting bee-friendly plants in your yard to help them out. The Manitoba Museum’s new Prairies Gallery celebrates prairie bees like this Golden Northern Bumblebee (Bombus fervidus), shown visiting an Andrew’s Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii). #worldbeeday #bees #pollinators #beefriendly

How do stars get their names? Find out the answer to this, and have the opportunity to ask your own questions during the next DOME@HOME! Astronomer Scott Young provides weekly star maps to help guide you. Thursday, Jan 28 at 7 pm. Register here: ... DOME@HOME is sponsored by Safe at Home MB. #stayhome

Promo video for Dome@Home Episode 4, which airs Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 7 PM Central Standard Time on Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube.

Incredible comparison photo by Wardlow Avenue on Twitter. -- "An 1821 painting of the forks of the Assiniboine and Red rivers by Peter Rindisbacher, and the same view 200 years later."

Dome@Home Episode 3 Explore the universe live with Planetarium Astronomer Scott Young. In this week’s episode, we’ll focus on the planet with the most unfortunate name in the solar system: Uranus. Dimly visible to the unaided eye, this week it is close to Mars in the sky, making it the best time to try and spot it. This week is also the 35th anniversary of the first robotic flyby of Uranus. What do we know about this strange planet that is the butt of so many jokes? Plus, we’...ll start creating our solar system scale model, and listen to the conclusion of our epic constellation story from the last two episodes. Click on the link to register on Zoom, or join us here on Facebook at 7 pm. https://manitobamuseum.ca/main/event/domehome-episode-three/ See more

This holotype specimen is the first relatively complete plesiosaur described from Canada. The genuine fossil pectoral and pelvic girdles, along with many of the limb bones, were exhibited at the Museum’s former location, and have been on display in Winnipeg almost continuously since 1934. Carnivorous plesiosaurs were amongst the most successful marine reptiles. They evolved in the Triassic Period, about 240 million years ago, and probably survived until the end of the Cretaceous Period, 65.5 million years ago. Using two pairs of flippers, plesiosaurs could navigate slowly, like large sea turtles. Image: Manitoba Museum, V-216

Thanks for the coverage, Winnipeg Free Press! https://www.winnipegfreepress.com//the-stars-belong-to-eve

HOLIDAYS@HOME Museum Explorer Welcome to the live stream of our HOLIDAYS@HOME Museum Explorer tour which will take you on an adventure through the Manitoba Museum’s galleries, where stories of history and nature intertwine. Let us know what you think after the program https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y99FLQM... HOLIDAYS@HOME is sponsored by Travel Manitoba. #exploremb #travelmanitoba

Watch the Geminid meteor shower live stream from sites around the world!

Dwarf Milkweed Although the strong fragrance of Dwarf Milkweed attracts many insects, only fairly large ones like butterflies and bees are effective pollinators of this plant. When an insect lands on the flower, its leg may get caught in a slit where a sac of pollen hooks on. The insect flies away with the pollen sac trailing behind until it is transferred to another flower. Dwarf Milkweed is an important food source for monarch butterfly larvae. Image: Manitoba Museum, 41134

Carolyn Sirett joined the Manitoba Museum in 2013 as a Conservator. In this role, she is responsible for the long-term preservation of the Museum’s large and diverse collection of artifacts and specimens through preventive conservation maintenance techniques and remedial conservation treatments. She has also worked at Parks Canada Agency and the Transcona Museum. Carolyn holds a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Manitoba, a diploma in Cultural Resource Management fr...om the University of Victoria, and a diploma in Collections Conservation and Management from Fleming College in Peterborough, Ontario. In 2012, Carolyn was awarded the Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property’s (CAC) Emerging Conservator Award. We’re participating in #AskAConservator day on tomorrow! Conservators around the world will be discussing their work and sharing what it’s like to be part of this growing and impactful profession.

