Winnipeg Arts and Culture
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Winnipeg
is well known across the prairies for its arts and culture.
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The Exchange District Historical site is the original site of commerce in Winnipeg
. After the railways came to Winnipeg, this area was developed with many fine warehouses, offices and banks. Many of these buildings are still standing and are unrivalled in Canada.
On September 27, 1997, the original core of the city of Winnipeg, the Exchange District
, was declared a National Historic Site of Canada by the federal Minister of Canadian Heritage. The Historic Sites and Monuments board recommended that Winnipeg's Exchange District be designated a historic district of national significance because it illustrates the city's key role as a centre of grain and wholesale trade, finance and manufacturing in two historically important periods in western development: between 1880 and 1900 when Winnipeg became the gateway to Canada's West; and between 1900 and 1913, when the city's growth made it the region's metropolis.
Winnipeg's famous North End
has spawned a variety of talented writers, artists and entertainers ranging from Monty Hall
, famed host of Let's Make a Deal
to Burton Cummings
, singer from The Guess Who
. The commercial main street of this neighbourhood, Selkirk Avenue, first saw development in the 1870s and its importance grew with a wave of immigration from Eastern Europe. The old country flavour of the neighbourhood still exists with a variety of boutiques, bakeries and butcher shops. This vibrant area also boasts 49 painted murals, each depicting a different multicultural and historical scene.
(a broadsheet) and the Winnipeg Sun
(a tabloid), a widely distributed weekly student run newspaper The Manitoban
from the University of Manitoba
, and The Uniter from the University of Winnipeg
. OutWords is the city's monthly gay-lesbian newspaper. There are also a number of smaller community papers distributed weekly by Canstar Community News: the Herald, the Lance, the Metro, the Headliner and the alternative newspaper Uptown
.
Other magazines published in Winnipeg include:
Border Crossings: A Magazine of the Arts
Canadian Dimensions
Herizons
, or digital television through MTS
digital. There are also two satellite services available through Shaw Direct and Bell TV. Some homes use grey market
satellite dishes to bring in signals from American satellite services.
Additionally, American network affiliates broadcasting from North Dakota are available over-the-air in many parts of Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba. WDAZ and KGFE/Prairie Public Television
are the only stations that still air on cable from this region. From August 14, 1968 till March 1986, KXJB and KVLY-TV
(then known as KTHI) were available on Winnipeg's cable service. These channels were replaced by WDIV and WJBK
from Detroit, with WJBK replaced by WTOL
from Toledo
in December 1994. WTVS
(Detroit Public TV), is also available on cable. WCCO
and KARE
from Minneapolis replaced WDIV and WTOL on May 1, 1996, where they remain today. WUHF
, the Fox
-affiliate from Rochester, New York
, has been available on cable since December 1994, despite a nearby Fox station, KNRR, in Pembina, North Dakota
that can be viewed over-the-air in Winnipeg.
, CKUW
, CKIC
), and one French campus radio stations. NCI
is devoted to Aboriginal programming and CKJS airs ethnic programming. CBC Radio One
and CBC Radio 2 broadcast local and national programming. There are several rock, pop, and hot adult contemporary oriented stations and two country stations. Two Radio-Canada stations — CKSB
and CKSB-FM
— as well as one community owned radio station, Envol 91FM
, broadcast French programming.
There have been many famous writer and novelists who have called Winnipeg home over the years. Some were born in Winnipeg, some raised in Winnipeg and some have re-located to Winnipeg. One of Canada's most important Francophone
writers was Gabrielle Roy
who was born in the St. Boniface neighborhood. Her books helped fuel the Quiet Revolution
in Quebec
. In her lifetime, she was awarded the Governor General's Award
and in 1967, she became a Companion of the Order of Canada.
and The Weakerthans
.
, whose feature My Winnipeg
is a stylized tribute to his hometown. Other local filmmakers of note include animators Richard Condie
and Cordell Barker
, who often work with the National Film Board of Canada
's Prairie Centre studio, as does documentary filmmaker John Paskievich
.
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
is well known across the prairies for its arts and culture.
Architecture
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. After the railways came to Winnipeg, this area was developed with many fine warehouses, offices and banks. Many of these buildings are still standing and are unrivalled in Canada.
