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Event

Journées de la Culture at the Museum

Saturday, September 29, 2018 11:00to17:00
Redpath Museum 859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA
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All the activities for Journées de la Culture are free

Join the Redpath Museum in celebrating Quebec'sÌýÌý!ÌýThis year, discoverÌýthe rich collection of words hidden throughout the museum.

Taxonomy 101 from 12h30 to 14h30: How did our animals and plants earn their Latin names? Can you identify the unique traits of an unknown museum specimen and use them to name it? JoinÌý and dive into various naming and classification techniquesÌýwith this taxonomy matching game! Bilingual.ÌýNo reservation necessary. Location: Museum Entrance Hall (first floor).

The World of Proverbs from 13h00 to 15h00: Have you ever heard the phrase: "The pen is mightier than the sword"? Did you know that it was a proverb?Ìý Would you be able to recognize proverbs from different countries across Europe, Aisa and Africa? Join the Redpath Museum's curator Mrs. Annie LussierÌýto test your skills in a treasure hunt for proverbs in the World Cultures Gallery. Bilingual. No reservation necessary. Location: World Cultures Gallery (third floor).

Words are also crucial to researchers! They help name the artifacts and the fossils found in the field and identify the various tools used to dig them out. If you feel like getting your hands dirty, join us in the laboratory for Sieving for Small Fossils.

For other activities scheduled duringÌýJournées de la Culture, please see the museum'sÌýweekend events.Ìý

Land Acknowledgement

Æ»¹ûÒùÔº 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.

The Redpath Museum's director EDI statement.

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