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    Happy Birthday, Dear Bank of Canada Museum!

    Among the challenges of a museum’s first year of operation is the fact that it’s a 12-month-long learning process. Actually, it’s a lifetime learning process, but year one is particularly intense.

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    Build a Bank Note: Classroom Resource for Teachers

    Teach your students about Canada’s history, land and culture – with money! Download the free lesson plan.

    How to use the new bank note to teach about historical significance

    The Bank of Canada has unveiled a new bank note featuring Viola Desmond—the first woman, other than royalty, to be featured on a regular circulation Canadian bank note. This new bank note provides a wonderful opportunity to explore the concept of historical significance.

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August 30, 2018 Happy Birthday, Dear Bank of Canada Museum!

By: Graham Iddon


A little grade 8 math revealed that, since our last full year of operation, we have increased Museum attendance by 91 per cent (pause while the audience claps).
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August 15, 2018 Death in the Ice

By: Graham Iddon


As the title suggests, this exhibition is more about the mystery surrounding the expedition’s fate than the expedition itself.
Content Type(s): Blog Subject(s): Reviews

July 25, 2018 The Canada Science and Technology Museum

By: Graham Iddon


A crowd of us from the Bank of Canada Museum took an afternoon to tour the CSTM and have a chat with some of its exhibition development team.
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July 11, 2018 Canada Day, 2018

By: Graham Iddon


We can handle around 350 people at once, so when we hit our maximum capacity, it looked like everybody on the Hill had dropped in for a little economic and numismatic education.
Content Type(s): Blog Subject(s): News & Events

June 22, 2018 FIDEM and Masters of Relief

By: Paul S. Berry


FIDEM…exists to promote an appreciation for art medals, hosting shows internationally and providing a forum for the discussion and publication of relevant information.
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