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May 6, 2025
The Greatest Stories Ever Told
Artworks by Canadian artist Ho Tam, inspired by the symbols found on money. -
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March 28, 2025
Budgets: Math for life
Introduce budgeting concepts and best practices by planning an event. Students will build skills with fractions, decimals and percentages using worksheets and hands-on activities. -
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February 26, 2025
New acquisitions—2024 edition
Bank of Canada Museum’s acquisitions in 2024 highlight the relationships that shape the National Currency Collection. -
February 11, 2025
Money’s metaphors
Buck, broke, greenback, loonie, toonie, dough, flush, gravy train, born with a silver spoon in your mouth… No matter how common the expression for money, many of us haven’t the faintest idea where these terms come from. -
January 22, 2025
Value for money: Determining unit price
Calculate unit prices and compare value for money. Use real-life shopping scenarios to determine if something is a real deal. -
December 24, 2024
2011-2013: The Frontiers Series
The paper money that’s not made of paper is our first series to be printed on a state-of-the-art polymer material that is both more resilient and harder to counterfeit. -
November 7, 2024
Family Fun Weekends
Pop into the Museum for Family Fun Weekends on December 7 and 8 and December 14 and 15 for activities offering both financial know how and fun. -
October 11, 2024
Exploring payment methods
Compare different payment methods, such as credit, debit and cash. This lesson plan uses a quiz, group work and scenarios to boost financial literacy.
