Bundle up and join us at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum to witness 2019’s only Total Lunar Eclipse! On the evening of Sunday, Jan. 20 (and into the early morning of Monday, Jan. 21), there will be a total lunar eclipse visible from the Ottawa region. In collaboration with the Royal Astronomical Society of […]
Join us for a special evening presentation by Pikwàkanagàn Elder Ron Bernard on the past and present of this vibrant Algonquin community. Pikwàkanagàn, meaning “a hilly place,” is situated on the shores of the Bonnechère River and Golden Lake in Renfrew County. The Algonquin of Pikwàkanagàn host us on their traditional, unceded ancestral Aboriginal territory, […]
Time is up. The current City of Ottawa Renewed Action Plan for Arts, Heritage and Culture in Ottawa ended in December 2018. Without a strategy, where is culture headed in Ottawa? The community is driving what comes next. At consultations you’ve been sharing cultural activities, programming and events that matter to you. You’ve been contributing to two […]
Celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first non-stop, trans-Canada flight with an exclusive tour of the Canadair North Star currently under restoration in the Reserve Hangar at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, in partnership with Project North Star Association of Canada. First non-stop, coast to coast flight in Canada The flight occurred on January 14-15, 1949 as […]