Artifact Alley
Ongoing
Explore Canada’s collection of science and technology artifacts with a stroll down Artifact Alley.
Running the length of the museum, this spectacular gallery features more than 700 artifacts—including many rare and one-of-a-kind objects.
Experience an immersive winter scene, take the wheel of a ship, and see how science and technology figure into our daily lives. Get hands-on with real woodworking tools, discover old technologies that can now be found as apps on a smartphone, take command of a sci-fi spacecraft, and more!
Exhibition highlights
- The ten-foot-tall Thomas Cooke telescope, used in the 1880s to help figure out the distance from Earth to the Sun
- The Hitchbot, which successfully hitchhiked solo across Canada in 2014
- A 1961 Amphicar—the only amphibious vehicle ever created for the consumer market
- A massive Fresnel lens, often used in lighthouses, along with an interactive showing the signals used at four Canadian lighthouses
- Fun and games from the mid-20th century, including a 1936 Wurlitzer jukebox and a Williams pinball machine from 1960
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