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Temporary Exhibitions
Temporary Exhibitions
AUTOPSY OF A MURDER
Student Sarah Melville has been murdered, and three suspects have been identified. Visitors, should they accept their mission, become investigators searching for clues at the crime scene. Their goal is to find the murderer along with three pieces of incriminating evidence. True to its mission and interactive approach, the Canada Science and Technology Museum gets visitors involved and encourages them to explore scientific processes.
ODYSSEY OF LIGHT
This exhibition, an unusual combination of science and art, takes visitors on a dazzling exploration of the very nature of light. Over a hundred carefully selected artifacts and art installations illustrate the fascinating role light has played in the evolution of human activity. A dramatic 'object theatre' features prisms, mirrors, lenses and lasers that demystify the science of light. Come and explore the unique qualities of light through our hands-on modules and experiments.
MEGASCIENCE
Visit our own celebration of the International Year of Physics. The Museum has developed a multiphase exhibit on several “Big Physics” projects in Canada. The Tokamak de Varennes, the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, the founding of the Dominion Observatory, our Nobel prize-winning physicists, the ZEEP - Canada's first nuclear reactor - all are explained with the use of their own unusual artifacts.
TOKAMAK – CREATING THE SUN ON EARTH
Come and see our Canadian contribution to nuclear fusion, a possible future source of energy! The Tokamak de Varennes operated as a research device to study the confinement and heating of plasma, in the hope of achieving a working fusion reactor. Visitors are able to peek inside the Tokamak vacuum chamber, the vessel designed to bring plasma to fusion.
 SUDBURY NEUTRINO OBSERVATORY
Deep in a mine in northern Ontario, the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory counts tiny particles emitted by the Sun. Why?
Our exhibit on this underground experiment will show you this amazing underground facility, and explain how it resolved the decades-old mystery about the inner workings of the Sun.
CELEBRATING FIRST LIGHT
A century years ago, the Dominion Observatory was founded at the Experimental Farm. Come and see the early telescopes and measuring instruments used to tell time and analyse the spectra of stars, including our Sun. Visitors can look through the original 15" refracting telescope from the Dominion Observatory during one of our astronomy programs given throughout the year.
NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING PHYSICISTS
Bertram Brockhouse and Gerhard Herzberg are two of Canada’s Nobel laureates. Come and see the equipment they developed to research their pioneering contributions to physics. |
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ZEEP - CANADA’S FIRST NUCLEAR REACTOR
 On September 5, 1945, ZEEP (Zero Energy Experimental Pile) sustained its first reaction, becoming the first nuclear reactor in the world outside the United States. Examine the original ZEEP calandria now on display, and find out how scientists first tested their theories of fission reaction 60 years ago. Inspect a model of Canada’s latest innovation in power generation, the Advanced CANDU Reactor. From power generation to isotope creation for medical diagnosis-- these benefits stem from early knowledge gained using this experimental nuclear reactor.
FADING AWAY: SAVING YOUR ELECTRONIC MEMORIES
This exhibition highlights the history and importance of preserving audiovisual media. Drawing on the Museum's extensive collections and curatorial resources, the exhibition's artefacts and displays present an overview of the history of electronic record preservation. Visitors are encouraged to examine the various forms of record storage and discover the evolution in data recording that has allowed today's memories to withstand the test of time. |  |
Press Release
| A loaded Blattnerphone (690727) reel weighed 15 kg, 1933. (CSTM) |
CANOES: THE SHAPE OF SUCCESS
What do M. Atwood, P.E. Trudeau. P. Johnson and Grey Owl have in common? They are all avid canoeists. This new exhibition takes visitors on a voyage of discovery. It explores the history of the commercial canoe in Canada, and how the success of this enterprise has helped make the canoe a universally recognized symbol of Canada.
ELECTRIFYING AN IDEAL: HEALTH AND BEAUTY IN THE HOME
This unusual exhibition examines how our idea of beauty, as well as the tools we use to achieve 'the look', have changed over the past 150 years. The mini-exhibition features early electrical health apparatus, as well as electrical grooming gadgets dating from the second half of the 19th century to present day. Some of the advertisements that were used to market them are also featured. The museum is displaying many of these devices for the first time.
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