The Canadian Children’s Museum in Canada's Capital Region

A Child’s Passport to Adventure and a new Exhibit is a Family’s Passport to Celebrating 60 years of Kid’s TV on CBC

The Canadian Children’s Museum, part of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, located in Canada's Capital Region takes children on an exciting journey through creative cultural exhibits designed to teach them about the world.

November 3, 2001 saw the opening of "Show and Tell: Growing Up Canadian" which runs to May 6, 2002. Clifford the Big Red Dog and Franklin the Turtle were just some of the special guests on hand to launch this new exhibit.

Produced in partnership with the CBC Museum in Toronto, this exhibition celebrates 60 years of CBC Programming for Children. Parents visiting the museum will enjoy reminiscing their own childhood while exploring this exhibit as a family. More than 200 puppets, costumes, props and memorabilia from shows like The Friendly Giant, Mr. Dressup, Bobino, and French Language children’s programming from Radio-Canada take museum goers from the past to the present as today’s current generation of children will also find their favourite programs represented in the exhibit. Interactive stations offer the opportunity to design a puppet, go behind the scenes in a television studio or experience the view from a camera operator’s eyepiece.

The Travel Bureau is the place to start as children pick up their passport to adventure.

Throughout the museum’s permanent exhibits passport stations lead families through interactive displays. Kids eagerly travel from station to station, stamping their passport along the way, making sure that they visit each locale.

Families can take an audio journey on a Pakistani bus through seven international cities at the Crossroads and learn how people around the world share information and goods.

The International Village explores different activities from countries like Nigeria, Mexico, Japan, India, Indonesia, lets children learn about toys and games from around the world and get a glimpse of daily activities that play a role in other societies.

A popular resting spot for parents is the Kid’s Café, where youngsters can discover different kinds of food and learn about the serving techniques of other lands.  

During the summer the fun continues in Adventure World. Here visitors are transported to a park where play and imagination are celebrated in the great outdoors.

As a part of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian Children’s Museum offers families a year-round program of fun activities, special events and endless ways to learn about the world.

The Canadian Museum of Civilization also houses an Imax Theatre with tilt back seats that take the audience on fantastic journeys of sight and sound.

Permanent exhibits of the Museum include:

The Grand Hall featuring a gallery with 43 authentic totem poles and exhibits focusing on the Native Peoples of the Northwest Coast.

First Peoples Hall, which is dedicated to Canada’s Native People.

The Postal Museum

Canada Hall, that recounts 1,000 years of Canada’s History under a domed ceiling.

The Canadian Museum of Civilization hosts over 15 temporary and travelling exhibits each year. 

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