Join us December 2 at 2:00 pm for a virtual adventure highlighting the Manitoba Museum’s largest artifact, the Nonsuch. This program will highlight the historical significance of this Manitoba Museum treasure, and will include a live and interactive virtual tour of the Nonsuch trading ship. For more information, click here: https://manitobamuseum.ca//virtual-field-trip-nonsuch-vir/

A large meteor, called a fireball, was seen across southern and central Manitoba last night, and as far away as Minnesota. Did you see it? If so, report it here and help us track down any pieces that made it to the ground! https://fireballs.imo.net/members/imo_view/event/2021/115

Virtual Field Trip for Home Learning: What’s Up December 17 @ 10:30-11:15 am What’s Up? introduces participants to the various things we can see in the sky and how they change. Discover the daily and seasonal changes of the sun, moon, and planets, the changing shape of the Moon, and the stories behind the constellations. ... Register online today!

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Loren Rudisuela is the Manitoba Museum’s Conservation Technician. His position was created in 2017 as part of the Museum’s capital gallery renewal project, Bringing Our Stories Forward (BOSF). In this role, he carries out a variety of treatments for the Museum’s specimens and artifacts, updating collections storage mounts and related records, and installing objects into new exhibition spaces. Loren has completed internships in the Ceramics, Glass and Stone Lab at the Royal On...tario Museum in Toronto, and the Glass Conservation Lab at the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY. Loren has a B.A. in Art History from the University of Guelph, a certificate in Art Fundamentals from Sheridan College, and a graduate certificate in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management from Fleming College in Peterborough, Ontario. Tomorrow, we are participating in #AskAConservator day! Conservators around the world will be discussing their work and sharing what it’s like to be part of this growing and impactful profession. Let us know any questions you have about conservation today or tomorrow!

Here is a #behindthescenes look at what we dream of our Museum becoming one day. The Capital Renewal Vision concludes with the construction of a new, stand-alone Science Centre advancing a culture of innovation and creativity! The Vision includes the creation of a Community Commons, a reconstruction that orients the entrance towards Main Street. New education facilities will also be enhanced. Conservation labs will be installed, and additional collections storage space all...ocated. Our stories are rooted in authentic objects for all to experience.

Virtual Field Trip for Home Learning: First Farmers Many of the foods we eat today were domesticated and cultivated by First Nations farmers. This interactive program will keep students engaged through questions and answers and the playing of a fun vocabulary bingo game. Participants will learn about the importance of First Nations agriculture in world history, how we know about this history, and why it is important to us today. To register, visit our website.

Read the latest from our History Department about Black Railway Workers in the Winnipeg General Strike. The Winnipeg General Strike is central to Winnipeg’s collective consciousness; however, Black workers and union members are often overlooked in narratives of the strike. This blog post looks at John Arthur Robinson, a Black railwayman who is featured on the Winnipeg Personalities wall in the new Winnipeg Gallery. https://manitobamuseum.ca//black-railway-workers-and-the-/

Ever wondered how our collection is cared for? Want to know about the work that goes into setting up our new galleries? Tomorrow you could find out! Tomorrow is #AskAConservator day! Let us know of any conservation questions you'd like answered today or tomorrow.

On November 16, 1885, Louis Riel was found guilty of high treason and executed. Today we recognize this decision to be a miscarriage of justice. Metis peoples have always recognized this and continue to honor Louis Riel, and other Metis patriots, with a 135-year-old tradition of Commemoration at his tomb in the Saint-Boniface Cathedral cemetery. Le 16 novembre 1885 marque la pendaison de Louis Riel pour haute trahison. Aujourd’hui, nous reconnaissons cette erreur judiciaire.... Le peuple Métis a toujours connu ceci et continue à honorer Louis Riel, et autre patriote Métis. Depuis 135 ans, les Métis célèbre la tradition d’honorer Louis Riel avec la Commémmoration des tombes dans le cimetière de la Cathédrale de Saint-Boniface. Image: Riel addresses the jury during his trial in Regina, Saskatchewan, 1885. Image: O.B. Buell/Library and Archives Canada, 1966-094, C-001879.

Join us November 25 to Explore the Fur Trade with a Virtual Field Trip! This live, interactive program introduces participants to the big picture of the fur trade. Investigate the different roles of those involved in the fur trade (e.g. trappers and traders) and the development of fur trading companies. Learn how a trading post worked and uncover some of the technologies, objects, and ideas traded between Europeans and First Nations. To register, visit our website!

We are so excited to be one of this year’s Canada Post Community Foundation grant recipients! Thank you Canada Post Community Foundation for supporting the Manitoba Museum's Access School Programs Project!