Celebrate Winterlude at the Bank of Canada Museum! Currency isn’t all bank notes and coins. Sometimes it’s food. Discover how the food we ate was used as money. Tea, cocoa, salt, Parmigiano cheese, mash potatoes… experience this surprising money with nearly all your senses. Guess what the currency is, how it was used and where […]
Find out more »Celebrate Winterlude at the Bank of Canada Museum! In brick form, tea was once the currency of much of Asia. See how tea bricks were made and then make your own tea brick. Arrive early as there are only four workshops with a maximum of 25 participants each. February 9 and 10, 11:00 to 12:00 […]
Find out more »February 2nd-3rd, 9th-10th and 16th-17th from 11am to 2pm Costumed characters from the early days of Bytown will be roaming through the Byward Market to share their knowledge of the past. Discover the fascinating history of Ottawa and the stories of its residents.
Find out more »February 2nd - 3rd, 9th - 10th and 16th - 17th 11am to 4pm Do you think you know Ottawa’s history? Join our Youth Council at the BYTOWN MUSEUM for some historical trivia during the Winterlude Weekends and test your knowledge! Learn all about the rough and tumble city of Bytown (now Ottawa), the construction […]
Find out more »Listen to readers from the black community share children's stories written by black authors from the diaspora. Books from the library will be on display and a local bookseller will have books for sale on site. All are welcome to attend. This is a family event. A partnership between the Ottawa Public Library and Black […]
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