Canadian Museum of History

The Canadian Museum of History is a national museum in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, dedicated to anthropology, Canadian history, cultural studies, and ethnology. The museum's mission is to highlight Canada's heritage while also supporting relevant research. The museum is housed in a Douglas Cardinal-designed 75,000-square-meter (810,000-square-foot) structure.

The museum evolved from the Geological Survey of Canada's museum, which was founded in 1856 and later extended to include an anthropological branch in 1910. The museum was renamed the National Museum of Canada in 1927. In 1968, the National Museum of Man was formed when the anthropology and human history sections were separated from the rest of the museum. In 1989, the museum moved to its current home in Gatineau, and the name Canadian Museum of Civilization was adopted the following year. The museum's name was changed to the Canadian Museum of History in 2013, and its purpose was changed to focus more on Canadian identity and history.

Over three million objects and papers are housed in the museum's collection, with some on show in the museum's permanent displays. A number of temporary, traveling, and online exhibitions, such as the Virtual Museum of New France, are also hosted and organized by the museum.

Location: 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, QC K1N 5B8

Website: historymuseum.ca