Summer Activities in July at the Canada Agriculture Museum

Summer Activities in July at the Canada Agriculture Museum

OTTAWA, June 24, 2008
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.

Also, museum-goers can visit the exhibitions “Tractors” and “Brewer’s Gold” and, on weekends, with the help our friendly interpreters, visitors can learn fun facts about potatoes and make potato recipes in the Demonstration Kitchen.

Canada Day
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 ice cream making and tasting and Canadian bread making, as well as craft and colouring and fun-filled games. 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.

Daily Demonstrations - July 2 to 31
Every day, visitors can learn more about Canadian agriculture and about the food and fibres that make our way of life possible.

9:30 Rabbit Care - Horse & Cattle Barn

10:00 All About Milk - Dairy Barn

10:30 Meet Eeyore the Donkey and the Sheep - Sheep Field

11:00 Children’s Story and Craft (in English) - Activity Centre

11:15 Children’s Story and Craft (in French) - Activity Centre

12:00 Butter Making and Tasting - Demonstration Kitchen

1:15 Ice Cream Making and Tasting - Memory Park

2:00 Cow Washing or Care - Dairy Barn

2:30 The Buzz About Honeybees - Harvest Park

3:00 Meet Goody the Bull - Horse & Cattle Barn

3:45 Afternoon Milking - Dairy Barn

Also...

On weekends, the International Year of the Potato is highlighted through fun facts about this root vegetable and visitors can help one of our friendly interpreters make potato-based recipes at 10:15, 11:15, 2:15 and 3:15.

Visitors can help one of our interpreters care for the garden on weekends at 12:30.

Children’s Activity Centre located on the Exhibitions level (for children 6 years and younger).

On weekends, horse-drawn Tally-Ho wagon Rides ($), weather permitting.

Museum-goers can visit the exhibitions “Tractors” and “Brewer’s Gold”.

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

Museum Passport
“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.

Not to be missed...

Canada Day, July 1
Knit-Out Event, August 3

Birthday Parties
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.

The Canada Agriculture Museum which celebrates its 25th anniversary in October 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

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

Admission Prices (GST included. Prices subject to change without notice.)
Adults: $6.00
Seniors (60+): $5.00
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 Groups of 20 or more: please call 613-991-3053 for rates

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.

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 Sites: www.agriculture.technomuses.ca
www.foodforhealth.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
or
Lucie Robillard
Communications, Marketing and Visitor Statistic Clerk
Tel. 613 943-1164;
E-mail : lrobillard@technomuses.ca