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rom commemorations to stargazing to family festivals, all three Museums offer a wide range of popular programs and special events throughout the year. Holidays and special occasions such as Easter, Canada Day, the Battle of Britain and Hallowe’en are celebrated in style with activities for visitors of all ages. In addition, the Museums offer school programs, as well as day camps during March Break and throughout the summer.
Highlights: Canada Agriculture Museum • At Easter, children and families welcomed newborn animals while also taking part in breadmaking, an Easter egg hunt and a spring-themed trivia game. A record number of more than 11,000 visitors attended this four-day event in late April. • In early May, a record crowd of over 1,800 celebrated Mother’s Day and took in the Chews Wisely Family
We came to the Canada Science and Technology Museum hoping to see a fire truck that my granddad’s father had once captained. Although the truck was in storage, after speaking to an employee and her supervisor, we were allowed to see the truck. My grandfather was overjoyed, and it is an experience we will remember for years to come. On behalf of my family, thank you. – Paisley Family
Program, finding out how animal mothers care for their young. • The May annual Sheep Shearing Festival welcomed more than 7,400 visitors to demonstrations of shearing, border collies at work, spinning, weaving, and feltmaking, as well as a photo and video contest. • On October 8 to 10, a Harvesting Energy Weekend was held, complementing the Let’s Talk Energy initiative. More than 3,300 adults and children discovered foods harvested in the fall, as well as how farms produce energy from sources such as the sun, wind, and even crops. Visitors also saw renewable energy in action in the newest exhibition, Energy Park: Nature at Work. • More than 3,500 visitors enjoyed the annual Barnyard Hallowe’en Party on October 29 and 30, with a costume parade, a trick-or-treat scavenger hunt, and games.
• On February 4 and 5, skaters on the Rideau Canal had the chance to discover pioneer life at the Museum’s Winterlude promotional kiosk. • During March Break, 8,650 visitors enjoyed a wide range of demonstrations, including butter-making and cooking with maple syrup. • The Tally Ho Wagon, which offers popular horse-drawn rides in the summer, was replaced due to the previous wagon’s age and condition. Canada Aviation and Space Museum • During the Canadian Tulip Festival in May, visitors were invited to take part in a commemoration of Operation Manna, when a team of dedicated Canadian airmen flew over the German-occupied Netherlands to drop food supplies on Dutch towns and villages.
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