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4worldlovers: Canada is defined by nature. Explore it all in one place.

“This imposing baronial building houses one of the world’s best natural history collections, which the vast museum brings to life with modern and interactive exhibits. There’s an impressive collection of fossils, the full skeleton of a blue whale and an excellent stock of dinosaur skeletons and models. Everyone loves the realistic mammal and bird dioramas depicting Canadian wildlife – the taxidermic creatures are so lifelike, you’ll be glad they’re behind a sheet of glass.”

They’re back! Come face-to-face with live owls in this special outdoor exhibition.

Read stories from the field to the lab, and everywhere in between.

As a scientific leader in species discovery and Arctic research, the Canadian Museum of Nature contributes to a more sustainable future for us all.

Join us in saving the world for future generations with evidence, knowledge and inspiration.

Museum scientists and colleagues from China have described an unusual fossil that shows a dramatic moment in time when a carnivorous mammal attacked a larger plant-eating dinosaur.

Plant-like microbes and algae from the depths of a Canadian lake may help define a new geological slice of time. An international network of scientists has now given further momentum to this project that involves museum biologist Paul Hamilton.

An international group of researchers has selected Crawford Lake in Ontario as the site that could formally define the start of the Anthropocene. The Canadian Museum of Nature is part of this national project.

4worldlovers: Image description: Two young girls wearing black coats walk next to a woman who is carrying flowers and is also wearing a black coat. Behind them, along the road are a series of residential houses.

The museum is developing a new exhibition about the Cold War, and needs your help.

Image description: Several circles containing images of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. One circle show the front of the museum set against a blue sky. Another circle shows the upside down Tutor aircraft suspended from the ceiling in the museum lobby. Several other blue and black dots are also scattered on the image.

Image description: A view inside the Canada Aviation and Space Museum with a large white airplane in the background. Large tables are set up around the room with white translucent shimmering table cloths and elegant white chairs. Scattered around the room are classical Victorian-style lampposts with round lamp bulbs with geometric patterns on the glass.

Image description: Canadian astronaut Dr. David Saint-Jacques's flight suit is a focal piece in the exhibit Health in Space