New Acquisitions
The 1936 Dot Set
A new direction for Canada’s bank notes
Explore the vertical $10 note featuring Viola Desmond.
The Bank-NOTE-able Woman is Here
Canada’s new $10 bank note is revealed
DECODING E-MONEY
November 21, 2017 - May 6, 2018
Bank of Canada Museum
Ottawa, ON
The Digital Wall
A spectacular interactive display
You’ve never seen anything like it: a 6.5 metre-long touch screen featuring 400 artifacts that you can explore with a tap, a drag and a swipe. Enlarge and rotate the images, view more content and then let your fancy lead you onto the next artifact that catches your eye.
Decoding E-Money — November 21, 2017 to May 6, 2018
A new exhibition at the Bank of Canada Museum
It’s money that’s neither in your bank account nor in your wallet, but somewhere in between—and stored electronically. It’s e-money and it’s beginning to change the way we spend. Explore the ways we used to pay, the ways we pay now and how we might pay in the future in this dynamic new exhibition.
Museum Blog
April 18, 2018 New Acquisitions
By: Paul S. Berry
March 27, 2018 Fakes, Forgeries and Phonies
By: Graham Iddon
March 14, 2018 The Bank-NOTEable Woman is Here!
By: Graham Iddon
Regular Hours
Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 17:00
(Closed Mondays)
Free Admission
Learn more about the exciting, interactive Bank of Canada Museum.
Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay with us. A new direction for Canada’s #BankNotes. #PressforProgress See for yourself: https://t.co/gm2sL1v2be pic.twitter.com/ixQ8Lj0YjB
— Bank of Canada (@bankofcanada) March 8, 2018
Plan Your Visit
Welcome to our Museum!
Upcoming changes to legal tender status for older bank notes
Find out what removing legal tender status means and which bank notes are affected.
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
If you are unable to come to us, then we’ll just have to come to you. Welcome to our travelling exhibitions program. It’s our way of extending the walls of the Bank of Canada Museum all across Canada.
