Canadian, eh? This was actually my second choice of museums to visit but as I am making it a rule to walk at least one way, this one got the thumbs up today. What used to be called the Museum of Civilization but now has a new name is over a bridge in Hull, Quebec. It looked pretty hard to negotiate the various highways leading there so I chose this one. Oh, the new name is History Museum and I suppose that is due to some sort of “political correctness”??? I’m usually big on political correctness but this….
Google Maps led me a merry dance over and under highways and train tracks and through the University where of course no names are posted on various lanes alleged to be “ the way”. However I managed to get to my destination after a lot of wandering and, boy, what a wonderful place!
But one I got inside I was charmed! It reminded me a bit of the Natural History in New York .
A bear looking for lunch
I had forgotten that it was Sunday afternoon, something that was soon brought to my attention. There are advantages to being deaf sometimes. I popped out my aids and smiled sweetly at any and all of the many Ottawa tots screeching their approval or distain and carried on with my tour.
My favorite floor was the birds, I think.
A whole floor was devoted to the Arctic and another to “ re-wilding” and art in the face of climate change.
When I finally got up there I could see the beauty of it. This museum certainly knows its customers. There were many places with tables and chairs where families were eating a packed lunch. The coat check, to my surprise was just a big self-serve room with racks and hangers for us to get rid of outer wear. There were lots of interactive features for the kids to investigate such as parts of exhibits set down at kid-level sight slots
As I stepped out I realized it was raining and so I took an Uber home.
Another gem of a place in Ottawa I never knew existed.
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