Ingenium

05/30/2026

Come explore the Ingenium Centre for Doors Open on June 6th! Free admission, ticketing required.

Sign up now: https://ingenium.ca/en/events/doors-open-ottawa-at-the-ingenium-centre/

05/26/2026

Planning an unforgettable experience?

Host your next event under a historic aircraft, beside iconic locomotives, or surrounded by farm charm.

Because some venues have walls. Ours have stories!

Discover venue rentals across our three museums (link in comments)

05/23/2026

Last-minute plans this Saturday? This one’s worth it.
Make it a museum day! CAA Members enjoy 50% off admission at all three Ingenium museums.
Just show your CAA card. Valid for up to four people.
Make the most of today.

05/20/2026

Go behind the scenes every Saturday at the Ingenium Centre and explore Canada’s incredible collection of science and innovation✨

From historic locomotives to vintage cars and farming equipment, discover the stories behind 150,000+ fascinating artifacts.

Explore the Ingenium Centre that houses Canada’s largest and most comprehensive museum collection devoted to science and technology.

05/19/2026

Half the price. Full day of discovery. CAA Members enjoy 50% off admission at all three Ingenium museums on May 23. That’s double the usual discount.

Climb aboard, get hands-on, and explore everything from farm life to flight to science in action!

Bring your CAA card. Valid for up to four people.
Make a day of it!
CAA North & East Ontario

05/14/2026

Explore the stories of Canada’s farmers, researchers, and innovators tackling big agricultural challenges through fun, bite-sized comics!

Meet Dr. Yefang Jiang’s crop rotation research boosting yields while reducing water pollution; discover Brian Tischler, a farmer-programmer building open-source tools to help farms thrive; and see how the Gjoa Haven community in Nunavut created an off-grid indoor farm for fresh, local food.

https://ingenium.ca/en/learn/science-at-home/canadas-agricultural-innovators/

Learn about the real-life farmers, researchers, and innovators across Canada who are using creativity and science to tackle today’s agricultural challenges—told through fun, bite-sized comics.

05/12/2026

Florence Nightingale did more than care for wounded soldiers & make rounds at night with a lamp in hand during the Crimean war. She used scientific data & sanitation measures to transform hospital conditions and shape modern nursing practices.

That is why International Nurses Day is celebrated today & each year on May 12, her birthday.

The “Lady with the Lamp” phrase became popular after it appeared in an 1857 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Her story is also featured in our Women in STEM poster series (link in comments)

05/08/2026

Was the Electronic Sackbut really the world’s first synthesizer?

Ezra J. Teboul revisits Gayle Young’s influential claim by closely examining Hugh Le Caine’s pioneering instrument. Drawing on unprecedented access to the original artifact, archives, and a playable reconstruction, the research interrogates long-standing assumptions of “firstness” in electronic music history.

Introduction In 1989, Gayle Young—the world’s leading expert on the art and engineering of musical instrument designer Hugh Le Caine– wrote this about his Electronic Sackbut: In 1945, Le Caine tested several types of commercially available oscillators for suitability in the Sackbut, and conclu...

05/07/2026

From space exploration to aviation and Earth observation, our travelling exhibitions bring science to life through real-world innovation.

Exhibitions available for booking:
🛰 Health in Space: looks at how gravity, radiation, and isolation affect astronauts, featuring authentic artifacts, interactive experiences, and interviews with Canadian astronauts.
🌍 Earth in Focus: Insights from Space highlights how satellite imaging helps monitor Earth.
✈️Eyes on the Skies: examines the technologies and people that keep our skies safe.
Explore more (link in comments)

05/05/2026

“The museums are a “yes” space to regularly take my young kids in all seasons where they are free to move and interact in ways that interest them and support their discovery without as many boundaries as there are in a small home environment.” Sarah

An Ingenium membership gives families the freedom to drop in, explore at their own pace, and enjoy meaningful time together year round.

Three museums. Unlimited visits. All year long.
Become a member today (link in comments)