What’s On
Luck and Lore
October 25, 2019 to November 1, 2020
The exhibition that explores the spiritual, the ceremonial, the seemingly impractical uses we have for money. Take a look at some of the transformed money, the replica money and the real money we’ve used for millennia to bring good fortune to ourselves and others.
Taking charge! Financial Literacy Month at the Museum
Weekends in November
Four weekends of activities that will help kids understand how to budget, save and carefully spend their money.
Family fun—family learning. Four weekends of FREE activities that will help your kids understand budgets, savings and how to be smart spenders. Pop in for puppets, piggy banks, trivia and games.
Plan your visit
Drop into our permanent exhibition and learn all about money—without spending any! Expand your understanding of spending and saving, discover your place in the economy and explore a world-class currency collection. Fun interactives, 1,946 artifacts and a 2-tonne coin.
Museum Blog
Private Atkinson’s War
By: Graham Iddon
For Teachers: National Teachers Survey
Bank Note/Billet de banque
By: Graham Iddon
Hours
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00
(closed Mondays)
Free Admission
Learn more about the exciting, interactive Bank of Canada Museum.
#DYK for policy interest rate announcements, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz always wears cufflinks made of pennies? Tag us and tell us about your curious money rituals as part of our #LuckAndLore exhibition. https://t.co/HkkdwKv55l pic.twitter.com/aqQayODoUk
— Bank of Canada Museum (@BoCMuseum) October 30, 2019
Complete Commemorative Note Series
Since issuing its first series of bank notes in 1935, the Bank of Canada has issued four commemorative bank notes. Each commemorative note marks an important milestone for the reigning monarch or a defining moment in Canadian history.
Search the Collection
Looking for specific items in our Collection? Here you will be able to access all of the items in our Collection that have been digitized so far.
Travelling Exhibitions
The Bank of Canada Museum is hitting the road! Check out our travelling exhibitions in a city near you.
