Year-Round Activities
Museums and Art Galleries - Free Admission
Carleton University Art Gallery
Museums and Art Galleries - Sometimes Free / Almost Frugal
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Canadian Science and Technology Museum
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography (CMCP)
Cumberland Heritage Village Museum 
Heritage House Museum- Smiths Falls
| Name: | Currency Museum |
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| Location: | In the Bank of Canada Building between Kent and Bank, and between Wellington and Sparks Street |
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Summer Hours (May 1 to October 1): Mon to Sat 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun 1 to 5 p.m. Winter Hours (October 2 to April 30): Tue to Sat 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun 1 to 5 p.m. Closed from December 24 until January 3. |
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| Website: | www.currencymuseum.ca |
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| Activity number: | 40002 |
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| Name: | The Nepean Museum |
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| Location: | 16 Rowley Avenue, just west of Meadowlands Drive and Merivale Road |
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| Hours: |
Mon to Fri and Holidays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat and Sun: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission; many children's activities for $3 to $5 per child; see website for details. |
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| Website: | www.nepeanmuseum.ca |
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| Activity number: | 40003 |
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| Name: | Vanier Museoparc |
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| Location: | 300, avenues des Peres Blancs, 2nd floor, Ottawa |
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Wed to Fri 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sat Noon - 4 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. The Vanier Museoparc is a community museum about the history of Vanier and the Francophone heritage of Ottawa.
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| Website: | www.museoparc.ca |
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| Activity number: | 40012 |
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| Name: | Carleton University Art Gallery |
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| Location: | St. Patrick's Building, Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive |
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| Hours: |
Tue to Fri: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat and Sun: Noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays |
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| Website: | cuag.carleton.ca |
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| Activity number: | 40013 |
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| Name: | City Hall Art Gallery |
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| Location: | 110 Laurier Avenue West |
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| Hours: |
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
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| Website: | www.ottawa.ca/city_hall |
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| Activity number: | 40024 |
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| Name: | Canadian Museum of Civilization |
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| Location: | 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau |
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| Free Admission Hours: |
Thursdays 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (general admission); note that the Children's Museum may close earlier. Canada Day (July 1) Remembrance Day (Nov 11) The museum is no longer offering free admission on Museums Day. |
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| Website: | www.civilization.ca |
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| Activity number: | 40004 |
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| Name: | Canadian Children's Museum at the Canadian Museum of Civilization |
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| Location: | 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau |
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| Hours: |
From October 12, 2010 to April 30, 2011: Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thur 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sat and Sun: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
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| Hours: |
$30/family of 5 (Max 2 adults) Though not frugal by our standards, the Children's Museum is a terrific way to spend a morning, especially if it's raining out or just too cold to play outside, and is one of our personal favorites. Note however that the outdoor children's area is no longer open. |
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| Website: | www.civilization.ca/childrens-museum |
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| Activity number: | 60008 |
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| Name: | Canadian War Museum |
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| Location: | 1 Vimy Place (LeBreton Flats) |
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| Free Admission Hours: |
Thursdays 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (general admission) Free admission on Canada Day (July 1) Remembrance Day (November 11) The museum is no longer offering free admission on museum's day. |
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| Website: | www.warmuseum.ca |
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| Activity number: | 40005 |
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| Name: | Canadian Agriculture Museum |
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| Location: | Prince of Wales Drive (between the traffic circle and Baseline Road) |
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| Hours: |
Feb 26 to Nov 30, 2011: Museum exhibitions and the animal barns are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is closed December 25, 2011. Note that the animals barns are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the winter season (December 1, 2011 to end of February 2012). Admission during the winter is by donation. |
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| Cost: |
$16/family (2 adults and up to 3 children) Free admission daily from 4 to 5 pm. |
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| Website: | agriculture.technomuses.ca |
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| Activity number: | 40037 |
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| Name: | Canadian Museum of Nature |
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| Location: | Victoria Memorial Museum Building 240 McLeod St. |
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| Free Admission Hours: |
Thursdays 5 pm to 8 pm Free admission on Earth Day (April 22) Canada Day (July 1) Museums' Day (May 18) Anyone who has a City of Ottawa library card can borrow a Nature Card, which is good for free general admission for a family of up to five people (max. 3 adults). Take note that the waiting list is sometimes quite long!
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| Website: | www.nature.ca |
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| Activity number: | 40006 |
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| Name: | National Gallery of Canada |
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| Location: | 380 Sussex Drive |
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| Free Admission Hours: |
Thursdays after 5 p.m. (open until 8 p.m.; free admission to permanent collection only) Free admission on Canada Day (July 1) and for Museums' Day (May 22) |
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| Website: | www.gallery.ca |
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| Activity number: | 40007 |
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| Name: | Canadian Aviation Museum |
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| Location: | 11 Aviation Parkway |
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| Free Admission Hours: |
Daily after 4 p.m. Note that the museum closes at 5 p.m. daily, and is not open on Tuesdays during the winter season (Labour Day to April 1st). Free admission on Canada Day (July 1) Almost Frugal Regular family admission is $18/family. Summer hours: May 1 to Labour Day - Daily from 9 am to 5 pm. Winter hours: Labour Day to April 30 - Wednesday to Monday from 10 am to 5 pm, closed on Tuesdays. |
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| Website: | www.aviation.technomuses.ca/ |
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| Activity number: | 40008 |
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| Name: | Canadian Science and Technology Museum |
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| Location: | 1867 St. Laurent Blvd. |
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| Free Admission Hours: |
Daily from 4 to 5 pm Free admission on Canada Day (July 1) The museum is no longer offering free admission on Museums Day. |
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| Website: | www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/ |
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| Activity number: | 40009 |
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| Name: | Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography |
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| Location: | 380 Sussex Drive |
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| Free Admission Hours: |
Thursdays after 5 p.m. (open until 8 p.m.)
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| Website: | www.cmcp.gallery.ca/ |
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| Activity number: | 40010 |
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| Name: | Bytown Museum |
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| Location: | Located by the Rideau Canal locks by Parliament Hill |
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| Free Admission Hours: |
Thursdays after 5pm during the summer season (May 22 - Oct 11) Free admission on Colonel By Day (Aug 3) Almost Frugal: Regular Family admission is $15.00 (max 2 adults and 3 children under 18). See website for regular hours. |
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| Website: | www.bytownmuseum.com/ |
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| Activity number: | 40011 |
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| Name: | Cumberland Heritage Village Museum |
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| Location: | 2940 Old Montreal Road, Cumberland |
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| Hours: |
The musuem is open from May 15 to October 2, 2011. Hours: Wed to Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. After the season ends, you can contact the museum at 613-833-3059 to make an appointment for a private tour. The museum is also open in December for Christmas programming. |
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| Cost: |
$18/family
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| Website: | www.ottawa.ca/cumberland |
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| Activity number: | 60017 |
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| Name: | Heritage House Museum- Smiths Falls |
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| Location: | 11 Old Sly's Road, Smiths Falls |
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| Hours: |
Summer Hours (May 1 - Dec 23): Daily 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. Winter Hours (Jan 2 - April 30): Mon-Fri 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. |
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| Cost: |
$14.00/family (max 4 visitors)
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| Website: | www.smithsfalls.ca/heritagehouse |
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| Activity number: | 60029 |
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