Canadian Museum of History

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The Canadian Museum of History is a major national museum in Canada dedicated to the country’s social and cultural history, renowned for its striking architecture and extensive historical exhibits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural institution
history museum
national museum
architect Douglas Cardinal
architecturalStyle organic architecture
country Canada
established 1856
focusesOn Canadian cultural history
Canadian social history
Aboriginal peoples of Canada
surface form: First Peoples of Canada
formerName Canadian Museum of History self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canadian Museum of Civilization

Human History Museum
Canadian Museum of History self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Museum of Man
foundedAs Geological Survey of Canada
surface form: Museum Branch of the Geological Survey of Canada
governingBody Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
hasCollectionType archaeological objects
archival materials
ethnological objects
historical artifacts
works of art
hasExhibition Canadian Museum of History self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canadian History Hall

Children’s Museum
Grand Hall
special exhibitions
hasFacility archives
conservation laboratories
library
research facilities
theatre
hasMandate to enhance Canadians’ knowledge of their history
to preserve Canadian material culture
to share Canadian history with the public
hasView Parliament Hill
surface form: Parliament Buildings in Ottawa
houses Children’s Museum
surface form: Canadian Children’s Museum

Canadian Postal Museum collection
knownFor Canadian Museum of History self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canadian History Hall

First Peoples exhibits
Grand Hall
extensive historical exhibits
striking architecture
language English
French
legalStatus Crown corporation
locatedIn Gatineau
surface form: Gatineau, Quebec
locatedOn north bank of the Ottawa River
oppositeOf Parliament Hill
oversees Canadian War Museum
partOf Canadian Heritage Portfolio
renamed Canadian Museum of Civilization in 1986
Canadian Museum of History in 2013
visitorAttraction major tourist attraction in the National Capital Region

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Ontario containsLandmark Canadian Museum of History
Ottawa hasLandmark Canadian Museum of History
Canadian War Museum ownedBy Canadian Museum of History
this entity surface form: Canadian Museum of History Corporation
Canadian War Museum governingBody Canadian Museum of History
this entity surface form: Canadian Museum of History Corporation
Canadian Museum of History formerName Canadian Museum of History self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Canadian Museum of Civilization
Canadian Museum of History formerName Canadian Museum of History self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: National Museum of Man
Canadian Museum of History knownFor Canadian Museum of History self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Canadian History Hall
Canadian Museum of History hasExhibition Canadian Museum of History self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Canadian History Hall
Gatineau hasMuseum Canadian Museum of History
National Capital Region hasKeyLandmark Canadian Museum of History
subject surface form: National Capital Region (Canada)
Moshe Safdie notableWork Canadian Museum of History
this entity surface form: Canadian Museum of Civilization
Canadian Heritage Portfolio includesAgency Canadian Museum of History
Grand Hall partOf Canadian Museum of History
Grand Hall locatedIn Canadian Museum of History
Grand Hall ownedBy Canadian Museum of History
Grand Hall operatedBy Canadian Museum of History
Children’s Museum partOf Canadian Museum of History
Children’s Museum locatedIn Canadian Museum of History
Children’s Museum operatedBy Canadian Museum of History
Children’s Museum ownedBy Canadian Museum of History
Human History Museum formerNameOf Canadian Museum of History
Human History Museum operatedBy Canadian Museum of History
this entity surface form: Canadian Museum of History Corporation
Douglas Cardinal notableWork Canadian Museum of History
Douglas Cardinal notableWork Canadian Museum of History
this entity surface form: Canadian Museum of Civilization
Douglas Cardinal designed Canadian Museum of History
Alexandra Bridge locatedNear Canadian Museum of History
Hull contains Canadian Museum of History
Outaouais administrative region hasTouristAttraction Canadian Museum of History
Ottawa–Gatineau metropolitan area hasLandmark Canadian Museum of History