Following safety protocols, the museum play area is available by reservation from 9:30am-12pm and 1pm-5pm Wednesday to Friday, and from 1-5 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Bookings must be made in advance. Groups will be provided with a kit of clean, quarantined items including; cooking gear, puppets, and books for self-led learning and play. […]
To ensure the health and safety of staff and visitors, the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre has health and safety guidelines that comply with the GNWT’s Emerging Wisely Plan. These practices include: Reduced overall visitor capacity. There will now be a limit of 80 visitors in the museum at a time. Gallery capacities will also […]
A new exhibition that explores the importance of beluga whales to Inuvialuit – Inuit of the Western Canadian Arctic at the Canadian Museum of Nature. Qilalukkat! Belugas and Inuvialuit: Our Survival Together was curated by Myrna Pokiak, an Inuvialuit cultural educator born and raised in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. “We’re delighted to present this latest exhibition in […]
The PWNHC is a member of the Alliance of Natural History Museum of Canada @alliancenaturalhistory, and we were one of the 11 museums to contribute a fossil to the Museums’ Choice: Fossil Favourites from Across Canada. Our contribution was the Stromatolite
