NW Territories
North Slave Region
Yellowknife

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is the Government of the Northwest Territories' museum and archives. Located in , , Canada, the PWNHC acquires and manages objects and archival materials that represent the cultures…
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Thursday: 10:00 AM—8:30 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum and archives of Northwest Territories, Canada
  • Also known as: “Centre du patrimoine septentrional Prince-de-Galles”, “CPSPG”, and “PWNHC”
  • Address: 4750 48th Street
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Log School House and Yellowknife Post Office.

Historic building
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The first building used as a school in , , , is currently located on Franklin Avenue at the south end of New Town, the city's downtown section. is situated 500 metres south of Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.

Post office
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Post Office building for , , , serving the X1A postal codes, is located at the southwest corner of 49th Street and Franklin Avenue. is situated 470 metres southeast of Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.

Hotel
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is located on 49th Avenue in , , Canada. It is an eight-storey-tall modernist concrete structure built in the mid-1970s. is situated 390 metres east of Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yellowknife and Dettah.

Photo: Sharingknowledge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of the , on the North Arm of Great Slave Lake, on Bay. is the main entry point for visitors to NWT.

Village
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, sometimes spelled incorrectly as Detah, is a First Nations community in the of the , Canada. Located just southeast of the capital of , it is a 6.5 km drive from that city by ice road across the north arm of in winter or a 27 km drive via the Ingraham Trail, year-round. is situated 6 km southeast of Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

Latitude
62.45628° or 62° 27′ 23″ north
Longitude
-114.3798° or 114° 22′ 47″ west
Levels
2
Operator
Culture and Heritage Department of Education, Culture, and Employment
Open location code
95J7FJ4C+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 104201627
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q202552
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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre” goes by many names.

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