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"The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum is a living legacy of innovation, located on the historic Central Experimental Farm in the heart of Ottawa." [Lively music plays. An aerial shot of the museum shows the heritage barns and the outdoor pavilion. A tractor pulls a wagon of soil through the grounds, with the Learning Centre in the background. An aerial shot of the same tractor driving through the fields. A family enters the museum.] "As a working farm and heritage site, we preserve the rich history of Canadian agriculture while showcasing how science and technology continue to shape our everyday lives." [Outdoor exhibit panels with the Dairy barn in the background. A guide leads a horse through the Large Animal Barn. A man sits in the driver's seat of a tractor. A guide grooms a calf. A guide's hands dig through a vermicompost to find worms. Students look through microscopes. A guide leads the interpretation of the Dairy Barn to students.] "From sustainable agriculture to food security, our engaging exhibitions offer a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing modern food production." [The Discovery Park entrance. A family reads an exhibit panel in the park. Chickens in their enclosure. A guide's hand reaches into a container to collect eggs. A mother and daughter interact with the Aquaculture exhibition. A finger reads braille on the exhibit panel. A child's hands push buttons in the exhibit. A child pours flour into a bowl in the Demonstration Kitchen. A guide's hands crack an egg into a container. A family seated in the Demonstration Kitchen smile at the guide behind the counter.] "As part of Ingenium—Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation—we’re proud to collaborate with government, industry, and community partners to empower future generations to take part in shaping a more sustainable world." [A close-up of the Ingenium name on the Ingenium Centre. An aerial shot of the grounds at the farm. Two museum employees greet a group of professionals. The group tours the Aquaculture exhibition. A guide leads a demonstration on genetics to a group of students.] "Discover the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum—where the past, present, and future of agriculture come together." [With her parents, a child runs toward the tractor in the Sustainable Agriculture Gallery. The family tours the exhibition as the child plays with the digital tractor game.] [Ingenium, Canada Agriculture and Food Museum and Government of Canada logos.]

About the museum

The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum offers the opportunity to discover innovations in agricultural science and technology, and learn how they impact the lives of Canadians.

The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum is located five kilometres from Parliament Hill on the historic Central Experimental Farm. The museum is a working dairy farm and is home to diverse breeds of farm animals important to Canadian agriculture—past and present. Our Dairy Barn was designated as a Federal Heritage Building in 1987.

Our informative and engaging exhibitions tackle key issues of our time, including food literacy and security, sustainable agriculture, Indigenous foodways, and environmental stewardship. Our exhibitions feature artifacts from Ingenium’s collection, which tell important stories of innovation in agriculture and food production.

Through engaging exhibitions, food demonstrations, multi-sensory spaces and memorable animal interactions, visitors to the museum experience innovations in food production through the lens of a working farm.

200,000

annual visitors

6

exhibitions on display

150 +

animals in the museum’s barns

1983

year the museum first opened

1

Demonstration Kitchen with daily samples and recipes

20

different school programs offered

About Ingenium

Ingenium oversees three national museums of science and innovation in Ottawa — the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Our museums and unique collection of artifacts put ingenuity in the spotlight through experiential learning on-site, online and around the country. We create amazement through sensory experiences that immerse visitors of all ages and the countless ways science, technology and innovations connect with our everyday lives.