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Admission

Adults $10
Student $8
Senior $8
Child $6
Tiny Tot Free
Family $25
Free Thurs.: 5 pm – 8 pm

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Collage: A view from inside a tunnel of foliage in a cane field, a volcano erupting ash above the clouds, a mineral and a whale's tail, on a background showing a landscape of land and water.

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Hours

Regular Hours

September 6 – April 30

Open

  • Tuesday to Sunday: 9 am – 5 pm
  • Thursdays: 9 am – 8 pm

Note: Early closings are listed below.

Closed

  • Mondays, except:
    • October 10 (Thanksgiving Day)
    • December 26 (Boxing Day)
    • January 2
    • February 20 (Family Day in Ontario)
    • March 5 (during spring break in Quebec)
    • March 12 (during spring break in Ontario)
    • April 9 (Easter Monday)
  • December 24 closes at 2:00 pm (Christmas Eve)
  • December 25 (Christmas Day)
  • January 9–13 (inclusive; annual maintenance)
  • February 7 (installation of Whales Tohorā)

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Summer Hours

May 1 – September 3

  • Daily: 9 am – 6 pm
  • Thursdays, Fridays: 9 am – 8 pm

 

What's On – Highlights

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Clearance Sale.
Discovery Zone Activities.This is a Kid Friendly Event
Science for Little Ones.This is a Kid Friendly Event
Trivia Game—Whales Tohorā.
Guided History Tour.
Guided Tour of Gallery Highlights.
Awesome Arctic.
  • Awesome Arctic
  • Images of Our Research in the North
  • Exhibition – Temporary exhibition
Preternatural.
  • Preternatural
  • Where Art and Nature Collide
  • Exhibition – Temporary exhibition
RBC Blue Water Gallery.This is a Kid Friendly Event
Vale Earth Gallery.
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