The Great Adventure

Adventure World, an exhibition park located behind the Museum, comprises 6,000 square metres of outdoor space. With permanent exhibitions and organized events, it is a wonderful family attraction full of surprises, inviting the participation of visitors of all ages. Open during the summer, when activities will be ongoing.

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The following exhibits are in the park:

• It's Your Move features games from around the world, where visitors can play marbles, hopscotch and chess on a giant chessboard.

• Best of Summer Fun Tent, a multidisciplinary space dedicated to budding artists, who can try their hands at street theatre and visual arts projects. The Tent will also showcase a variety of arts events and activities.

• Waterways! is inspired by the waterfront activities seen along the coastline of Canada. There are several larger-than-life elements in this area which include:
  • a boatmaking yard where visitors can design and build their own model watercraft which they can float;
  • children can fish off the bridge along the dock or head to the waterplane to take a charter tour;
  • visitors can climb aboard the Missinaibi, the log-pulling tugboat made famous on the old Canadian dollar bill;
  • a fanciful tent, under which children can explore the science and art of bubbles.
  In the future a large, intricate canal system will be installed which will have visitors using their problem solving skills to engineer a route along a series of canals.

Adventure World is being developed in several phases. Other exhibits will be added in the future.