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This list of museums in Manitoba, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name Town/City Regions Type Summary
12th Manitoba Dragoons Museum Brandon Westman Military website, history of the 26th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Aerospace information, museum open by appointment
Alex Robertson Museum Alonsa Parkland Local history information
Anola & District Museum Anola Eastman Open air information, pioneer village
Antler River Historical Society Museum Melita Westman Local History information, includes antique firearms and pioneer artifacts
Aquatic Hall of Fame and Museum of Canada Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Sports Currently closed and seeking new home
Arborg Heritage Village Arborg Interlake Open air website, multicultural history of rural life and farm communities of the Interlake region prior to 1930
Archibald Historical Museum La Rivière Pembina Valley Open air Includes home of activist Nellie McClung
Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba Brandon Westman Art
Ashern Pioneer Museum Ashern Interlake Open air information, information, historic buildings and agricultural equipment
Beautiful Plains Museum Neepawa Westman Local history website, period room and business displays
Beckoning Hills Museum Boissevain Westman Local history information, period room and business displays
Belmont & District Historical Museum Belmont Westman Local history information, open in summer
Binscarth & District Gordon Orr Memorial Museum Binscarth Parkland Local history information
Birdtail Country Museum Birtle Westman Local history information, period room displays
Bishop Velychkovsky Martyr's Shrine Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Religious website, shrine and museum about Vasyl Velychkovsky
Blacksmith Museum Cartwright Westman Industry information, fully restored and working blacksmith shop
Brandon General Museum Brandon Westman Multiple website, local history, schools, businesses, early entertainment and fashion, agriculture, includes the B.J. Hales Collection of bird and animal mounts, model railway layouts
Brokenhead-Beausejour Pioneer Village Museum Beausejour Eastman Open air website
Burrough of the Gleann Museum Glenboro Westman Local history website
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre Morden Pembina Valley Natural history Marine reptile fossils
Canadian Museum for Human Rights Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital History Explores the subject of human rights including Aboriginal issues, the Holocaust
Carberry Plains Museum Carberry Westman Local history information, includes local memorabilia and paintings, sports memorabilia from all eras and many decade-specific collections
Carousels and Dolls Doll Museum Brandon Westman Toy information, open by appointment
Charlebois Heritage Museum The Pas Northern Local history information, local history of the Charlebois Chapel
Chokecherry Junction Boissevain Westman Railroad information, model railway collection
Clack Family Heritage Museum Rivers Westman History information, antique automobiles, equipment and pioneer artifacts
Cleggs Museum of Horse Drawn Vehicles Miniota Westman Transportation information, horse-drawn vehicles and antiques; collection moving to Prairie Mountain Regional Museums[1]
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum Brandon Westman Aerospace World War II aircraft, British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, R.C.A.F.
Cooks Creek Heritage Museum Cooks Creek Eastman Local history website, local history of pioneer settlers and their cultural heritage
Crystal City Community Printing Museum Crystal City Westman Technology information, printing presses and equipment
Dalnavert Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Historic house Late Victorian period house
Daly House Museum Brandon Westman Historic house Late 19th century Victorian house
Darlingford School Heritage Museum Darlingford Pembina Valley Local history information, information, historic four room schoolhouse with exhibits of local history
Dauphin Railway Museum Dauphin Parkland Railroad Located in a restored 1912 Canadian Northern railway station
Dufferin Historical Museum Carman Pembina Valley Local history website, operated by the Dufferin Historical Society
Dunnottar Station Museum Dunnottar Interlake Railroad website
Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Natural history Part of the University of Manitoba, skeletal replicas of Cretaceous Period animals
Elgin & District Museum Elgin Westman Local history information, open in summer
Eriksdale Museum Eriksdale Interlake Local history information, https://web.archive.org/web/20150413041607/http://eriksdale.com/profile/index.asp information], includes creamery artifacts, housed in a historic creamery building
Eskimo Museum Churchill Northern First Nations information, Inuit sculpture, artifacts and carvings
Ethelbert & District Museum Ethelbert Parkland Local history website, includes a school room, pioneer kitchen, sewing room, nursery, bedroom and artifacts from original settlers
Evergreen Firearms Museum Belmont Westman Military information, military and sporting firearms
Fire Fighters Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Firefighting
Flin Flon Station Museum Flin Flon Northern Local history information, located in a former railway station, pioneer and mining history, transportation
Fort Dauphin Museum Dauphin Parkland Open air website, information, 18th century fur trade post and pioneer village