On September 27, 1997, the original core of the city of Winnipeg, the Exchange District
Exchange District
The Exchange District is a National Historic Site of Canada in the downtown area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Just one block north of Canada's most famous intersection, Portage and Main, the Exchange District comprises approximately twenty city blocks and nearly 150 buildings.- History :The...
, was declared a National Historic Site of Canada by the federal Minister of Canadian Heritage. The Historic Sites and Monuments board recommended that Winnipeg's Exchange District be designated a historic district of national significance because it illustrates the city's key role as a centre of grain and wholesale trade, finance and manufacturing in two historically important periods in western development: between 1880 and 1900 when Winnipeg became the gateway to Canada's West; and between 1900 and 1913, when the city's growth made it the region's metropolis.
Winnipeg's famous North End
North End, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Overview :The North End is a large area located to the North and Northwest of Downtown Winnipeg. It is bordered by the Red River on the east, the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline on the south, the City of Winnipeg boundary on the west and Jefferson Avenue, Keewatin Street, Carruthers Avenue,...
has spawned a variety of talented writers, artists and entertainers ranging from Monty Hall
Monty Hall
Monte Halperin, OC, OM , better known by the stage name Monty Hall, is a Canadian-born MC, producer, actor, singer and sportscaster, best known as host of the television game show Let's Make a Deal.-Early life:...
, famed host of Let's Make a Deal
Let's Make a Deal
Let's Make a Deal is a television game show which originated in the United States and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The show is based around deals offered to members of the audience by the host. The traders usually have to weigh the possibility of an offer being...
to Burton Cummings
Burton Cummings
Burton L. Cummings, OC, OM is a Canadian musician and songwriter.He was the lead singer and frequent keyboardist for the Canadian rock band The Guess Who...
, singer from The Guess Who
The Guess Who
The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Initially gaining recognition in Canada, they also found international success from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s with numerous hit singles, including "American Woman", "These Eyes" and "Share the Land"...
. The commercial main street of this neighbourhood, Selkirk Avenue, first saw development in the 1870s and its importance grew with a wave of immigration from Eastern Europe. The old country flavour of the neighbourhood still exists with a variety of boutiques, bakeries and butcher shops. This vibrant area also boasts 49 painted murals, each depicting a different multicultural and historical scene.
Media
Newspapers
Winnipeg has two daily newspapers, the Winnipeg Free PressWinnipeg Free Press
The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. It is the newspaper with the largest readership in the province....
(a broadsheet) and the Winnipeg Sun
Winnipeg Sun
The Winnipeg Sun is a daily tabloid-sized newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.It is owned by Sun Media, a subsidiary of Quebecor Media, and shares many characteristics typical of Sun Media tabloids, including an emphasis on local news stories, extensive sports coverage, a Canadian conservatism...
(a tabloid), a widely distributed weekly student run newspaper The Manitoban
The Manitoban
The Manitoban is the official student newspaper at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Published for the first time on November 5, 1914, the Toban, as it is called for short, is one of the oldest and largest student newspapers in Canada.The tabloid-sized paper is published monthly...
from the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
, and The Uniter from the University of Winnipeg
University of Winnipeg
The University of Winnipeg is a public university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that offers undergraduate faculties of art, business and economics, education, science and theology as well as graduate programs. The U of W's founding colleges were Manitoba College and Wesley College, which merged...
. OutWords is the city's monthly gay-lesbian newspaper. There are also a number of smaller community papers distributed weekly by Canstar Community News: the Herald, the Lance, the Metro, the Headliner and the alternative newspaper Uptown
Uptown (newspaper)
Uptown is an alternative weekly arts and entertainment newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Like most alternative weekly newspapers in Canada, Uptown includes articles regarding the arts and entertainment, CD reviews, concert reviews, book reviews and extensive current events listings...
.
