Media Advisory - Ingenium makes national artifact collection available for the public to discover

OTTAWA, ON, April 8, 2024 /CNW/ - Ingenium is gearing up to unlock Canada's stories of science and innovation through public access to its one-of-a-kind national collection.

The Ingenium Centre's oversized collection space. (CNW Group/Ingenium)

Media are invited for an exclusive look at the collection facility designed to safeguard Canada's greatest science and technology collection as we open the Ingenium Centre doors for the public to discover. Only about 12 percent of the total collection is displayed in our three museums at any given time. Get an exclusive look at a sample of the oldest water on earth, the last built steam locomotive, or the oldest book in the collection published in 1561.

Ingenium Centre VIP Opening Event

When: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 between 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Where: Ingenium Centre, 1865 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa
RSVP: Please email [email protected]

There will be interview opportunities with Ingenium curators and senior leadership team, along with tours to experience a space that inspires amazement and tells the stories behind our tens of thousands of artefacts and digital archives - covering soil to space, and everything in between.

Learn how spaces such as our Ingenium Research Institute and Digital Innovation Lab are injecting new ideas and inviting public, private and academic sector collaborations into our public programming. Due to Canada's unique history, culture, and geography, there is no other collection like ours in the world.

About Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Ingenium oversees three national museums of science and innovation in Ottawa — the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Its lngenium Centre houses an exceptional collection of artifacts, a research institute, and a digital innovation lab. Our museums, digital content, outreach programs, travelling exhibitions, and collaborative spaces help to educate, entertain, and engage audiences across Canada and around the world. Our mandate is to bring science literacy and inspiration to people in Canada of all ages, abilities, identities, and backgrounds.

SOURCE Ingenium

Media Contacts : Philippe Tremblay, Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation, [email protected], 343-543-5337