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About Nature's CollectionsThe Canadian Museum of Nature's 24 major science collections represent Botany, Vertebrates, Invertebrates and the Earth Sciences. Our holdings also include a Library containing over 43,000 books and 100,000 volumes of periodicals. Nature's Archives keep a nature art collection, a photo collection and our institutional archives. Putting the collections to work![]() Through the information gained from our collections, the Canadian Museum of Nature increases public awareness and knowledge of the natural world. Growing at a rate of about 40,000 specimens a year, the collections are a vital source of natural history information in a number of ways:
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So where do we keep all this wonderful stuff?![]() The first place to go to see actual specimens from our collections on exhibit is the Victoria Memorial Museum Building in downtown Ottawa. Don't miss our virtual collections online. See Our Amazing Treasures. An innovative new facility now houses and protects the rest of Nature's collections, and is the workplace for most of Nature's science and administration staff. The Natural Heritage Building opened its doors in May 1997. You can access our collections!Scientific researchers, professionals, educators, artists, museums, members of the public and academia, and government employees are welcome to enquire about gaining access to our collections. Some basic catalogue data is available online for several of our collections. |
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