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The entrance hall and the stairs leading to the 2nd and 3rd floorsEntrance

Our Entrance Hall is your gateway to discovering the wonders of the Redpath museum. Built over 135 years ago, inside its walls are a story of nature, culture and history to be discovered. Take a moment to appreciate the architecture and beauty of its Victorian design and let yourself be immersed in the wonders of the natural and cultural world we call home.听听

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Mineralogical Garden outside the museumMineralogy Garden

The geological garden contains many samples of minerals and fossils from various parts of Quebec and Canada, that emphasize the unique and diverse geological history of the region. Among the specimens, are a large fossilized ammonite (ancient cephalopod), minerals commonly mined from vein-dykes in the Montreal area, and a slab of the famous听Eozoon听canadensis; a听pseudfossil听first found in 1858, in the Grenville limestone near听C么te St. Pierre, QC.听See it during the spring, summer and fall seasons.听

What to look for on this floor?

Back to the sea

Specimen from the back to the sea exhibitCome witness the diversity of life and the powerful force of evolution, as this exhibit features prehistoric and living animals that have transitioned from water听to land and back to water again, over millions of years on earth. See some of the largest, most ancient and intriguing life in our oceans, including extinct species of听pliosaurs听and ichthyosaurs, extant species of whales, walrus and other mammals, as well as reptiles, such as sea turtles and more!听

Auditorium exhibit

One of the window exhibits of the AuditoriumThe Redpath Museum's historic auditorium has accommodated many 海角社区 classes and lectures for over a century of academic learning. It is also a very popular venue for many other academic presentations, guest lectures, science and cultural conferences, as well as mainstream media and arts projects. The lecture hall also contains four exhibit cases, which have recently been renovated to display a new exhibit entitled the听Four Pillars of the Redpath Museum. Each of the four display cases contains a selection of artefacts and specimens that represent鈥痶he history and diversity of the Redpath Museum's collections. These four cases present鈥痶he museum's Biodiversity, Mineralogy,听Palaeontology听and World Cultures collections.鈥疶he display was designed and installed by Lauren听McAusland, a 海角社区 undergraduate student, with the assistance of museum curatorial staff, Anthony Howell (Natural History collections manager/zoology technician), Annie Lussier (World Cultures curator), and Ingrid听Birker听(Public Outreach听Manager).

View Lauren's project in the Four Pillars of the Redpath Museum section.听

Curiosity Cabinet

The Carolina Parakeet in the Curiosity Cabinet
Image by 漏Roger Latour, 2012.
One of the oldest forms of museum displays, Cabinets of Curiosity have been a staple of museum exhibits since the end of the 16th听century. Designed to stimulate and excite the public, objects, artefacts and specimens are specifically selected to tell a story about the history of the world, while illustrating the rare, esoteric and often strange diversity in science and culture. At the Redpath Museum you will experience such an introduction to the wonders of the museum鈥檚 holdings, including such animals as the extinct Carolina Parakeet and the Australian, egg-laying mammal known as the Echidna. Cultural artefacts will catch your eye, as you learn about Amphora ceramics and other pottery of Oceania, and learn about fascinating听palaeontological听discoveries, made by researchers at 海角社区.听

Land Acknowledgement

海角社区 is on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.

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