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Canadian Museum of History

The Canadian Museum of History is a national museum on anthropology, Canadian history, cultural studies, and ethnology in , , Canada. The purpose of the museum is to promote the heritage of Canada, as well as support related research.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
  • Also known as: “Canadian Museum of Civilization”, “CMH”, and “National Museum of Man”
  • Address: 100 Rue Laurier, Gatineau, K1A 0M8
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Gallery of Canada and Alexandra Bridge.

Art gallery
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The , located in the capital city of , , is Canada's national art museum. The museum's building takes up 46,621 square metres, with 12,400 square metres of space used for exhibiting art. is situated 740 metres east of Canadian Museum of History.

Bridge
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The Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge, also known as the or Interprovincial Bridge, is a steel truss cantilever bridge spanning the between , and , . is situated 250 metres east of Canadian Museum of History.

Library
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is the federal institution tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to the documentary heritage of . is situated 1 km south of Canadian Museum of History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gatineau and ByWard Market.

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is a city in the region of , on the north shore of the Ottawa River, across from Canada's capital, . It is part of the official which constitutes the fourth largest urban area in the country, after , and .

Neighborhood
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The , is a retail and entertainment district in the downtown core of , Ontario, Canada to the east of Parliament Hill and Major's Hill Park.

Suburb
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(also spelled "Lowertown" is a neighbourhood in in central , Ontario, Canada, to the east of downtown. It is the oldest neighbourhood of the city, with construction beginning in 1826.

Canadian Museum of History

Latitude
45.42985° or 45° 25′ 48″ north
Longitude
-75.70822° or 75° 42′ 30″ west
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
87Q6C7HR+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 128441158
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7626266
Wiki­data ID
Q1032269
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In Other Languages

From Amis to Yue Chinese—“Canadian Museum of History” goes by many names.
  • Amis: “Pipaselakan to kahirahira no dafong no Kanata”
  • Arabic: “المتحف الكندي للحضارة”
  • Armenian: “Կանադական պատմության թանգարան”
  • Belarusian: “Канадскі музей цывілізацыі”
  • Catalan: “Canadian Museum of Civilization”
  • Chinese: “加拿大历史博物馆”
  • Chinese: “加拿大文明博物馆”
  • Chinese: “加拿大歷史博物館”
  • Chinese: “文明博物館”
  • Chinese: “文明博物馆”
  • Czech: “Canadian Museum of Civilization”
  • Czech: “Kanadské muzeum civilizace”
  • Czech: “Musée canadien des civilisations”
  • Dutch: “Canadian Museum of Civilization”
  • Dutch: “Canadian Museum of History”
  • Esperanto: “Kanada Muzeo de Historio”
  • French: “MCC”
  • French: “Musée canadien de l’histoire”
  • French: “Musée canadien de lhistoire”
  • French: “Musee canadien des civilisations”
  • Georgian: “კანადის ისტორიის მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Kanadas Nationalmuseum für Geschichte und Gesellschaft”
  • German: “Kanadisches Museum der Zivilisation”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון ההיסטוריה בקנדה”
  • Irish: “Canadian Museum of History”
  • Italian: “Canadian Museum of Civilization”
  • Italian: “Canadian Museum of History”
  • Japanese: “カナダ文明博物館”
  • Japanese: “カナダ歴史博物館”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Canadian Museum of History”
  • Persian: “موزه تاریخ تمدن کانادا”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Canadense da Civilização”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Canadense de História”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Canadiano da Civilização”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Canadiano de História”
  • Russian: “Канадский музей истории”
  • Russian: “Канадский музей культуры”
  • Russian: “Канадский музей цивилизации”
  • Russian: “Канадский музей цивилизаций”
  • Spanish: “Canadian Museum of Civilization”
  • Spanish: “Canadian Museum of History”
  • Spanish: “Museo Canadiense de la Civilizacion”
  • Spanish: “Museo Canadiense de la Civilización”
  • Spanish: “Museo Canadiense de la Historia”
  • Swedish: “Canadian Museum of History”
  • Tagalog: “Canadian Museum of History”
  • Ukrainian: “Канадський музей історії”
  • Ukrainian: “Канадський музей цивілізації”
  • Ukrainian: “Канадський Музей Цивілізації”
  • Yue Chinese: “加拿大歷史博物館”

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