Canada Science and Technology Museum

Permanent exhibitions include Innovation Canada, the Locomotive Hall, Canada in Space, and more. Ongoing: The museum's collection has been mined for treasures that help to tell the story of Canadian electric and electronic communications in 'Nortel Connexions.' Museum-goers can explore the evolution of communications through television, telephones, telecommunications, and broadcasting. Until Sept. 7, 2009: Developed by the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, 'A Camera on the Banks: The Work of Frederick William Wallace' is an exhibition of photographs, quotes, and artifacts about the last days of Nova Scotian schooners and the fishing industry. Until June, 2009: 'Bikes: The Wheel Story' allows visitors to learn about the history of bicycles with an array of artifacts from the 1800s to the present. Dec. 21: Free 90 minute outdoor stargazing sessions at the Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory. Dec. 6: Dr. Jaymie Mathews of the University of British Columbia gives a lecture on the discoveries made with Galileo's telecope four centuries ago and the MOST telescope, Canada's first space telescope. Dec. 6 and 7: Santa will take time out of his busy schedule to talk to young people via amateur radio. Dec. 21: The Winter Solstice will be celebrated with family-friendly activities such as sleigh rides, star gazing in the inflatable planetarium, and more. Jan. 16: Build a replica of Galileo's telescope in a hands-on workshop. Call for fee info. $6; students and children: $4; families: $14. Join in a hands-on craft activity with one of the museum's Family Astronomy and Space Workshops. Afterwards, families get a guided tour of the inflatable planetarium, the Canada in Space exhibition, or the observatory. Dec. 5: Make an alien puppet. $7.50; seniors and students: $5; children under 14: $3.50; children three and under: free; families (two adults, three children): $18. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 5pm. Closed Mondays except holidays.

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