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Canada's network of museums that engage their audiences through the use of innovative technologies.

Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)

virtualmuseum.ca is your definitive online resource for Canada's museums and their collections. It's a unique space featuring over 600 virtual exhibits, nearly 1 million images, and a wealth of engaging multimedia content. Dive into a world of arts, science, and history and explore our stories as told by Canadian museums.

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Virtual Exhibit
Featured image, The Burgess Shale

The Burgess Shale

The Burgess Shale in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, is home to a treasure trove of fossils of some of the earliest complex organisms in the world. This exhibit features digital reconstructions of life during the Cambrian Explosion, which populated marine ecosystems some 505 million years ago.

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Featured image, Aliens Among Us

Aliens Among Us

This exhibit, produced by the Royal BC Museum, presents a Web-based crowdsourcing application that invites the public to help track the more than 4,000 invasive plant, animal, and microorganism species currently found in British Columbia. Find out what they look like, where they come from, and how they fit, or don't fit, in their new environment.

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Featured image, In Search of the Canadian Car

In Search of the Canadian Car

Cars have shaped Canadian landscapes, cities, and communities. They have influenced Canadians' lifestyles and even impacted popular culture. But is there such a thing as a truly Canadian car? Explore this exhibit and learn more about the history of cars in Canada. Come to your own conclusions about what makes a car Canadian.

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VMC Lab

Canada's Got Treasures

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Canada's Got Treasures

Community Memories

The R-100 Airship

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The R-100 Airship

Teachers' Centre

Perspectives: Women Artists in North America

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Perspectives: Women Artists in North America