Bank of Canada Museum

Bank of Canada Museum Bank of Canada Museum brings our economy front and centre—where visitors can see it, touch it and discover their role it in. Museum

It’s stimulating, immersive and, best of all, fun.

💵👑From queens to changemakers, women’s faces on bank notes are telling new stories.🌍✨For a long time, women appeared on ...
06/02/2026

💵👑From queens to changemakers, women’s faces on bank notes are telling new stories.🌍✨

For a long time, women appeared on currency in a general way as symbols or if they were a monarch.

But today, more and more bank notes are featuring everyday women who shaped history.

Check out the blog to see how this shift is happening around the world.
👉 https://bit.ly/4dR83eV

What is the bird on the back of this New Guinean coin? 🤔 A. apteryx B. bird-of-paradise C. trogon 👇See the comment...
06/02/2026

What is the bird on the back of this New Guinean coin? 🤔

A. apteryx
B. bird-of-paradise
C. trogon

👇See the comments later for the answer.

Do you have a child who is sensory sensitive? You can make their Museum experience a gentler one by borrowing one of our...
06/01/2026

Do you have a child who is sensory sensitive? You can make their Museum experience a gentler one by borrowing one of our sensory bags 🎒✨.

Each bag includes items to make their visit more comfortable: noise cancelling headphones🎧, fidget toys🌀 and sunglasses🕶️.

From February through November, one Sunday a month is “Sensory Sundays”🤫—a calmer, quieter atmosphere for our sensitive visitors.

See our website for details on our Visit page.
👉 https://bit.ly/47Et5Xx

Today is the first day of , a sponsored worldwide social media event fostering dialogue amongst museums and other cul...
06/01/2026

Today is the first day of , a sponsored worldwide social media event fostering dialogue amongst museums and other cultural institutions. 🏛️🤝

Each day features a different theme 📅—follow along this week to see our take! 👀

See https://bit.ly/4d2TV1F for more details.

📅 is Sensory Sunday. 🕘From 9:00 am until noon, we are providing a dimmer, quieter environment plus activities that use...
05/31/2026

📅 is Sensory Sunday.

🕘From 9:00 am until noon, we are providing a dimmer, quieter environment plus activities that use your senses.

🎧🕶️ And we’ve got Sensory Bags.
Drop by our front desk to borrow a kit for sensory sensitive visitors. Noise cancelling headphones, fidget toys, sunglasses and more.

See our website for details.
👉 https://bit.ly/3kg5lGP

You carried her artwork🎨 around in your pocket for years 🪙👛. She’s Dora de Pédery-Hunt, the sculptor who created the 3rd...
05/31/2026

You carried her artwork🎨 around in your pocket for years 🪙👛.

She’s Dora de Pédery-Hunt, the sculptor who created the 3rd portrait of 👑to appear on our coins.

Read about her and her work on the blog “Sculptor Dory de Pédery-Hunt.”
👉 https://bit.ly/3QgbvpU

Commemorative medal, National Arts Centre, Canada, 1966
Sculpture, Queen Elizabeth II, 1990

in 1806, the future president of the United States Andrew Jackson fought a pistol duel with a horse breeder named Dick...
05/30/2026

in 1806, the future president of the United States Andrew Jackson fought a pistol duel with a horse breeder named Dickinson. He had accused Jackson of reneging on a bet and then insulted Jackson’s wife.

Dickinson got his shot off first and wounded Jackson. Jackson’s gun misfired. But then, in what was considered an unsporting maneuver, he refired and killed Dickinson.

Jackson opposed central banks and paper money, yet has appeared on American bank notes on and off since 1869.

10 dollars, United States, 1914

Welcome to Ottawa, ONA 2026! 🎉If you’re at the Ontario Numismatic Association convention, add one more stop to your itin...
05/29/2026

Welcome to Ottawa, ONA 2026! 🎉

If you’re at the Ontario Numismatic Association convention, add one more stop to your itinerary: the Bank of Canada Museum🏛️.

Explore highlights from our world class collection 🌍💰—including the most complete collection anywhere of Canadian coins, notes and tokens. Always free 🙌.

Plan your visit. 👉 https://bit.ly/3InMt16

Medal, Ontario Numismatic Association, 2002

This French gold coin was issued when France was nearly bankrupt 😬💸. It had no denomination marked on the coin so the go...
05/29/2026

This French gold coin was issued when France was nearly bankrupt 😬💸.

It had no denomination marked on the coin so the government could vary its value. Initially vastly overinflated, public resistance to this money-raising ploy brought its value down by 30% in 3 years 📉⏳.

At the time, France’s chief financial advisor was a Scottish economist, gambler and convicted murderer named John Law 😲—who would bring the economy to its knees with his financial schemes.

Louis d’or, France, 1721

🍎 Looking for fresh classroom ideas and free educator resources?Our Educators Newsletter brings you:✅ Free resources✅ Te...
05/28/2026

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Everything sent directly to your inbox — because educators already have enough on their plates.

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30 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON
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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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