Fort Garry Horse Museum & Archives Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Military History of the Regiment and Winnipeg cavalry, 1878 to present
Fort Gibraltar Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Living Summer living history demonstrations of 1815 fur trading post life
Fort La Reine Museum Portage la Prairie Central Plains Open air website, includes pioneer village, Allis-Chalmers Museum with farm equipment, Ukrainian Orthodox church, Military Museum, Manitoba Softball Hall of Fame
Foxwarren Museum Foxwarren Westman Local history information, operated by the Foxwarren Historical Society in the former St. George's Anglican Church
Gallery 1C03 Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Art Gallery of the University of Winnipeg
Gallery One One One Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Art Gallery of the University of Manitoba
Gilbert Plains Museum & Tourist Information Centre Gilbert Plains Parkland Local history information
Gladstone District Museum Gladstone Central Plains Local history website
Hamiota Pioneer Club Museum Hamiota Westman History information, local history
Hart-Cam Museum Hartney Westman History website, information, local history
Headingley Heritage Centre Headingley Central Plains Automotive information, Jim's Vintage Garages, automotive and petroleum industry memorabilia
Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park Riverton Interlake Open air Includes a fishing industry museum, one room school, 1920-1940s period Icelandic family house, tools
Heritage Complex McCreary Parkland Historic house information, information
Heritage North Museum Thompson Northern Multiple website, area natural and cultural history, mining, First Nation and fur trade artifacts, fossils
Heritage Park Museums Cartwright Westman Multiple information, information, several museums and historic buildings in Heritage Park, including Badger Creek Museum, Cartwright School Museum, Manitoba Telephone System, shoe repair shop, post office
Hillcrest Museum Souris Westman History information, information, local history
Historical Museum of St. James - Assiniboia Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Historic house Late 19th century house, also local history, farming, agriculture and blacksmith exhibits
Horod School Horod Parkland Education information
Inglis Grain Elevators National Historic Site Inglis Parkland Agriculture Development of Canada’s prairie agriculture
Irvin Goodon International Wildlife Museum Boissevain Westman Natural history website, collection of full-mount animals set in interactive, natural scenes
Ivan Franko Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Biographical Ukrainian author and poet Ivan Franko
J.A.V David Museum Killarney Westman History information, local history
Marion and Ed Vickar Jewish Museum of Western Canada Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Ethnic Jewish history of settlement in Western Canada
Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation Interpretive Centre Wasagaming Parkland First Nations information
Kenosewun Interpretive Centre Lockport Interlake Multiple website, located in Lockport Provincial Heritage Park, excavated Aboriginal artifacts, history of the St. Andrews Locks and Dam
Keystone Pioneers Museum Roblin Parkland History information, information, local history, agricultural equipment, restored Elaschuk House, a pioneer log cabin and the Makaroff United Church
Leaf Rapids National Exhibition Centre Leaf Rapids Northern Multiple website, changing art, science and history exhibition
Legion House Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Military website, military history of Manitoba
Living Prairie Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Natural history Nature center and prairie ecology
Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site Lockport Interlake Living 1850s Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post
Lundar Museum Lundar Interlake Open air information, historic buildings, agriculture equipment, household items and antiques
Lynn Lake Mining Town Museum Lynn Lake Northern Mining information, area nickel mining and local history
Maison Gabrielle Roy Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Biographical Home of writer Gabrielle Roy
Manitoba & North-Western Model Railroad Sandy Lake Parkland HRailroad information, information
Manitoba Agricultural Museum Austin Central Plains Agriculture Vintage farm machinery and pioneer village buildings
Manitoba Amateur Radio Museum Austin Central Plains Technology Antique communication equipment, located on the grounds of the Manitoba Agricultural Museum
Manitoba Antique Automobile Museum Elkhorn Westman Automobile Includes rare automobiles, pioneer farm equipment, steam tractors, and unique household artifacts
Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame Museum Morden Pembina Valley Sports website
Manitoba Children's Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Children's
Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Art Handcrafts
Manitoba Dairy Museum St. Claude Central Plains Multiple information, information, dairy displays, pioneer artifacts, local history, schoolhouse
Manitoba Electrical Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Technology Electrical history of Manitoba
Manitoba Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Multiple Natural history, science, history, planetarium
Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Sports Manitoba's sports teams and honoured athletes
Marringhurst Heritage House Pilot Mound Westman Historic house information, turn-of-the century farmhouse
