HOURS
The museum is open Wednesday to Monday (closed on Tuesdays until May 17, 2025). Reminder: open Monday, November 11.
FREE Thursday nights from 5 to 8 pm. Nature After 5 is supported by Canada Life.
Visit nature.ca for more information.
SPECIAL OFFER!
Butterflies in Flight – opens Dec. 6
Back by popular demand, the beautiful exhibition, Butterflies in Flight, is returning to the museum on December 6! Over a hundred live butterflies will flutter around our warm solarium amidst lush vegetation.
From November 5 to December 16, get 10% off when you buy your tickets online for visits between Dec. 6-16.
EXHIBITIONS - included with museum admission
Rewilding – The David Suzuki Foundation Arts Prize
Until September 8, 2025
Step into a world where art and nature intertwine and enjoy extraordinary artworks from the winners of the inaugural David Suzuki Foundation Rewilding Arts Prize. Thirteen Canadian artists bring the concept of rewilding to life, highlighting the vital role that nature plays in our communities through their compelling works of art. The artworks were selected by a jury of esteemed Canadian artists and the exhibition is curated by Helen Gregory, Curator at the McIntosh Gallery at the University of Western Ontario.
Pacific Discovery Tank
Museum interpreter at the tank: Thursday evenings; Saturdays and Sundays 10 am – noon and 1 pm – 4pm. Chat with an interpreter and learn about the creatures that call tidepools home. Encounter live sea stars, sea cucumbers, tentacled anemones and spiky urchins.
Bugs Alive
Leafcutter ants—busy little farmers that work around the clock—are the star attraction in our renewed and permanent exhibition of live insects and arachnids. Tarantulas, Horrid king assassin bugs, millipedes, cockroaches, and death-feigning beetles are also some of the other fascinating species you can examine up close.
ACTIVITY - included with museum admission
Making Hope Capsules
Until December 8, 2024
Thursday evenings and weekends
Join us in the Rewilding exhibition for hands-on workshops. Make art with plants and recycled bubble wrap, inspired by artist Angela Marsh. This is a drop-in activity where all materials are provided.
MOVIE – included with museum admission
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet
Until December 5, 2024
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet (BBC Earth) takes you on an amazing journey through Alaska 70 million years ago. Join an endearing and young horned dinosaur, Pachyrhinosaurus, on an adventure against incredible odds. In a world of giants, it isn’t easy being small. Enjoy stunning CGI visuals in a dramatic story of survival.
English screenings (regular schedule): Hourly from 10 am to 3 pm, and until 7 pm on Thursdays (subject to change without notice).
French screenings are on the half hour.
♪NATURE NOCTURNE
Tickets are on sale for Nature Nocturne—Ottawa’s most memorable night out for adults! Different themes for each event. Tickets are over 70% sold out for the après-ski-theme event on Feb. 14, 2025. Look for a new 2025-26 Nature Nocturne season to be announced early in 2025.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
TICKETS: Advance tickets are recommended, and are for a specified entry time. Book now.
The Canadian Museum of Nature is located at 240 McLeod St, Ottawa. Visit nature.ca. Follow the museum on X (twitter.com/museumofnature) and Instagram (museumofnature), and Like us on Facebook. Tel: 613-566-4700.
