SCHOOL PROGRAMS

What is a museum? What can we learn from visiting one? This program offers students the opportunity to get up close to some of the “greatest hits” of the Transcona Museum’s collection. From washboards and bloomers to butterflies and beetles, the museum has you covered! Students will also make their own butterfly to bring back to school to remember their trip to the museum.

 

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What does it mean to be part of the community of Transcona? Students have the opportunity to explore the history of their community as they get up close with artifacts that tell the story of Transcona, from early settlers to the present day.  A walking tour of the community is also available, please allow 30-45 additional minutes.

 

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The Transcona Museum is home to thousands of butterflies, moths, and insects collected by a local school principal. The museum also has a variety of birds and bird eggs to explore up close. Students can see the creepy crawlies and birds of a feather at the museum and learn about their needs, their life cycles, the differences between species, and the wonder of flight.

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The Transcona Museum is home to the Cecil Patterson Archaeology Collection, featuring 3,500 Manitoba First Nations artifacts dating back 10,000 years. Learn about Canada's First Peoples as you hear a Cree legend, handle authentic artifacts, and become an archaeologist in your very own dig.

 

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Please note this program is currently not available for both virtual and in-class program options. Thank you.

Explore the experiences of a small, tightly-knit railway town that was forever changed by the events of WWI and WWII. Handle authentic artifacts that help tell the story of the men and women from Transcona who served during the wars. Also, learn about the Winnipeg General Strike and the Great Depression and how these events all worked together to make 1918-1945 an important time for the emerging nation of Canada. 

 

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