Kick Off Summer at the Canada Agriculture Museum!
OTTAWA, June 24, 2009 Also, museum-goers can visit the exhibitions “Tractors” and “Brewer’s Gold” and, on weekends, visitors can help one of our friendly interpreters cook with agricultural by-products.
Canada Day
Daily Demonstrations - July 2 to 31
Also...
Special Invitation to Seniors
Museum Passport
Not to be missed...
Birthday Parties
The Canada Agriculture Museum, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2008, connects Canadians and the world to the historical and current importance in everyday life of agricultural science and technology through engaging interpretive activities and products centred on an accessible demonstration farm.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Hours Plenty of free parking.
General admission Fees subject to change without notice. Location:
Telephone: 613-991-3044
Web Sites: agriculture.technomuses.ca
For immediate release
Highlights in July at the Canada Agriculture Museum include Canada Day July 1 and a variety of Daily Demonstrations throughout the month starting July 2.
Celebrate Canada’s birthday with a fun-filled day of activities at the Canada Agriculture Museum. The Museum will offer popular Canada Day activities such as games, a craft and colouring as well as ice cream and Bannock making. Visitors can also learn all about Canadian agriculture through our Canadian breed signs. The Canada Agriculture Museum, with its spacious grounds and fascinating indoor exhibitions is an inviting alternative to the crowds and traffic of downtown. The Museum is centrally located and easy to reach by bus, bicycle or car. Free admission on July 1 and free parking everyday.
Every day, visitors can learn more about Canadian agriculture and about the food and fibres that make our way of life possible.
9:30 All About Milk – Dairy Barn 10:00 Making (and Tasting!) Butter – Demonstration Kitchen 10:30 "Cooking" for Cows – Dairy Barn 11:00 Children’s Story and Craft (in English) – Activity Centre 11:20 Children’s Story and Craft (in French) – Activity Centre 12:00 Meet the Sheep and Goats – Sheep Field 1:15 Cow Washing or Care – Dairy Barn 2:00 Ice Cream Making and Tasting – Memory Park 2:30 Check out the Chickens – Poultry House 3:00 Meet Goody the Bull – Horse and Cattle Barn 3:30 The Buzz about Honeybees – Demonstration Kitchen
4:00 Afternoon Milking – Dairy Barn
Every Tuesday from March to October, seniors (60+) are admitted free.
“Explore Canada's cultural treasures, its national museums, with the Museums Passport. Ottawa-Gatineau provides a uniquely capital experience through its national attractions”. The Passport is exchangeable for admission to 10 participating museums, including the Canada Agriculture Museum.
Children ages 3 -12 can enjoy a MOOving Experience with games, ice cream and a special tour of the barns. Children 5 to 12 year-old can get cooking with a Pizza Party and taste the rewards of all their hard work after visiting the animals. Round ‘em Up! Children ages 7 - 12 can make "mud pie" and take a closer look at horses and herding. For information and to register call 613 991-3053.
Exhibitions:
March 1 to October 31, daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed November 1 to February 28.
Animal Barns:
Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed December 25. Admission is free to the
Animal Barns November 1 to February 28.
Daily demonstrations: from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Families (2 adults and 3 children): $13
Additional children: $2 per child
Additional adults: $3 per adult
Adults: $6
Children under 3: free
Children (3–14): $3
Students: $5
Seniors (60+): $5, free on Tuesdays
Members: unlimited free admission and many more benefits
Groups of 20 or more: please call 613-991-3053 for rates
Prince of Wales Drive, between the traffic circle and Baseline Road. Free parking. The Canada Agriculture Museum is located on Prince of Wales Drive on the Central Experimental Farm.
Toll free: 1-866-442-4416
TTY: 613-991-9207
Fax: 613-993-7923
Reservations for guided
tours & school programs: 613-991-3053
foodforhealth.ca
MEDIA:
David Sutin
Manager, Communications and Marketing
CANADA AGRICULTURE MUSEUM
Tel. 613-996-7812;
E-mail : dsutin@technomuses.ca
or
Lucie Robillard
Communications and Marketing Clerk
Tel. 613-943-1164;
E-mail : lrobillard@technomuses.ca
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