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Ingenium museums are closed until further notice.

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2021 STEAM Horizon Awards Winners Announced!

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Virtual Field Trips

Experience Ingenium’s museums on a virtual field trip! Students can meet with museum educators from the comfort of their home or classroom.

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Online Resources for Science at Home

Spark the imaginations of curious minds with these at-home activities!

Thank You Front Line Workers!

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One Membership, Three Museums

An Ingenium membership opens the door to discovery at all three of Canada’s museums of science and innovation!

The Museums

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901 Prince of Wales Drive

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11 Aviation Parkway

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1867 St Laurent Blvd

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Events

Culinary Curiosities: Cherry Clafoutis

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (English session) and 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (French session)

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Exhibitions

Canola! Seeds of Innovation

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

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Permanent Exhibition

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Canola! Seeds of Innovation

Eyes on the Skies: Managing Air Traffic in Canada

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

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Upcoming Exhibition

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Hidden Worlds: Online Exhibition

Canada Science and Technology Museum

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Online Exhibition

Hidden Worlds: Virtual Exhibition

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From the Channel

About the Channel

Ingenium Channel is a digital hub featuring curated content related to science, technology and innovation.

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The Folland / Hawker Siddeley Hoverstretcher in action. Anon., “Airborne comfort.” The Calgary Herald, 9 June 1961, 19.

Road Transportation

Developing the germ of an idea: Maurice Joseph Brennan and his hovercraft

Rénald Fortier

How is life, my reading friend? One hopes you have no need of the device shown in the photograph with which yours truly introduces this week’s brief, yes, yes, brief, edition of our blog / bulletin / thingee. An edition or issue on hovercraft. Yeah! Sorry. As was mentioned in a previous issue of our you know what, in June 1959, a British firm by the name of Saunders-Roe Limited tested one of the first full size / successful air cushion vehicles, or hovercraft, the Saunders Roe SR.N1. Does the

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Star stories: The making of the Indigenous Star Knowledge Project

BOARD:
Saving the North Atlantic right whale

Some mothers and children about to get aboard one of the Douglas DC-3 airliners converted into Nurseryliners by United Air Lines Incorporated, San Francisco, California, April or May 1946. Anon., “Service aérien pour bébés.” Photo-Journal, 20 June 1946, 12.

Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the flight – Babies on a plane: United Air Lines Incorporated and its Nurseryliner service

Rénald Fortier

May I begin this issue of our blog / bulletin / thingee with a question, my reading friend? Do you think babies are cute? Human ones of course, but also puppies and kittens? Well, it looks as if this cuteness is no accident. No siree. The cuteness of these little burpers is built in so that their parents will lavish love and attention upon them, thus improving said burpers’ chances of survival, thus improving the likelihood our species will survive to mess up the environment even further – a

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Art meets Agriculture: Ingenium members grow their creativity through contest

Véronique Kenny

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When it comes to an art contest, Ingenium members are quick to show their true colours. This spring, the Ingenium membership team ran its own "Draw with Rob" members-only contest. Ingenium members were challenged to watch one of three videos about art and agriculture, which features a guided art experience with children's book author and illustrator, Rob Biddulph. Next, participants made their own versions of their chosen art piece- for submission to Ingenium. The membership team was thrilled to

The Canadian engineer and amateur astronomer James Hargreaves with an instrument he had built himself. Jean Taillefer, “Un voyage de 180 jours au Soudan, en Afrique; une expérience astronomique de 180 secondes.” Le Droit, 16 June 1951, 13.

Earth & Environment

“An Ottawa scientist makes a sacrifice for science:” The Canadian engineer and amateur astronomer James Hargreaves and his travels around the globe

Rénald Fortier

Ave legit amicum, observati caelo te salutant. In other words, hail, my reading friend, those who are about to observe the sky salute you, I think. I never took Latin classes. In any event, yours truly is pleased to welcome you to this astronomically interesting astronomical issue of our blog / bulletin / thingee, brought to you by Le Droit. By the 16 June 1951 issue of this one and only French language newspaper of Ottawa, Ontario, to be more precise. I am of the opinion, and it is a very

Close-up of a bright, fresh salmon steak with a garnish of herbs.

Off the hook: Canadian aquaculture grows amidst environmental change

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3 things you should know about lavender, the Ingenuity helicopter, and cicadas

Ingenium Initiatives

Image: Star Medicine Celebration, painting by Annette S. Lee
Indigenous Star Knowledge Symposia: A series of local and international gatherings, on the land and online

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Website: Women in STEM

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Website: Innovation Storybook