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Collecting paper money seems simple enough. But, paper is delicate stuff and demands a gentle touch.

On view until January 10, 2025. Learn more about this exhibition, plan your visit, or check out some exhibition highlights and explore even more online activities.

From skip counting to making change, working with money is a great way for students to practice math skills.

Coin collecting can be a fun and fascinating hobby. But there are a few things you should know to keep your collection safe and in good condition. Because coins aren’t as robust as you might imagine.

Security printing is a game of anticipating and responding to criminal threats. Counterfeiting is a game of anticipating and responding to bank note design. This cat and mouse relationship affects every aspect of a bank note.

From design to final product, bank notes and coins can be used to explore and teach art, media and process.

We’re turning down the lights and the volume for our sensory-sensitive visitors—explore the Museum using more than eyes and ears.

Bring your camp crew to the Bank of Canada Museum this summer. Check out our available programs, and book your visit.

It’s a new year—the perfect time to look back at some notable artifacts the Museum added to the National Currency collection from 2022. Each object has a unique story to tell about Canada’s monetary and economic history.

The dollars and cents we use wouldn’t be worth anything to anybody if we didn’t have confidence in it. No matter if it’s gold or digits on a hard drive, public trust is the secret ingredient in a successful currency.