Magazines
There are two Winnipeg magazines published quarterly by Studio Publications. Winnipeg Women and Winnipeg Men magazines feature local individuals, businesses and services. There is also a monthly publication, known as Where Winnipeg, which includes travel information, upcoming events and reviews.Other magazines published in Winnipeg include:
Border Crossings: A Magazine of the Arts
Canadian Dimensions
Herizons
Television stations
There are six English speaking stations and one French speaking station based in Winnipeg that supply free programming to the city. Most homes subscribe to cable through Shaw CommunicationsShaw Communications
Shaw Communications is Canada's largest telecommunications company that provides telephone, Canada's fastest Internet and television services as well as broadcasting and soon Wifi. Shaw is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta...
, or digital television through MTS
Manitoba Telecom Services
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. , or MTS , formerly Manitoba Telephone System, is the primary telecommunications carrier in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the fourth largest telecommunications provider in Canada with 7000 employees...
digital. There are also two satellite services available through Shaw Direct and Bell TV. Some homes use grey market
Grey market
A grey market or gray market also known as parallel market is the trade of a commodity through distribution channels which, while legal, are unofficial, unauthorized, or unintended by the original manufacturer...
satellite dishes to bring in signals from American satellite services.
Additionally, American network affiliates broadcasting from North Dakota are available over-the-air in many parts of Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba. WDAZ and KGFE/Prairie Public Television
Prairie Public Television
Prairie Public Television is the Public Broadcasting Service member state network for the U.S. state of North Dakota. Along with its state radio network Prairie Public, the state network currently has nine digital stations covering all of North Dakota, plus portions of Minnesota, Montana, South...
are the only stations that still air on cable from this region. From August 14, 1968 till March 1986, KXJB and KVLY-TV
KVLY-TV
KVLY-TV, is an NBC affiliated television station in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, serving Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota. It broadcasts on ATSC channel 44, which redirects to former NTSC channel 11 via PSIP. In addition to its main studio in Fargo, it operates a satellite studio in...
(then known as KTHI) were available on Winnipeg's cable service. These channels were replaced by WDIV and WJBK
WJBK
WJBK is the Fox–owned and operated television station in Detroit, Michigan broadcasting on digital channel 7...
from Detroit, with WJBK replaced by WTOL
WTOL
WTOL is the CBS- affiliated television station licensed in Toledo, Ohio. The station broadcasts on channel 11 and can be seen quite clearly throughout Northwest Ohio, Southeast Michigan , and southwest Ontario...
from Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
in December 1994. WTVS
WTVS
WTVS, branded as Detroit Public TV, is the Public Broadcasting Service member Public television station in Detroit, Michigan. Broadcasting since 1955, its vision statement is "educate, entertain and inspire — in partnership with our community." The viewer supported station produces many local...
(Detroit Public TV), is also available on cable. WCCO
WCCO-TV
WCCO-TV, is the CBS owned and operated television station that serves the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. Its transmitter is at the Telefarm complex in Shoreview, Minnesota.- History :...
and KARE
KARE
KARE, digital channel 11, is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota and portions of western Wisconsin. It also operates KARE WX NOW, formerly known as NBC Weather Plus on its second digital subchannel...
from Minneapolis replaced WDIV and WTOL on May 1, 1996, where they remain today. WUHF
WUHF
WUHF is the Fox-affiliated television station for Rochester, New York. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 28 from a transmitter on Pinnacle Hill on the border between Rochester and Brighton. The station can also be seen on Time Warner channel 7 and in high definition on...
, the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
-affiliate from Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, has been available on cable since December 1994, despite a nearby Fox station, KNRR, in Pembina, North Dakota
Pembina, North Dakota
Pembina is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 592 at the 2010 census.The area of Pembina was long inhabited by various indigenous peoples...
that can be viewed over-the-air in Winnipeg.
Radio stations
Winnipeg is home to 25 AM and FM radio stations. The most popular station for many years has been CJOB, a talk-oriented station famous for its coverage of major storms and floods. After an absence of many years, Winnipeg is now home to several English (CJUMCJUM-FM
CJUM-FM 101.5 FM is a volunteer driven campus radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, based at the University of Manitoba.-History:...
, CKUW
CKUW-FM
CKUW-FM is the campus radio station at the University of Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The station broadcasts on 95.9 FM with 450 watts of power....
, CKIC
CKIC-FM
CKIC-FM is an instructional campus radio station that broadcasts in Winnipeg on the frequency 92.9 FM.The purpose of the station is to provide real-world education in the field of radio broadcasting to students enrolled in the Creative Communications program at Red River College and to deliver...
