Canadian Museum of Civilization

The Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) is Canada's national museum of human history and the most-visited museum in the country. The CMC is also recognized internationally as a center of excellence for research and curatorial science. The Museum's primary purpose is to collect, study, preserve, and present material objects that illuminate the human history of Canada and the cultural diversity of its people. The Museum currently houses close to 4 million artifacts, including some of the country's most important historical treasures. Its professional staff includes leading experts in archaeology, ethnology, and folk culture. They conduct original research throughout Canada-from urban neighborhoods to remote archaeological sites. For the public, the CMC is most renowned for its permanent galleries, devoted to the history and culture of Canada's Aboriginal peoples and for its Canada Hall, which surveys Canada's development since European contact. With international collaborators, the CMC also presents temporary exhibitions that explore other cultures and civilizations past and present. Recent examples include major exhibitions on the period of the Dead Sea Scrolls, on historic Chinese cultures, and on Pompeii. The CMC is also home to the enormously popular Canadian Children's Museum, the Canadian Postal Museum, and an IMAX Dome theatre. Its Web Site, www.civilization.ca, provides access to a wealth of authoritative information. With roots stretching back to 1856, the CMC is one of North America's venerable cultural institutions and the recipient of numerous awards. Today, it occupies some of the most striking museum buildings in the world, memorable for extraordinary architecture and a riverside setting in the heart of Canada's capital.

For more information visit www.civilization.ca.