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The newly opened Canadian
Museum for Human Rights
— the first national museum
located outside of the capital
region and the first new national
museum in more than 40
years — offers an immersive,
interactive experience on human
rights related content. *
The Hudson's Bay Company, the world's oldest
corporation made cultural history donations
to two Winnipeg organizations. The Manitoba
Museum is home to a collection of more than
10,000 precious ethnological artifacts, while the
Hudson Bay Company Archives are located at
the Archives of Manitoba.
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In 2012, the Planetarium installed
Canada's most advanced projection
system and the second of its kind in the
world. Called the Digistar 5, the multi-
projection system delivers a nearly 3D
experience blasting star lovers across
the universe.
The Royal Canadian Mint not only produces
currency for Canada, but has minted more
than 55 billion coins for more than 75 countries
around the world. The Mint produced the
world's first coloured circulation coin—the 2004
Remembrance Day 25-cent piece featuring a red
poppy on the reverse.
Photo
courtesy
Kevin
Wolk
Photo
courtesy
Josel
Catindoy
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