), and one French campus radio stations. NCI
Native Communications Inc
Native Communications Inc. is a public radio network in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The network provides programming by and for Canadian First Nations....
is devoted to Aboriginal programming and CKJS airs ethnic programming. CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
and CBC Radio 2 broadcast local and national programming. There are several rock, pop, and hot adult contemporary oriented stations and two country stations. Two Radio-Canada stations — CKSB
CKSB (AM)
CKSB is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 1050 AM and 90.5 FM in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is an affiliate of Radio-Canada's Première Chaîne network.-History:...
and CKSB-FM
CKSB-FM
CKSB-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 89.9 FM in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is an affiliate of Radio-Canada's Espace musique network. The station launched in 2001....
— as well as one community owned radio station, Envol 91FM
CKXL-FM
CKXL-FM is a community owned French-language radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that broadcasts on the FM band at a frequency of 91.1 FM. The station's studio is located in the St...
, broadcast French programming.
Writers and Novelists
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
writers was Gabrielle Roy
Gabrielle Roy
Gabrielle Roy, CC, FRSC was a French Canadian author.- Biography :Born in Saint Boniface , Manitoba, Roy was educated at Saint Joseph's Academy...
who was born in the St. Boniface neighborhood. Her books helped fuel the Quiet Revolution
Quiet Revolution
The Quiet Revolution was the 1960s period of intense change in Quebec, Canada, characterized by the rapid and effective secularization of society, the creation of a welfare state and a re-alignment of politics into federalist and separatist factions...
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. In her lifetime, she was awarded the Governor General's Award
Governor General's Award
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields. The first was conceived in 1937 by Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction who created the Governor...
and in 1967, she became a Companion of the Order of Canada.
List of Winnipeg writers
- David BergenDavid BergenDavid Bergen is a Canadian novelist from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has published six novels and one collection of short stories since 1993...
, Giller Prize winner - Anita DaherAnita DaherAnita Daher is a Canadian writer of juvenile and teen books. She has said she draws writing inspiration from the many places where she has spent time, including Summerside, Prince Edward Island; Yellowknife, NT; Churchill, Manitoba; Baker Lake, Nunavut and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario...
, young adult writer - Catherine HunterCatherine HunterCatherine Hunter is a Canadian poet, novelist, editor, professor and critic.Hunter received a BA from the University of Winnipeg and an MA and PhD from the University of Victoria...
, poet and novelist - Carol MatasCarol MatasCarol Matas is a Canadian children's writer who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.She has written many books such as*Cloning Miranda*The Second Clone*The Dark Clone*After the War*The Freak*Turned Away...
, young adult writer - Gabrielle RoyGabrielle RoyGabrielle Roy, CC, FRSC was a French Canadian author.- Biography :Born in Saint Boniface , Manitoba, Roy was educated at Saint Joseph's Academy...
, Francophone writer - Deborah Schnitzer, shortlisted for Blizzard Award
- Carol ShieldsCarol ShieldsCarol Ann Shields, CC, OM, FRSC, MA was an American-born Canadian author. She is best known for her 1993 novel The Stone Diaries, which won the U.S. Pulitzer Prize for Fiction as well as the Governor General's Award in Canada.-Biography:Shields was born in Oak Park, Illinois...
, Pulitzer Prize winning writer - A. E. van VogtA. E. van VogtAlfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded by some as one of the most popular and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century: the "Golden Age" of the genre....
, science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
writer - Joan ThomasJoan ThomasJoan Thomas is a Canadian novelist and short story writer, whose debut novel Reading By Lightning won the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book as well as the Amazon.ca First Book Award...
, shortlisted for Commonwealth Literary Award - Miriam ToewsMiriam ToewsMiriam Toews is a Canadian writer of Mennonite descent. She grew up in Steinbach, Manitoba and has lived in Montreal and London, before settling in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She moved to Toronto in 2009....
, writer of "A Complicated KindnessA Complicated KindnessA Complicated Kindness is a novel by Canadian author Miriam Toews.Originally published in 2004 by Knopf Canada, it was the winner of the Governor General's Award for English Fiction, and was nominated for the Giller Prize. It spent over a year on the Canadian bestseller lists...