Maple Grove Tea Room at Kennedy House Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Historic house information, information
Margaret Laurence Home Neepawa Westman Biographical website, childhood home of author Margaret Laurence
Marine Museum of Manitoba Selkirk Interlake Maritime Includes several museum ships
Mennonite Heritage Village Steinbach Eastman Open air
Miami Museum Miami Pembina Valley History information, local history
Miami Railway Museum Miami Pembina Valley Railway information, photos
Miniota Municipal Museum Miniota Westman History information, historic house and local historical artifacts
Minnedosa Heritage Village Minnedosa Westman Open air information, historic house and local historical artifacts
Moncur Gallery Boissevain Westman First Nations website, Aboriginal history in the Turtle Mountain region
Moosehorn Heritage Museum Grahamdale Interlake History information, information
Morris & District Centennial Museum Morris Westman History website[permanent dead link‍], information, pioneer life
Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital History Local history, French-Canadian and Métis cultures in Manitoba
Musee des Pionniers et des Chanoinesses Notre Dame de Lourdes Central Plains Multiple information, local history and Chanoisses order of sisters
Musée St-Joseph Museum Montcalm Pembina Valley Open air website, information
Naval Museum of Manitoba Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Military
New Iceland Heritage Museum Gimli Interlake Ethnic History and artifacts of the settlers from Iceland, three locations in Gimli
Oak Lake and District Museum Oak Lake Westman History information, information, local history
Ogniwo Polish Museum Society Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Ethnic
Parks Canada Visitor Reception Centre Churchill Northern History information, exhibits about the area's fur trade industry and nearby Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site and York Factory National Historic Site, military history, human and natural history, Wapusk National Park
Pavilion Gallery Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Art
Pembina Threshermen's Museum Winkler Pembina Valley Open air website, heritage buildings, vintage farm equipment, antiques
Philip's Magical Paradise Giroux Eastman Magic information, information, magic and illusion equipment and history
Pilot Mound Centennial Museum Pilot Mound Westman History information, local history
Plug In Institute Of Contemporary Art Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Art website
Plum Coulee Community Museum Plum Coulee Pembina Valley History information, information, antiques, open by appointment
Plum Heritage Church Museum & Tea Room Souris Westman History website, information, local history
Pinewood Museum Wasagaming Parkland History information, information, local history
Prairie Mountain Regional Museums Shoal Lake Westman Open air website, includes several historic buildings and the Clegg Carriage Collection
Rapid City Museum Rapid City Westman History information, local history
RCA Museum Brandon Westman Military website, located at CFB Shilo, also known as Canada's National Artillery Museum
Red River Valley Floods Interpretive Centre Ste. Agathe Winnipeg Capital History website, information, history of the 1950 and 1997 Red River flood
Reston and District Museum Reston Westman History information, local history
Riel House National Historic Site Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Historic house website, 1880s period home of politician Louis Riel
Riverton Transportation & Heritage Center Riverton Interlake Transportation website, local history as affected by area transportation: rail, boat, air, roads
Roland 4-H Museum Roland Pembina Valley Agriculture website, history of area 4-H club
Ross House Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Historic house 1850s period homestead
Rossburn Museum Rossburn Parkland History information, information, local history
Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Aerospace Military and civilian aircraft, formerly the Western Canada Aviation Museum
Royal Canadian Mint Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Mint website of the Winnipeg location, the Royal Canadian Mint
Royal Winnipeg Rifles Regimental Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Military website, history of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Sagkeeng Cultural Centre Museum Fort Alexander Eastman First Nations information
Saint Léon Interpretive Centre St. Leon Westman Natural history website, exhibits on the area wind farms, birds, salamanders, living green
Sam Waller Museum The Pas Northern Region Local history Collections include First Nations, fur trading, mining, transportation
Sandilands Forest Centre Hadashville Eastman Forestry website, forest ecology and biodiversity, sustainable forest management, fire management and prevention, trees and tree growth, the forest industry and forest products
Satterthwaite Log Cabin McCreary Parkland Historic house information, information
Selo Ukraina Dauphin Parkland Open air information, information, Ukrainian heritage village
Settlers, Rails & Trails Argyle Interlake Multiple Canadian Flag Collection, local history, agricultural, school, religious and railway history
Seton Centre Carberry Westman Multiple website, art gallery, natural history and environmental education
Seven Oaks House Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Historic house Mid 19th century settlement life
Shoal Lake Mounted Police Museum Shoal Lake Westman Law enforcement website. Province's official museum to the North-West Mounted Police.
