I thought that the Civilization museum was a real highlight of my experiences in Ottawa. The building which has four floors of exhibition spaces and galleries is an impressive edifice dominated by the Great Hall which is particularly aesthetically inviting to the eye. I felt that the combined ticket to the Civilization and War museums was a great bargain. I... more

The architecture is truly magnificent - worth a visit for that in itself! As far as it goes as a museum, the aboriginal collections are beautiful and informative, and they have some nice special exhibits (a good one on pianist Glenn Gould was running during our visit). Upper floors suffer from "dumbed down" exhibits with too many photo reproductions and... more

This is an excellent museum in where you will get answers to all your questions about Canadian history. Besides the excellent way in which the different issues are presented the building itself is so beautiful. According to the brochure Ive got from the museum they advice to spend the following times in the different sections: The Grand Hall: allow 30... more

The museum is huge; unless you plan to quickly walk through without actually looking at anything, you won't have time to see everything. There are many exhibits: the permanent exhibits include a huge First Nations section (it takes up a whole floor), the postal museum, the canada hull and the children's musuem. When I went they had 3 other temporary... more

We attended the Museum of Civilization on Canada Day. The line up was long but quick to attend the Bog People exhibit. Very interesting. The totem poles and the "walk around village" were also very interesting. We didn't get a chance to see a OMNI movie but enjoyed our visit overall. With the bridges being closed to traffic on Canada... more