" - Eva Wiseman, young adult writer
Music scene
Winnipeg is renowned for its local music scene, which has given birth to such well-known acts as The Guess Who, Crash Test DummiesCrash Test Dummies
The Crash Test Dummies is a Canadian folk rock/alternative rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, widely known for their 1993 single "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm".The band is most identifiable through Brad Roberts and his distinctive bass-baritone voice...
and The Weakerthans
The Weakerthans
The Weakerthans are a four-piece Canadian indie rock band.-History:The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by John K. Samson, after he left the punk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. Samson joined forces with bassist John P...
.
Film and television production
Winnipeg is home to acclaimed filmmakers such as Guy MaddinGuy Maddin
Guy Maddin, OM is a Canadian screenwriter, director, cinematographer and film editor of both features and short films from Winnipeg, Manitoba...
, whose feature My Winnipeg
My Winnipeg
My Winnipeg is a feature film directed by Guy Maddin. Starring Ann Savage, the film is a surrealist-inflected pseudo-documentary about Winnipeg, Maddin's home town...
is a stylized tribute to his hometown. Other local filmmakers of note include animators Richard Condie
Richard Condie
Richard Condie, RCA is a Canadian animator, film maker and musician living and working in Winnipeg, Manitoba.-Education and career:...
and Cordell Barker
Cordell Barker
Cordell Barker is a Canadian animator based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He began animating in his late teens after taking on an apprenticeship at Kenn Perkins Animation. He has worked on commercial campaigns for entities such as Coca-Cola, Bell Canada, Lors, Nike, and the Government of Canada...
, who often work with the National Film Board of Canada
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
's Prairie Centre studio, as does documentary filmmaker John Paskievich
John Paskievich
John Paskievich is a Ukrainian-Canadian documentary filmmaker and photographer from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Paskievich's 2006 National Film Board of Canada documentary Unspeakable explores stuttering...
.
Museums
- Aquatic Hall of Fame and Museum of CanadaAquatic Hall of Fame and Museum of CanadaThe Aquatic Hall of Fame and Museum of Canada was located in the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It closed in 2006.The Museum was the oldest incorporated sports museum in Canada and had exhibits on swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo...
- DalnavertDalnavertDalnavert is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in the restored home of Sir Hugh John Macdonald, former Premier of Manitoba and son of Sir John A. Macdonald. The house is an example of Queen Anne Style architecture, and has been furnished for the late Victoria era...
- The Fire Fighters MuseumThe Fire Fighters MuseumThe Fire Fighters Museum is a museum devoted to firefighter heritage in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The museum has an extensive collection of vintage fire apparatus, artifacts, pictures and information about the history of fire fighting in the city of Winnipeg and its suburbs.The Museum is operated...
- Fort Garry Historical SocietyFort Garry Historical SocietyThe Fort Garry Historical Society is a non-profit organization formed in 1971 to foster the preservation of heritage sites in St. Norbert and Fort Garry in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.-St. Norbert Provincial Park:...
"St Norbert Prov. Heritage Park" - Fort Garry Horse Museum & Archives Inc.Fort Garry Horse Museum & Archives Inc.The Fort Garry Horse Museum & Archives is a regimental museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that displays the history of the Fort Garry Horse, a regiment of the Canadian Forces Army, from its origin to the present through use of artifacts, photographs and archival material.Located in the McGregor...
- Gallery 1C03Gallery 1C03Gallery 1C03 is a non-profit public gallery at the University of Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It opened in the 1986-87 academic year. The gallery has had more than 65 exhibitions and over 80,000 visitors....
University of Winnipeg - Gallery One One One and FitzGerald Study CentreGallery One One One and FitzGerald Study CentreGallery One One One is part of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. It shows and collects contemporary and historical art. Gallery One One One was established in 1965 as a public museum with charitable tax status. Gallery One One One is located on the Fort Garry, Manitoba campus of...
- Hudson's Bay Company ArchivesHudson's Bay Company ArchivesThe Hudson's Bay Company Archives are located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The HBC archives are a division of the Archives of Manitoba that preserves the thousands of mainly hand-written records and maps of the Hudson's Bay Company employees for hundreds of years...
