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5 LEGENDS + TALES • Volume 10 • 2022 MANITOBA MUSEUM GALLERY REFRESH The Manitoba Museum is renowned for its portrayal of Manitoba's rich and diverse history, Planetarium shows and Science Gallery exhibits. The Manitoba Museum has recently renewed more than 40 per cent of its galleries. The museum journey now begins in the refreshed Welcome Gallery, where the iconic life-sized bison hunt diorama greets visitors. Now open, the new Prairies Gallery features artifacts and specimens to highlight the diverse geography, plants and animals of the region, and tell the stories of Indigenous Peoples and early settlers. The sleek Winnipeg Gallery reveals the deep fascinating history of the province's capital city through interactive video and audio displays. The beloved Nonsuch ship replica is situated in a 17th-century port city in the remodeled Nonsuch Gallery. WINNIPEG ART GALLERY – QAUMAJUQ This $65-million world-class Inuit art centre (pronounced how-ma-yourk or kow-ma-yourk) opened in spring 2021. Qaumajuq means, "It is bright, it is lit" in Inuktitut. The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) has the largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art in the world with nearly 14,000 pieces in its growing collection. Qaumajuq is a new home for the collection and is the only purpose-built Inuit art centre in the world. The museum is designed by U.S. architect Michael Maltzan, designed to reflect the landscape of the North. It houses the world's first visible art vault of its kind; it's three storeys high and filled with thousands of carvings. For more story ideas, please refer to Legends + Tales 2021. Please note that some businesses/attractions may have closed or altered operations since publishing. Please check tourismwinnipeg.com or the business directly for up-to-date details. OUTDOOR ATTRACTIONS UPGRADES Two of the city's top-notch outdoor attractions are upgrading their main facilities to be greener and more sustainable. FortWhyte Alive re-opened its interpretive centre in late 2021 after a deep energy retrofit of its education centre, now the Richardson Interpretive Centre. The retrofits include reduced electricity consumption, geothermal systems and an energy recovery ventilator to reduce energy consumption, earning the attraction Green Globes certification. As part of a multi-year development plan, Buffalo Crossing is the next project, a new 18,000 sq. ft. multi-purpose building. Oak Hammock Marsh, one of North America's premier birding destinations, is renovating its interpretive centre to include a reconfigured space that offers a mixture of refreshed and new exhibits, set to be complete in late 2023. The next phase would see a redecorated café and new meeting room in 2024.