Visages au Féminin
Bridge
March – August 2013
The Association franco-culturelle de Yellowknife presents a tribute to female francophone and francophile immigrants to the NWT.

Songs of the Tlicho Drumdance
Community Display Area
March – July 2013
An exhibition celebrating the recording of a special drumdance in Behchoko on New Years Eve in 1982.

Thebacha Trails & Roadside Ditches
Mezzanine
February – August 2013
Brandy Wilson artfully presents large-scale images of plants, flowers and natural materials collected from the Fort Smith area.

From Foot to Flight: Winter Travel in the North
Aviation Gallery
June 2012 – April 2015
From footwear to toboggans to snow machines, see a variety of objects and photographs from the PWNHC collections. Try on snowshoes and take a peek into the interactive dog house.

Staff Picks
South Gallery
June 2012 – March 2014
Staff have selected special objects and photographs from the Northern Heritage Centre’s collections. These items tell fascinating stories and some have never been exhibited!

The Daughters of the Midnight Sun
Community Display Area
January - February 2013
From performing charity work to hosting zany parties, the Daughters of the Midnight Sun were a presence in Yellowknife for 47 years. This exhibit honours these women, who contributed their time and energy to many social causes in the city.

Hunters of the Alpine Ice
Feature Gallery
December 2011 – January 2014
Patches of ice in the Mackenzie Mountains that have existed for over 5000 years are now melting, revealing ancient hunting tools of the Shúhtaot’ine people.

Discovery Gallery
Prospecting, dogsledding, trapping…let your imagination run wild in the Discovery Gallery!

Qilalukkat ~ Beluga Whales
North Gallery
See a beluga whale female and her calf, along with Inuvialuit artifacts related to belugas. Listen to the voices of people and belugas and learn about their connections in the Arctic.

Kuukpak: An Exhibition of Inuvialuit Artifacts
North Gallery
September 2009 – September 2014
Kuukpak was the name of an ancient Inuvialuit village on the shores of Qangmaliq Bay, near the mouth of the Mackenzie River. This exhibit, which features hundreds of artifacts uncovered through archaeological excavations undertaken by the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, reveals how the people who lived there built their dwellings, hunted, fished, made clothing and carried out other activities 500 years ago.

The Land Up Here
Orientation Gallery
The Land Up Here presents a general introduction to the history, people and languages of the Northwest Territories. This six and a half minute video is projected on a twelve foot by twelve foot screen and relief map in our orientation gallery and is available in five languages.
The Land Up Here is also available online.

The Mooseskin Boat
Feature Gallery
Learn about this mooseskin boat that was built by Mountain Dene from Fort Norman in the spring of 1981. This is the only mooseskin boat that has ever been preserved.

"NWT Rocks: From Minerals to Monitors"
Upper ramp area
Ongoing
See mineral samples from throughout the NWT and discover their uses. Learn about early prospectors lured north by the glitter of gold.

"Yamoria: the one who travels"
Feature Gallery
December 2011 – January 2014
This exhibit features stories of Yamoria, the legendary Dene traveller and lawmaker.

NWT Archives Reading Room: High Flyers

Bush flying began in earnest after the First World War left a surplus of warplanes and service-trained pilots. The bush planes of the 1920s and 1930s were skeletons of steel tubing sheathed in fabric which were drafty, unheated, without radio communication and easily crippled in rough landings.

Any passengers on these planes were forced to share cabin space with kegs of dynamite, groceries, mail, furs, mining and prospecting gear, snowshoes, sleigh dogs and emergency provisions. There were no first class accommodations on a bush plane.

Community Display Area

We invite community groups and individuals to use this area for their displays.

Do you have an idea for a community display? Is there an upcoming event your organization would like to celebrate? Contact our Education and Outreach Office (Ph: 920-3255)