Facebook; Twitter; Instagram; WordPress; YouTube; Email; Canadian Museum of Nature: Exploring our natural future. The Moon at the Museum season is supported by the United States Embassy in Ottawa. The piece is so monumental, it is even visible from the street, through the tower windows. Follow the museum on facebook.com/Canadianmuseumofnature. Teacher Zone Activities at Home Our Websites about Nature Extraordinary Arctic. Follow for the hashtag #MoonattheMuseum on these social media channels: Twitter (@museumofnature) and Instagram (museumofnature). Nature Nocturne—Moon Mission. There will also be partners on site with information about STEM activities and initiatives such as Tomatosphere, which engages students in real scientific processes to learn about growing plants in space. Come and experience a super moon at the museum! A must-see is the stunning exhibition, Michael Benson’s Otherworlds: Visions of our Solar System. 240 McLeod Street The museum’s Goodwill Moon Rock is charcoal-coloured lunar basalt and about one centimetre wide. On July 20—the anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s and Buzz Aldrin’s historic walk on the moon—there will be a full-day of programming, with a highlight at 1 pm as the museum welcomes Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency. (corner of Metcalfe Street), Annual Reports and Corporate Publications, Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year. 613-698-7142 The most visible component of the “Moon at the Museum” season is a recently-erected “Supermoon” in the Queens’ Lantern, replacing the popular inflated jellyfish that graced the glass tower since 2014. See all ticket options.. Musée canadien de la nature : Explorer notre avenir naturel. Appearing in Canada for the first time, Gaia is one of the latest captivating sculptures by British artist Luke Jerram. It will provide an amazing backdrop for many events, and will dominate the main dance area at the popular Friday-night Nature Nocturnes. Museum of the Moon sculpture by artist Luke Jerram. A Message from the Canadian Museum of Nature Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum has been closed to the public since March 14. Bigger planets like Venus, Earth and Mars, developed plate tectonics to some degree and erased the record of their formation. This massive artwork is seven metres in diameter and features high-resolution NASA imagery. Don’t miss the free screening of BBC’s The Planets on July 25 at 6:45 p.m. in the theatre. The sculpture's name is inspired by Greek mythology in which the goddess Gaia is the personification of Earth. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Read more about what's going on and what's different, as we re-open. The Moon activities at the museum are supported by the United States Embassy in Ottawa. Fascinated with the concept of the overview effect—experienced by astronauts in space when they see Earth—Jerram aims to incite that awe and wonder when people look at Gaia. “Because the moon is so small, it cooled relatively quickly and preserved its early history. – Galileo Galilei. In 2019, another of Jerram’s sculptures, Museum of the Moon, was installed in the Queens’ Lantern—the glass tower above the Canadian Museum of Nature’s entrance—in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing. Tickets: You must buy your tickets online, in advance, and for a specific time. (corner of Metcalfe Street), Annual Reports and Corporate Publications, Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year. Be awestruck by a huge planet Earth "floating" high in the museum's handsome atrium. “It’s fitting for us as a natural history museum to celebrate the moon; it controls the ebb and flow of our oceans through tides, and it’s visible to the naked eye, a reminder that our planet is part of a larger universe.”. Tickets: You must buy your tickets online, in advance, and for a specific time. Canadian Museum of Nature – Ottawa, Ontario The rocks from Apollo 11 may be missing, but a second goodwill gift given to Canada consisting of rocks from Apollo 17, the last of the moon missions… Connect with Us. Canadian Museum of Nature: Exploring our natural future. Media contact:  Martin Lipman © Canadian Museum of Nature. 240 McLeod Street The tickets that you are looking for are not available. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Tickets: You must buy your tickets online, in advance, and for a specific time. Each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5 km of the moon’s surface (at an approximate scale of 1:500 000). Read more about what's going on and what's different, as we re-open. On July 18 at 7 pm, a Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and Kate Howells of The Planetary Society will share their thoughts on the lunar landings and their vision of space. This touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram measures seven metres in diameter and features 120 dpi, detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. OTTAWA, July 3, 2019 – The Canadian Museum of Nature is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing with an exciting “moon season” of exhibits and activities, ranging from a giant, suspended Moon to a real moon rock. Come and experience a super moon at the museum! This touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram measures seven metres in diameter and features 120 dpi, detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. [email protected], 240 McLeod Street Each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5 km of the moon’s surface (at an approximate scale of 1:500 000). It’s encased in a plexiglass sphere mounted on a wooden plaque adorned with a Canadian flag and an inscription that reads: “Presented to the people of Canada / From the people of the United States of America / Richard Nixon / 1973.”, “The geology of the moon is fascinating because it gives us a chance to look at the planet-forming process in the early solar system,” says Glenn Poirier, geologist at the Canadian Museum of Nature. It presents 41 spectacular images of celestial bodies, including amazing ones of the moon. Keep an eye out for more cool activities this fall including a “Harvest Moon” adult sleepover in September and music under the moon in October. On Earth, rocks older than 3 billion years are exceedingly rare; on the moon there is almost nothing younger than 3 billion years.”. Also on display is Luke Jerram's Museum of the Moon, a seven-metre-wide sculpture suspended in the Queens' Lantern—the glass tower above the entrance. The Canadian Museum of Nature is located at 240 McLeod Street in Ottawa. Be awestruck by a huge planet Earth "floating" high in the museum's handsome atrium. And to check out the real thing, visitors can head to the Earth Gallery to see a real moon rock from the 1972 Apollo 17 mission— the last time humans set foot on the moon.