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Part of the Virtual Museum of Canada

Bees: A Honey of an Idea
While highlighting the crucial role of honeybees in pollination, this exhibition gives visitors the opportunity to explore the life of bees, the structural design and organisation of the hive, and their relationship with the beekeeper.
Creator(s):Canada Agriculture Museum
Contributor(s):Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Archives of Ontario; Benson Bee Supplies Ltd.; Bienentanz Gesellschaft für Kommunikation mbH; Bragg Lumber Company; Cannan Blueberries; Canadian Honey Council; Canadian Museum of Nature; Cowen Manufacturing Company; Crerar's Honey Limited; Dadant and Sons, Inc.; Doug McRory; F.W. Jones and Son Bee Supplies; François Petit; Glenbow Museum and Archives; Intermiel Inc.; Mann Lake Ltd.; Mikhail Kutsyy; Musée de l'abeille, Économusée du miel; Natural Factors; NOD Apiary Products; Ontario Beekeepers' Association; Poelman Apiaries; Provincial Archives of Alberta; Robyn Underwood; Saskatchewan Archives Board; Sylvain Gingras; United States Department of Agriculture; University of Guelph; Laval University; University of Manitoba; Wendy Molenaar; Zach Huang
This exhibit is also available in: French 

Part of the Virtual Museum of Canada

Canada's Got Treasures
Canada's Got Treasures is a new interactive online space launched by the Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC). Using YouTube and Flickr, the website invites Canadians, museums and heritage institutions from across the country to upload their photos and videos of objects, artworks, buildings, people or locations that are culturally significant to them. Each week from May to November 2010, new treasures from Canada's national museums and institutions are revealed, with an accompanying quiz. Significant holdings from our museums and private collections from the three coasts of Canada will be plotted on an interactive map. Following the launch of the project, the VMC will be communicating updates through its Facebook and Twitter channels. Canada's Got Treasures! is the result of a strong partnership between the VMC and the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian War Museum, National Gallery of Canada, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Canada Aviation Museum, Canada Agriculture Museum, and the Canadian Museum of Nature, as well as the National Capital Commission and Library and Archives Canada.
Executive producer:Canadian Heritage Information Network
Contributor(s):Canadian Museum of Nature; National Gallery of Canada; Canadian War Museum; Canada Agriculture Museum; Canadia Aviation Museum; Library and Archives Canada; Canada Science and Technology Museum; Canadian Museum of Civilization; National Capital Commission
This exhibit is also available in: French 

Part of the Virtual Museum of Canada
Medi-Centre

Medi-Centre
Canada's contribution to the history of medicine has been considerable; medical discoveries such as insulin, the electric pacemaker, the child-proof medicine cap and much more were all created by Canadians. The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame offers showcases of each distinguished Canadian including vital stats, biographical information and video documentaries. Don't miss the Games Lab which provides a fun and challenging environment to explore each Laureate's contribution to the history of medicine.
This exhibit uses the following plug-ins:QuickTime 5; Flash
Creator(s):Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
This exhibit is also available in: French 

Part of the Virtual Museum of Canada

To the rescue of endangered species
Beautiful and at the same time fragile, our planet is having a hard time! On one side, rumbling earth, threatening volcano or bursting seas. On the other side, a more terrifying danger hovers around imposing on nature its much more devastating effects: Humans! Poaching, pollution and habitat destruction seriously impede the chances of survival of thousands of species around the World. While human population blows before our very eyes, many living species desperately hold to little hope... All over the world, scientists and fauna and flora fanatics join their efforts to protect our natural heritage. Things are serious, time is running out; will they be able to reverse the trend? In this journey at the heart of the animal World, come discover an injured nature that only we have the power to save.
Creator(s):Granby Zoo
This exhibit is also available in: French 

Part of the Virtual Museum of Canada

Waters of life
The Lake Saint-Pierre has been recognized as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2000. Several of the territory's features led to this recognition, including the fact that this ecosystem is among the most studied by the Canadian scientists. The virtual exhibition 'Waters of life', produced by the Biophare in collaboration with the 'Université de Montréal', is mainly concerned by the fauna and flora in this significant fluvial lake. 'Waters of life' is taking interest in the main characteristics of the underwater life at the base of the food chain. The exhibition includes exclusive interviews with the principal searchers working in Lake Saint-Pierre, as well as more than a hundred clips providing an overview of the benthic and planktonic species. The whole project is organized according to the different masses of water and tributaries. Finally, there is a section specifically about the formation of the Lake Saint-Pierre.
Creator(s):Biophare
This exhibit is also available in: French