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Visitor Information
Telephone Number: 819/776-7000
Hours:
May-June Fri-Wed 9am-6pm, Thurs 9am-9pm; July-Aug Sat-Wed 9am-6pm, Thurs-Fri 9am-9pm; Sept to mid-Oct Fri-Wed 9am-6pm, Thurs 9am-9pm; rest of year Fri-Sun and Tues-Wed 9am-5pm, Thurs 9am-9pm
Website:
http://www.civilization.ca
Location Information:
Gatineau
Description:
Canadian Native architect Douglas Cardinal designed this visually arresting museum rising from the banks of the Ottawa River as though its curvilinear forms had been sculpted by wind, water, and glacier. The exhibits within tell the history of Canada, starting with the Grand Hall, the high windows of which provide fine views of the skyline. Devoted to the "First Nations" -- in this case, Native-Canadian bands of the west coast -- the hall features a ranked collection of huge totem poles and facades representing lodges. Behind these are small galleries of utensils, tools, weavings, and other artifacts. From there, take escalators to the third floor and its Canada Hall. Laid out in chronological order is the history of the country, starting with the arrival of the Vikings. There are highly effective tableaux of shipboard life through the whaling period, with human-size models, moving images, and recorded shrieks of gulls and creaks of hawsers. Replications of fortified settlements of 18th-century New France follow, on through the military past to the rise of cities, including a walk along an early-1900s street. On the second floor are a Children's Museum and a Postal Museum, but the principal attraction is the CINEPLUS theater, containing an IMAX screen and an OMNIMAX (dome-shaped) screen that propel the viewer giddily into the film's action. There are also a cafeteria and a restaurant, Les Muses (tel. 819/776-7009). Review by Frommers Copyright © 1999-2008 Frommers.com all rights reserved.Contact Frommers advertisement Great Hotel Deals in Ottawa, ON
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