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Experience a working farm in the heart of the city

A colourful collage of images. At the centre, there is a young girl with a braid petting a holstein calf. To the left is a green and yellow tractor. To the right is a bumble bee.
901 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, ON
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Advanced ticketing recommended

[We hear upbeat music throughout the video. We see an overhead exterior shot of the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum.]

[Two adults and a child walk through the museum entrance.]

[We see two shots of goats, one without horns and one with longer curved horns.]

[A family takes a selfie in the museum’s Aquaculture exhibition.]

[A green patterned screen appears. Text onscreen: “Discover the science behind the food we eat.”]

[A young girl helps a guide in the demonstration kitchen.]

[An egg cracking into a bowl.]

[A family sits and watches a museum guide in the demonstration kitchen.]

[A close up shot of a person eating a baked good.]

[A green patterned screen appears. Text onscreen: “Explore our working farm.”]

[A museum guide walks a horse through a stable.]

[A tractor pulls a red hay wagon.]

[A museum guide grooms a calf.]

[A smiling guide feeds an alpaca.]

[A green patterned screen appears. Text onscreen: “Be inspired by sustainable agriculture.”]

[A family walks into a museum exhibition space.]

[A young person sits at the controls of a demonstration tractor.]

[We see the screen of the demonstration tractor interactive.]

[A young person uses an interactive screen in an exhibition.]

[Upbeat music followed by a sparkling sound. The Ingenium and Canada Agriculture and Food Museum logos appear.]

[The Canada wordmark appears.]

Spring into fun this March Break

Celebrate March Break at the museum with fun-filled activities for the whole family!

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A herdsperson with a ball cap and a blue collared shirt brushes a brown and white cow.

Explore our barns

A trip to the museum isn’t complete without a visit to our animal barns! Immerse yourself in our working farm and get to know the animals who call our museum home.

Get cooking in the Demonstration Kitchen

Learn how to work with seasonal ingredients and watch recipes come to life with our daily cooking demonstrations. In January and February, our theme is ‘Around the world’. Join us as we cook up global delights that will take your taste buds on a world tour!

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A smiling staff member and a visiting family gather around a haltered calf in the dairy barn

Enjoy daily demonstrations!

In January and February, we are exploring the theme ‘around the world’. Get ready for a fun and educational farm experience with a variety of exciting daily demonstrations for all ages!

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Land acknowledgment

Ingenium’s three museums - the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum – and the Ingenium Centre are located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Anishinàbe Algonquin Nation. We welcome dialogue as we continue to build on this work in collaboration with Indigenous nations and organizations.