Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) is the government of the Northwest Territories' museum and archives (Centre du Patrimoine septentrional Prince-de-Galles in French). The PWNHC is a professional museum, archives, and cultural resource management organization based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. It acquires and manages objects and archival materials that represent the cultures and history of the Northwest Territories (NWT), plays a key role in documenting and providing information about the NWT's cultures and history and provides professional museums, archives, and cultural resources management services to partner organizations.

In the early 1950s, a group of history-loving Yellowknifers envisioned a museum for the Northwest Territories, and after several years of planning and three years of building, the 'Museum of the North' opened in downtown Yellowknife in July 1963. It was run by volunteers with the Yellowknife Museum Society until 1970 when the government of the Northwest Territories took over the upkeep of the artifacts.

The PWNHC preserves a substantial collection of artefacts representing NWT peoples and cultures in the trust of the public and develops exhibitions that share stories about the NWT's land, people, and history. The PWNHC, on the other hand, is "more than a museum". The PWNHC also houses the NWT Archives, offers technical, logistic, and financial assistance to persons and groups interested in cultural activities and the arts, and permits archaeological investigations in the NWT, in addition to its exhibitions, collections, and conservation projects.

Location: 4750 48th St, Yellowknife, NT X1A, Canada

Website: pwnhc.ca