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Our Exhibitions

Special Exhibitions—The 2012–2013 Season

Awesome Arctic.

Awesome Arctic

From November 29, 2011

More than 50 great images taken from the work of our researchers in Canada's North.

Whales Tohorā.

Whales Tohorā

March 2, 2012 – September 3, 2012

An interactive and theatrical exhibition about whales: the animals, and relationships between whales and humans, especially in Māori culture.

Unrequited Death.

Unrequited Death

March 23 – September 3

In her intriguing creations, Helen Gregory presents biological specimens against unexpected backgrounds, creating a fanciful and sinister mood.

Nature Unleashed.

Nature Unleashed

Sept. 28, 2012 – May 5, 2013

A dramatic exhibition that explores Earth's powerful and sometimes cataclysmic forces: earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and tornadoes.

Galleries

RBC Blue Water Gallery.

RBC Blue Water Gallery

Discover the amazing diversity of life on our blue planet and see a real skeleton of the largest animal in the world in the RBC Blue Water Gallery. (Can you guess what it is?)

Vale Earth Gallery.

Vale Earth Gallery

The Vale Earth Gallery has been fully restored and renovated. Prepare to be dazzled and informed as you take a fascinating journey through geological time.

Animalium.

Animalium

Go nose to nose with an eye-popping collection of live insects, arachnids and slugs in Animalium.

Talisman Energy Fossil Gallery.

Talisman Energy Fossil Gallery

Travel back to end of the age of dinosaurs, their extinction, and the beginning of the age of mammals in the Talisman Energy Fossil Gallery.

Mammal Gallery.

Mammal Gallery

The beautiful dioramas in our Mammal Gallery let you see Canadian mammals up close and discover the amazing adaptations that they've developed to survive

Bird Gallery.

Bird Gallery

With an amazing array of more than 450 species, our Bird Gallery presents the largest collection of Canadian birds on display in the world. It's an indoor bird-watching adventure!

Discovery Zone.

Discovery Zone

This multi-purpose space is busy with a wide variety of hands-on activities.