- Ivan Franko MuseumIvan Franko MuseumThe Ivan Franko Museum is a museum dedicated to Ukrainian writer and poet Ivan Franko in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.- External links :*...
- Jewish Heritage CentreJewish Heritage CentreThe Jewish Heritage Centre hosts the The Marion and Ed Vickar Jewish Museum of Western Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The museum opened in 1998 and displays the Jewish history of settlement in Western Canada....
- La Maison Gabrielle RoyLa Maison Gabrielle RoyLa Maison Gabrielle Roy or The House of Gabrielle Roy is museum in the home of writer Gabrielle Roy. The house is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The objective of the museum is to disseminate the works of Roy and to preserve a piece of heritage for Canadian history.From 1909 to 1937,...
- Le Musee de Saint-Boniface MuseumLe Musee de Saint-Boniface MuseumLe Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that is dedicated to Franco-Manitoban culture and history. It is located in the oldest building in Winnipeg, a former convent run by the Grey Sisters. Begun in 1846 and finished in 1851, the former nunnery has been an...
- Living Prairie MuseumLiving Prairie MuseumThe Living Prairie Museum is a 12 hectare tall grass prairie preserve located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was discovered in 1968 when a local sub-committee of the International Biological Program surveyed Manitoba for native prairie plant communities. Of more than 60 sites that were...
- Manitoba Children's MuseumManitoba Children's Museum- History :The Manitoba Children's Museum is a non-profit, charitable Children's museum located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The museum was founded in 1983. It opened its first exhibit at a Pacific Avenue warehouse in 1986 and expanded there in 1988. In 1994, the museum moved to its permanent...
- Manitoba Crafts Museum and LibraryManitoba Crafts Museum and LibraryThe Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library is museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada dedicated to the preservation of handcrafts. It was part of The Crafts Guild of Manitoba until 1997....
- Manitoba Electrical MuseumManitoba Electrical Museumis a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada dedicated to the electrical history of Manitoba. It is a volunteer organization run by retired members of Manitoba Hydro.-Collection:...
- Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and MuseumManitoba Sports Hall of Fame and MuseumThe Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, dedicated to the history of sport in Manitoba and honouring the best in sport. The organization began in 1980 and in 1993, a museum was opened in The Forks...
- Naval Museum of ManitobaNaval Museum of ManitobaThe Naval Museum of Manitoba is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada dedicated to the Royal Canadian Navy and its influence on Manitoba. The museum first opened in 1980 in the HMCS Chippawa building in Winnipeg...
- Ogniwo Polish Museum Society
- Pavilion Gallery Museum
- The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Museum
- Robert B. Ferguson Museum of MineralogyRobert B. Ferguson Museum of MineralogyThe is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is located at the University of Manitoba in the Wallace Building. The museum got its start in 1918 by way of a donation from geologist Joseph Winthrop Spencer. His 1,100 mineral and rock specimen formed the basis of the early museum...
- Ross House MuseumRoss House MuseumThe Ross House Museum is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The museum , is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. Construction of the log house began in 1852 on the bank of the Red River at the foot of present day Market Avenue. It was the first post office in Western Canada with the...
- Royal Canadian MintRoyal Canadian MintThe Royal Canadian Mint produces all of Canada's circulation coins, and manufactures circulation coins on behalf of other nations. The Mint also designs and manufactures: precious and base metal collector coins; gold, silver, palladium, and platinum bullion coins; medals, as well as medallions and...
- Seven Oaks House MuseumSeven Oaks House MuseumThe Seven Oaks House Museum is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.Seven Oaks House is one of the oldest surviving residences in Manitoba and one of a handful of log buildings remaining that give a picture of life at Red River during the 1800s...
- St. Vital Historical SocietySt. Vital Historical SocietyThe St. Vital Historical Society is a mobile museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Historical Society presents four themed exhibitions a year. The group also maintains a resource centre in St. Vital.-Affiliations:...
- St. Volodymyr MuseumSt. Volodymyr MuseumThe St. Volodymyr Museum is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was started in Canada's centennial year by the Ukrainian Catholic Women's League of Canada...