Sipiweske Museum Wawanesa Westman History website, local history
Snow Lake Mining Town Museum Snow Lake Northern Mining website, information
Sprague and District Historical Museum Sprague Eastman Open air information, local history, period room and business displays
St. Andrews Heritage Centre St. Andrews Interlake History information, local history
St. Andrew's Rectory National Historic Site St. Andrews Interlake History website
St. Claude Gaol Museum St. Claude Central Plains Prison information
St. Elijah Pioneer Museum Lennard Parkland Local history website, historic Romanian Orthodox church and pioneer home with artifacts; also known as St. Elijah Romanian Orthodox Church Museum and Paulencu Romanian Folk House
St. Georges Museum St. Georges Eastman History information, local history
St. Norbert Provincial Park Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Historic house Two late 19th century houses located in a historic park; operated by the Fort Garry Historical Society
St. Pierre Museum St. Pierre-Jolys Eastman History information, local history, located in a former convent
St. Vital Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital History website, local history, operated by the St. Vital Historical Society
St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Catholic Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Ethnic Ukrainian Catholic heritage
Star Mound School Museum Snowflake Westman Education information, information, one room schoolhouse and First Nations artifacts
Strathclair Museum Strathclair Westman History information, local history
Swan Valley Historical Museum Swan River Parkland Open air information, over 12 historic buildings
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Military
Teulon and District Museum Teulon Interlake Open air information, historic buildings, agriculture equipment, household items and antiques
Third Crossing Agricultural Museum Gladstone Central Plains Agriculture information
Transcona Historical Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital History Local history and culture
Treherne Museum Treherne Central Plains History website, includes period business displays, rifles, antique furniture, radios, tools, kitchenware, war paraphernalia, Native artifacts, agriculture equipment, farm machinery, blacksmith shop
Trembowla Cross of Freedom Historic Site and Museum Dauphin Parkland Open air information, information, tribute to Ukrainian settlers, includes 1989 St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, a pioneer home, Trembowla school and other historic buildings
Turtle Mountain Flywheel Club Museum Killarney Westman Agriculture website, information, tractors, farm equipment, tools
Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Ethnic Also known as Oseredok
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Museum Sandy Lake Parkland Ethnic information, local Ukrainian settler history and heritage
Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Manitoba Branch Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Ethnic information, information, Ukrainian folk art and crafts, located in the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral
V. Gross' Doll Museum and Gift Shop Warren Interlake Toy website, dolls and toys
Virden Pioneer Home Museum Virden Westman Historic house website, Victorian period home, also post office, general store, schoolhouse displays, memorabilia of pioneer life, World War I artifacts and uniforms, folk-art gallery
Waskada Museum Waskada Westman Multiple website, includes historic buildings, pioneer household and farm artifacts, antique vehicles, period business and school displays
Wasyl Negrych Homestead Gilbert Plains Parkland Open air information, information, Ukrainian pioneer homestead and outbuildings
Watson Crossley Community Museum Grandview Parkland History information, information, local history, pioneer home, log cabin, agriculture equipment, schoolhouse
Whitemouth Municipal Museum Whitemouth Eastman Open air information, information, pioneer village and farming museum, open seasonally
Whiteshell Provincial Park West Hawk Lake Eastman Multiple Includes the Whiteshell Natural History Museum, Whiteshell Trappers Museum, West Hawk Museum, Whiteshell Fish Hatchery Interpretive Centre, Alf Hole Goose Sanctuary and Interpretive Centre
Willow Plain School Municipal Heritage Site Sarto Eastman Education information, information, 1911 one room school
Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Art
Winnipeg Police Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Law enforcement website
Winnipeg Railway Museum Winnipeg Winnipeg Capital Railway
Winnipegosis Museum Winnipegosis Parkland History information, local history
Woodlands Pioneer Museum Woodlands Interlake History information, information, local history, household items, also includes 2 schools, log cabin and St. Luke's Anglican Church

Defunct museums

  • Brandon Mental Health Centre, Brandon, online only now, website
  • Canadian Orthodox Pioneer Museum, Sifton, located in the Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church which was destroyed by fire in 2010[2][3]
  • Chatfield Park of Souvenirs Museum, Armstrong, closed in 2012[4]
  • Costume Museum of Canada, Winnipeg
  • Manitoba Military Aviation Museum, Winnipeg, closed as of January 2014

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Ed Ledohowski (January 13, 2013). "It was twice a work of wonder — but Sifton's marvellous Russian Orthodox Church suffered a cruel fate". Manitoba Co-Operator. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Prairie Voices: An interview with Katya Szalasznyj". Orthodox Canada. 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Chatfield Park of Souvenirs Museum". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 6 April 2015. closed as of Fall 2012
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