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Canadians share their love for museums with selfies
#MuseumSelfie trended on Twitter January 20th as people the world over shared their snaps.
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People & Culture
#MuseumSelfie trended on Twitter January 20th as people the world over shared their snaps.
Travel
Engage your curiosity and fuel your imagination with a visit to one of these top Canadian treasure troves
Environment
Experts tackle our difficult relationship with nature in panel discussions hosted by Nature Conservancy of Canada
Science & Tech
Environment
In February 2021, the world was introduced to Mutehekau Shipu — also known as the Magpie River — when the people of Ekuanitshit, Que. and the regional municipality made a joint declaration granting the river legal personhood and rights. The declaration carries broad implications for the fight to protect nature across Canada and around the world.
Environment
As the impacts of global warming become increasingly evident, the connections to biodiversity loss are hard to ignore. Can this fall’s two key international climate conferences point us to a nature-positive future?
Environment
One of the most complex challenges for nature conservation comes from a simple question: what must we save?
Environment
The UN Climate Change Conference taking place now in Glasgow might be the planet’s last best chance to prevent a climate and biodiversity catastrophe, according to one of the world’s foremost conservationists
Science & Tech
Me & My Microbes: The Zoo Inside You, a new exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, examines the connections between our microbiome and our health
People & Culture
In honour of International Museum Day, Canadian Geographic's editors share their favourite museums in Canada
Environment
The author, conservationist and nature-deficit expert Richard Louv on the importance of connecting with the natural world
Environment
Curators and research scientists at the museum’s Natural Heritage Campus in Gatineau, Que. share their favourite specimens ahead of annual open house
Environment
A new book aims to solve nature-deficit disorder and reconnect kids with the natural world
People & Culture
The projects, all led by young women, range in theme from camping to climate change mitigation
Environment
Seven outstanding individuals recognized for their contributions to nature and the environment
People & Culture
Nous avons demandé à certains des photographes les plus remarquables du Canada d’expliquer pourquoi ils dédient leur temps à capter des images de la nature. Voici ce qu’ils ont révélé.
People & Culture
We asked some of Canada’s most accomplished photographers why they dedicate their time to capturing images of nature. Here’s what they said.
Environment
An exclusive excerpt from nature-deficit disorder expert Richard Louv's new book Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives — and Save Theirs
Environment
Expedition Arctic Botany will allow curious members of the public to explore the plants of the Arctic region without leaving home, while contributing to our understanding of Arctic ecosystems
People & Culture
Ottawa's Canadian Museum of Nature unveils its newest gallery, devoted to Canada's Far North
Exploration
A foremost Amundsen expert shares some highlights from famed Norwegian explorer’s 1903-06 expedition to the North Pole
People & Culture
Tiktaalik, a famous 375-million-year-old fish fossil, was welcomed back to Canada this week.
Environment
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People & Culture
The event capped off two days of meetings between Members of Parliament, Senators, Hill staff and museum professionals from across the country
People & Culture
People & Culture
The building's design has provoked both admiration and confusion. Get full details from this knowledgeable tour guide.
People & Culture
UNCEDED: Voices of the Land features 18 of North America’s foremost Indigenous architects and designers
People & Culture
Travel
Peek inside the collections of this medical history museum with these five revealing items
Travel
Exploring magnificent buildings, museums, top-notch art and nightlife in the Windy City
Travel
One writer’s journey to explore the life of Louis Riel
Travel
Blast to the past with a suite of historical tours
Travel
Connect with Canada's past and present on this network of waterways between Peterborough, Ont. and the nation's capital
History
Take a behind-the-scenes look at some of the artifacts found at previously discovered Franklin sites
History
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Display at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa also explores the historical context of women's suffrage
People & Culture
Armour, on now at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, is a fascinating display of protective gear used by knights, soldiers, athletes and actors through time
History
Acquisition ensures that the medal set awarded to Saskatchewan-born Lieutenant-Colonel David Vivian Currie in the Second World War will stay in Canada
Environment
Art of the Plant, on now through October at the Canadian Museum of Nature, is Canada's contribution to a worldwide project showcasing botanical biodiversity
Environment
Exhibit tells the tale of a rare blue whale that washed up dead in Newfoundland in 2014, offering new insights on Earth's largest animal
Environment
Recent aquisitions in Kenauk and Lake Superior highlight the growing number of protected lands in Canada
Environment
People & Culture
The loss of their summer camp experience this year will be hard for some kids, but parents can help by encouraging outdoor play time
People & Culture
In her new book Feasting Wild: In Search of the Last Untamed Food, geographer and anthropologist Gina Rae La Cerva explores the loss of biodiversity and connection to nature that has resulted from the commercialization of food
Environment
Some are finding ways to heal through forest therapy
People & Culture
People & Culture
Experts weighed in on Canada's national bird in debate at the Canadian Museum of Nature
Environment
The interactive Ocean Plastics Lab is visiting Ottawa until Aug. 12
Mapping
The SARS outbreak of 2003 showed us the consequences of environmental degradation and the commodification of wild animals. Why hasn’t anything changed?
History
History
Environment
In an excerpt from his new book, author Paul Sorrell teches how to connect to nature with a photographer's eye
Environment
The Canadian environmentalist talks about Greta Thunberg’s climate strikes and our place in nature
Environment
How can we be living examples of the word zaagi'idewin?
Mapping
The slowdown of human activity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to some surprising benefits for wildlife conservation. Can we keep them going after the danger has passed?
History
Science & Tech
Scientists currently have little understanding of the impacts of climate change on Arctic flora, but a group of Canadian researchers is working to change that
People & Culture
For an achievement by one or more individuals in the field of geography, or a significant national or international event
People & Culture
Mathew Borrett's new exhibition, Hypnagogic City, depicts Hogtown in a parallel universe
Environment
When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, habitats themselves can be critical allies
Environment
Finding himself 'pinned down by nature' — the COVID-19 pandemic — Burtynsky picked up a camera
People & Culture
Museum expert recognized for transformative work in cultural institutions and leadership on the ambitious Bay Ecotarium project in San Francisco
People & Culture
Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa'xaid tells the stories of the experience, suffering and survival of Cecil Paul, a Xenaksiala elder.
Travel
Boisterous Boston or elegant Nantucket: exploring two weekend getaway options in Massachusetts
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History
New Canadian Museum of History exhibit featuring digital facial reconstruction to open July 1
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Explore the best art collections in the capital of the United States
Travel
From sleeping under the stars in Navajo country to resort hopping in the Valley of the Sun, a one-time Arizonian rediscovers the enchanted desert
Environment
Researchers from the international PoLAR-FIT team are revealing a four-million-year-old forest beautifully preserved in permafrost and peat on Nunavut’s Ellesmere Island
People & Culture
The best of the best images of Canadian wildlife from the annual competition hosted by Canadian Geographic in partnership with the Canadian Museum of Nature
Travel
Brewed with water and natural ingredients, Corona wants to encourage Canadians to responsibly experience the country’s natural wonders
Environment
Currently only at 4.4 per cent, the province still needs to acquire another 2.6 per cent of land to protect by the end of 2020
Wildlife
Organization protecting a vital wilderness corridor between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to encourage interprovincial moose mating
Environment
Vancouver Island marmot, blue whale and Ungava seal included in NatureServe Canada report
Wildlife
A small island off the western coast of Prince Edward Island that once housed a resort will now be a 'hotel for birds.'
People & Culture
History