- The Ed Leith Cretaceous MenagerieThe Ed Leith Cretaceous MenagerieThe Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The museum is housed in the atrium area of the Wallace Building at the University of Manitoba. It is educational, interactive and publicly accessible. The menagerie features complete skeletal replicas of four creatures...
- The Historical Museum of St. James - AssiniboiaThe Historical Museum of St. James - AssiniboiaThe Historical Museum of St. James - Assiniboia is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The museum is a two story Red River frame house built in 1856. It is furnished with period pieces from 1860-1890. This house was owned by William Brown and Charlotte Omand.There are two other buildings, the...
- The Manitoba MuseumManitoba MuseumThe Manitoba Museum, previously the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature is the largest museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.The museum is the largest heritage centre in Manitoba and the world and focuses on human and natural heritage. It has planetarium shows and a Science Gallery hall...
- Transcona Historical MuseumTranscona Historical MuseumTranscona Historical Museum is a Museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that maintains and promotes the history, stories and community spirit of Transcona. The Museum was founded in 1967 as Transcona’s Centennial Project celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada. Today, the...
- Ukrainian Cultural & Educational CentreUkrainian Cultural & Educational CentreThe Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre, also known as Oseredok is a museum, gallery and library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Oseredok was founded in 1944 by Ukrainian Canadians as a museum, archives, library and art gallery...
- Western Canada Aviation MuseumWestern Canada Aviation MuseumThe Western Canada Aviation Museum is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the second largest aviation museum in Canada. The collection is housed in an original Trans-Canada Air Lines hangar dating from the 1930s....
- Winnipeg Art GalleryWinnipeg Art GalleryThe Winnipeg Art Gallery is a public art gallery that was founded in 1912. It is Western Canada's oldest civic gallery and the 6th largest in the country...
- Winnipeg Police Museum
- Winnipeg Railway MuseumWinnipeg Railway MuseumThe Winnipeg Railway Museum is a non-profit organization operated by volunteers from the Midwestern Rail Association. The museum is located on tracks 1 and 2 within Winnipeg's Via Rail operated Union Station in Manitoba, Canada.- Overview :...
Mid-Western Rail Association Inc.
Theatre companies
- Black Hole Theatre Company
- Celebrations Dinner Theatre
- Le Cercle MolièreLe Cercle MolièreLe Cercle Molière is the oldest running theatre in Canada. It is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and was founded in 1925. In 2005, it began to raise funds to build a new venue in its historic home of St. Boniface.-History:...
- Fantasy Theatre for Children (FTC) (http://www.fantasytheatre.net/)
- Manitoba Theatre CentreManitoba Theatre CentreRoyal Manitoba Theatre Centre is Canada's oldest English-language regional theatre. Next to the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, MTC has a higher annual attendance than any other theatre in the country...
(MTC) (Became the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in 2010) - Manitoba Theatre for Young PeopleManitoba Theatre for Young PeopleManitoba Theatre for Young People is a theatre for children and young adults in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was originally founded in 1965 as Actors' Showcase and incorporated in 1977. In 1982, it became a professional theatre devoted to young people...
(MTYP) - Merlyn Productions Theatre Company (http://www.merlyn.biz/)
- Prairie Theatre ExchangePrairie Theatre ExchangeThe Prairie Theatre Exchange is a professional theatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It has its origins with the Manitoba Theatre School started by the Manitoba Theatre Centre in 1960....
(PTE) - Rainbow StageRainbow StageRainbow Stage is Canada's longest-surviving outdoor theatre, located in the natural setting of Kildonan Park in north Winnipeg, Manitoba.-History:It opened 7 July 1954 presenting operettas and musicals using local performers...
- Shakespeare in the RuinsShakespeare in the RuinsShakespeare in the Ruins is a theatre company in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They perform their plays in a variety of settings, mostly outdoors. In 2006, they performed Midsummer Night's Dream in the Assiniboine Park Conservatory. On May 26, they will be performing a western styled rendition of...
(SIR) - Winnipeg Jewish TheatreWinnipeg Jewish TheatreWinnipeg Jewish Theatre is a theatre based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was founded in 1987 and is the only professional theatre in Canada dedicated to Jewish themes....
