The Canadian Museum of Nature is Canada’s national natural history museum, housed in a historic castle in downtown Ottawa. Explore engaging exhibits and discover how research, collections, and science have advanced understanding of the natural world since 1912.
Le Musée canadien de la nature, musée national d'histoire naturelle du Canada, occupe un château historique au centre-ville d'Ottawa. Explorez des expositions captivantes et voyez comment la recherche et les collections enrichissent notre compréhension de la nature depuis 1912.
Natural history museum in a historic Ottawa castle. | Musée d'histoire naturelle dans un château historique d'Ottawa.
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Mo 09:30-16:00; Tu off; We 09:30-16:00; Th 09:30-20:00; Fr-Su 09:30-16:00
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