List of museums in Manitoba


This is a list of museums in Manitoba, Canada. There are nearly 200 museums in Manitoba, with over 40 in the City of Winnipeg alone.
For this context, museums are defined as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries.

Overview

Manitoba is home to nearly 200 museums with over 40 in Winnipeg alone. These include art galleries, community museums, cultural centres, heritage centres, nature centres, historic buildings, historic sites, parks, historical societies, natural history museums, science museums and zoos. Their focus includes art, history, science, nature, sports, leisure, transportation and industry. Manitoba museums are also essential to the province's tourism industry.

Digital museums and collections

These are museums or collections that either exist only in cyberspace or are virtual exhibitions provided by physical museums through their website. This does not include museums in Manitoba that have temporarily made their exhibits available online due to COVID-19 restrictions in 2020/2021.
NameOwnerTypeDetails
A Museum Called ManitobaAssociation of Manitoba MuseumsProvincial historyexhibit of 150 artifacts, for Manitoba's 150th anniversary
Art Gallery of Southwestern ManitobaContemporary artfounded as the Brandon Art Club
Brandon General Museum and Archives
Brandon Mental Health Centre MuseumHistoryformerly a physical museum
CMHR – Explore from HomeCanadian Museum for Human Rightsincludes video tours
ManitobiaUniversity of Manitoba LibrariesProvincial heritagedigital collections
PastForwardWinnipeg Public LibraryWinnipeg history