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Festivals
- Brave New Words: The Manitoba Writing and Publishing AwardsBrave New Words: The Manitoba Writing and Publishing AwardsBrave New Words: The Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards is a gala, held annually in April in Winnipeg, Manitoba, celebrating the best of Manitoban publishing from the previous year...
- Festival du VoyageurFestival du VoyageurThe Festival du Voyageur is an annual 10-day winter festival which takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada during February. "Voyageur" refers to those who worked for a fur trading company and usually travelled by canoe.This event is held in Winnipeg's French Quarter, Saint-Boniface, and is...
- FolkloramaFolkloramaFolklorama is an event that runs for two weeks each August in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Folklorama is the largest and longest-running festival of its kind in the world...
- Jazz Winnipeg FestivalJazz Winnipeg FestivalWinnipeg International Jazz Festival is a jazz festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is generally held in the month of June. A variety of Canadian and major international artists attend and perform in several related jazz genres...
- NSI Film Exchange Canadian Film FestivalNSI Film Exchange Canadian Film FestivalThe NSI FilmExchange Canadian Film Festival was a film festival dedicated to showcasing and celebrating Canadian film achievement. Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada it was hosted each winter. The festival was organized by National Screen Institute, Canada's oldest nationally recognized film and...
- Winnipeg Comedy FestivalWinnipeg Comedy FestivalThe Winnipeg Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba.Created by the Osborne Village Cultural Centre in collaboration with CBC Radio, performances from the festival are also broadcast as a radio series on CBC Radio One and as a television series on The Comedy...
- Winnipeg Folk FestivalWinnipeg Folk FestivalThe Winnipeg Folk Festival is a summer folk music festival held in Birds Hill Provincial Park, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It features a variety of folk artists from all around the world, as well as a number of local folk performers....
- Winnipeg Fringe Theatre FestivalWinnipeg Fringe Theatre FestivalThe Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival is an annual alternative theatre festival held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is the currently the second-largest North American festival of its kind, and since 2003, has been the longest at twelve days , and it is common for a small number of shows to be held over...
- Winnipeg International Children's FestivalWinnipeg International Children's FestivalThe Winnipeg International Children's Festival is a children's festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was founded by Bill Merritt, Mitch Podolak, Colin Jackson and Gord Osland in 1983 and was held at Kildonan Park for many years before moving to The Forks. It is held every June...
- Winnipeg Friendship FestivalWinnipeg Friendship FestivalThe Winnipeg Friendship Festival is a family festival featuring cartoon characters as its main attraction. The festival is held in Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. For many years, the festival was known as the Winnie the Pooh festival in honor of the bear Winnipeg who inspired both...
- Winnipeg International Writers FestivalWinnipeg International Writers FestivalThe Winnipeg International Writers Festival is a Winnipeg, Manitoba based organization that puts together an annual literary festival known as THIN AIR. The festival program runs for a week each fall, and there are also several off-season events regularly occurring throughout the year. Programming...
(THIN AIR) - Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra New Music Festival (http://www.newmusicfestival.ca)
- Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Indigenous Festival
Music Organizations
- Manitoba OperaManitoba OperaManitoba Opera is an opera company in Winnipeg, Manitoba that was founded in 1969. Its first production was a concert of Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore in 1972. Manitoba Opera is one of several western Canadian opera companies that flourished under the inspired leadership of Irving Guttman,...
- Winnipeg Symphony OrchestraWinnipeg Symphony OrchestraThe Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Its primary concert venue is the Centennial Concert Hall, and the orchestra also performs throughout the province of Manitoba.-History:...
- Manitoba Chamber OrchestraManitoba Chamber OrchestraThe Manitoba Chamber Orchestra is a chamber orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1972 by Ruben Gurevich, the ensemble's first music director, the MCO presents nine concerts annually at Westminster United Church and tours in rural Manitoba, Canada and elsewhere.The MCO...
- Winnipeg Chamber Music Society
- GroundSwell (a new music group)
- Winnipeg Singers (one of Canada's finest semi-professional choirs)
- Canzona (Baroque choral ensemble)
- Renaissance Voices (chamber choir)
- Camerata Nova (a choir specializing in Renaissance music)
- Prairie Voices (community youth choir)