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New Spring Season at the Canada Agriculture Museum

New Spring Season at the Canada Agriculture Museum

OTTAWA, February 27, 2006
For immediate release

The Canada Agriculture Museum launches its new spring season. Highlights in March at the Canada Agriculture Museum include Barnyard Break school break activities from March 1 to 5 (Québec) and March 11 to 19 (Ontario), and a variety of Daily Demonstrations such as learning about Nel the Canadian horse, butter making, helping to feed the sheep and watching a milking machine in action from March 6 to 10, March 20 to March 31. Also, museum-goers can visit the exhibitions The Farm: Plugged-In and Tractors.

Barnyard Break
March 1 to 5, March 11 to 19, 2006 — 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Visitors will be able to participate in or watch informative demonstrations such as knitting and corking, tasting a sweet and creamy treat in the demonstration kitchen or learning all about pigs by taking a "Pig Quiz". Visitors can also learn about many farm animals such as the Museum's Canadian horse, help feed the sheep, groom a calf and watch the afternoon milking. A favourite March Break children's activity is suggesting names for the Museum's calves. For younger children, there will be a beeswax candle making craft.

Exhibitions
New! The Farm: Plugged-In
Visitors will discover the impact electricity had on farmers' routine household chores, from the turn of the last century to today, in this exhibition tracing the period of rural electrification in Canada. Also visitors can even see Beck's Circus, a travelling exhibit from the early 1900s that showed the wonders that electricity brought to farms.

Tractors
In the exhibition Tractors, visitors can follow the 100-year-old story of the tractor from unfamiliar oddity to commonplace tool on the Canadian farm.

Special Invitation to Seniors
Every Tuesday from March to October, seniors (60+) are admitted free.

DAILY DEMONSTRATIONS IN MARCH from March 6 to 10, March 20 to 31. Visitors can learn more about Canadian agriculture and about the food and fibres that make our way of life possible.

10:00   Rabbit Care - Small Animal Barn
10:30   How do you Measure Up Against Pigs? - Small Animal Barn
11:00   Butter Making and Tasting - Demonstration Kitchen
12:00   Meet Nel, the Canadian Breed Horse - Horse and Cattle Barn
1:15   :Cow Washing or Care - Dairy Barn
2:00   :The Beck Circus: Electricity's Early Years in Ontario -
          Exhibitions Area
3:00   :Help Feed the Sheep - Small Animal Barn
3:45   :Afternoon Milking - Dairy Barn

Also...

  • On the March 25-26 weekend, in the Demonstration Kitchen, visitors can help one of the Museum's friendly interpreter bake bread at 10:00, 12:30 and 2:30.
  • Children's Activity Centre located on the Exhibitions level (for children 6 years old and younger).

Not to be missed...
Barnyard Break: March 1 to 5 (Quebec) and March 11 to 19 (Ontario)
Easter: April 14 to 17

BIRTHDAY PARTIES Two hours of fun, food, and animals. A Museum Educator leads the group through a visit of the barns, ice cream making, and a craft. Available year-round for ages 3 to 12. For information and to register call 613 991-3053.

The Canada Agriculture Museum 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

Museum Hours: Daily demonstrations from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Animal Barns and Exhibitions open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADMISSION PRICES (GST included. Prices subject to change without notice.): Adults: $6.00; Seniors (60+), Students: $5.00; Children (3-14): $3.00; Children under 3: Free; Families (2 adults and 3 children): $13.00; Families with additional children: $2.00 per extra child. Families with additional adults: $3.00 per extra adult, Members: Free; Special rates available for groups (20 or more)

Location: 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.

The Canada Agriculture Museum is in Ottawa on Prince of Wales Drive, south of the traffic circle.

Telephone: 613 991-3044
Toll free: 866 442-4416
TTY: 613 991-9207
Fax: 613 993-7923
Reservations for guided
tours & school programs: 613 991-3053
Web Site: www.agriculture.technomuses.ca

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MEDIA CONTACT:

David Sutin
Manager, Communications, Marketing and Farm Operations
CANADA AGRICULTURE MUSEUM
Tel. 613 996-7812;
E-mail : dsutin@technomuses.ca
Web Site: www.agriculture.technomuses.ca
or
Lucie Robillard
Communications, Marketing and Visitor Statistic Clerk
Tel. 613 943-1164;
E-mail : lrobillard@technomuses.ca
Web Site: www.agriculture.technomuses.ca