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2nd Round of Exchange Applications

Exchange Module opens: March 1st

World Cultures Collections Workshops: Currency around the Globe

Are you intrigued by ancient civilizations and archeology? In collaboration with the curator of the Redpath Museum's World Cultures collections, Ms. Annie Lussier, this new series introduces pre-teens to artifacts from the African, Greek, Egyptian and Roman collections.

The Properties of Minerals

Minerals come in all shapes, colors and sizes. Come learn about the different properties that make each mineral unique and the tools we use to identify them. 

In English. No reservation necessary.

Summer Sunday Family Discovery Workshops: Armoured Animals

These workshops invite children aged 4 to 7 years old to a multi-sensory discovery of the wonders of nature. Each workshop includes the exploration of a topic and a craft.

Two sessions each Sunday: 10h00 - 11h00 (in English)  AND 11h30 - 12h30 (in French)

COST: $10.00  (+ taxes) /child OR  $35.00 (+ taxes) for 4 workshops  with advance registration before June 16 2019.

World Cultures Collections Workshops: The Secrets to Pottery

Are you intrigued by ancient civilizations and archeology? In collaboration with the curator of the Redpath Museum's World Cultures collections, Ms. Annie Lussier, this new series introduces pre-teens to artifacts from the African, Greek, Egyptian and Roman collections.

Tree Tour (in French)

Find out how we identify and age some of our local trees. Trees are a living record of changes in the environment.  Join this guided outdoor walk to explore the variety of trees growing on the McGill downtown campus. Learn how to identify these trees, to read their growth rings and discover how scientists use them to understand climate change. 

Summer Sunday Family Discovery Workshops: Bees

These workshops invite children aged 4 to 7 years old to a multi-sensory discovery of the wonders of nature. Each workshop includes the exploration of a topic and a craft.

Two sessions each Sunday: 10h00 - 11h00 (in English)  AND 11h30 - 12h30 (in French)

COST: $10.00  (+ taxes) /child OR  $35.00 (+ taxes) for 4 workshops  with advance registration before June 16 2019.

Flowering Plants with Let's Talk Science

Do you know how flowering plants grow and how flowers blossom? Can you recognize a pollinator and appreciate how hard bees work? Join Let's Talk Science at Mcgill University and learn all about the different stages in a plant's life cycle.

Stones and Fossils Walking Tour

A walking tour of the fossils, minerals, and secret spots found in the walls of some of downtown Montreal's proudest institutions. The tour starts at the Redpath Museum and ends at the Beaux Arts Museum. Includes a printout of the booklet What Building Stones Tell. In English.

All ages welcome. Reservation necessary: redpath.museum [at] mcgill.ca