Specialty:
“Musée canadien de l'histoire attracts more than 1.2 million visitors annually to its iconic building in the centre of the National Capital Region. The museum researches and informs the public about Canada's human history. The museum has about 25,000 square meters of exhibition space spread over four floors. It annually presents several excellent exhibits focusing on Canadian culture and civilizations. Musée canadien de l'histoire houses over four million objects, including artifacts, specimens, works of art, published records, and audio-visual recordings. The museum's staff includes leading Canadian history, archaeology, ethnology, and folk culture experts. Musée canadien de l'histoire offers free admission for Children 17 and under.
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2025 Update: Musée canadien de l'histoire is based in a 75,000 square-metre building (810,000 sq ft) designed by Douglas Cardinal. In addition to exhibition space, the building also contains three restaurants, a boutique store, and two live performance theatres, including a 500-seat theatre for live performances. The building also has a 295-seat 3D theatre that uses a Barco digital projector.”