Guided Tours
Enrich your experience of the Museum’s collections with a guided tour and/or hands-on workshop. Book your tour or workshop for a group of 10+ at a time of your choice, or join one of our regular 2:30pm Saturday tours (by reservation or drop-in).
The museum is accessible. Buses are welcome!
Questions, reservations and for more information: [email protected]
Are you looking for a school program? Please visit the Schools and Youth Groups page.
Drop-In Gallery Tours
- Pricing: Admission Included
- Adults $15
- Seniors (65+) $13.50
- Join our regularly scheduled tour on Saturday afternoons at 2:30pm, which departs from the museum lobby. Space is limited and first come, first served!
- Appropriate for Ages 17+
- Plan on 1 hour for your tour. We recommend at least an additional half-hour for self-touring and to visit our store.
* Or join us on late night Thursdays, which include free admission and a tour at 7pm!
Custom Group Guided Tour
- Pricing: Admission Included
- Adults $15
- Seniors (65+) $13.50
- These rates are for a minimum group size of 10
- Book at a time and date of your choice!
- Appropriate for Ages 17+
- Plan on 1 hour for your tour. We recommend an additional half-hour to hour for self-touring and to visit our store.
Listen to the stories behind the artifacts with a tour guide who can answer questions, and bring the exhibits to life. Let us know what you’re most interested in for a focused tour (e.g. adventure, Indigenous craft, artisans, voyageur life). We are currently working on French language tours, please contact us for more information.
Paddle Painting
- Pricing: Admission Included
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- Adults $30
- Seniors (65+) $26
- These rates are for a minimum group size of 10
- Appropriate for Ages 6+
- Takes 1 Hour
Be inspired by a look at the paddles in our galleries and paint your own 16″ softwood decorative paddle. The creative possibilities are endless and no experience is necessary.
Kayak Discovery
- Pricing: Admission Included
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- Adults $25
- Seniors (65+) $20
- These rates are for a minimum group size of 10
- Appropriate for Ages 10+
- Takes 90 Minutes
In this team building activity participants work together to build an eight-foot skin-on-frame kayak, from a kit based on an Inuit watercraft in the Museum’s collection. Participants learn about of kayak-building as a community task in traditional Inuit cultures where different members play distinct and crucial roles. Working collaboratively in small groups, the participants problem-solve to discover the best building method for their group and project.
2ft Paddle Carving
- Pricing: Admission Included
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- Adults $40
- Seniors (65+) $38
- These rates are for a minimum group size of 10
- Appropriate for Ages 10+
- Takes 3 Hours
Carve a 24” paddle out of poplar! Using a traditional spoke shave tool, participants learn the woodworking techniques to take their rough blank to a smoothly-sanded, finished paddle. Participants have a beautiful souvenir to take home and treasure. as well as an introduction to all the skills necessary to make a full-size paddle in the future.
Voyageur Canoe Tours
Get out on the water with us! See more information at this link.
