Great Inuit experience and much more - A great location to experience a short walk through Canada’s history, from early Inuit period to current days. The Grand Hall with all those Totem Pols is just incredible! Definitely worth a visit (have at least 4 to 5 hours available in your schedule).

Giant ! - The building, seen from the outside, is very imposing! The interior is just as interesting and you need to plan a good time slot to enjoy it. The collections and scenography are really successful. We discover the whole history of this immense territory and its peoples, with their customs so different and so rich. The emotion is strong when listening to the testimonies of Canada's indigenous people. And in front of the totem poles, we feel very small! The must-see museum if you come to visit Ottawa.

A great place for history buffs to visit - This is a fantastic place to visit if you want to understand the history of Canada - I walked away with loads of information and a good appreciation of the history of Canada and the wars leading to independence. The first nations exhibits are outstanding. Hint: Check the website, on Thursdays entry is free between 5-7pm, it closes at 9pm. You need to book on line and collect your ticket on arrival with the booking reference number.

Grandiose - Already visited in 2019 (did not have time to finish the visit - last ones to leave), we returned there for the pleasure of the eyes. Very very beautiful exhibitions, rich and very well commented. Not to be missed for anything in the world!

A lot of history - We visited the museum on the 4th of July. There is a parking lot under the museum (13$ for a day). The entrance fee includes access to the Cine+ with various films (see timetable at the box office). There are 4 levels and it will take you a whole day to see them all. There is a Children's Museum for the children. Take time to wander through the building and check out the Zen garden outside.

Worth a visit - There is great amount of history which is very well laid out. For someone who has no knowledge of Canadian history, the volume of information will need more than one visit if you wished to gain a deeper understanding. Having said that, the layout and clarity of information allows for a clear oversight on one visit. What is impressive is that all artefacts appears be be very well preserved and not looking tired.

Museum has interesting sections, many many artifacts - Contains the complete history of Canada from the First Peoples to today. The museum is laid out well moving from early to modern times. A few notes: Some displays are more interesting than others. Kids will find some sections tie into what they are studying in school but then the rest will lose their attention as there is ALOT of “stuff”. Some items are just on display with very little info - it loses your attention quickly. Some items do not contain enough info (the first floor First People’s artifacts often have little or no explanation). Some overlap with War Museum - we found some quite repetitive. Overall we recommend it but if detailed museums aren’t your thing just pick areas of interest and focus on those. Trying to do it all is too much…it starts blending together as the artifacts are just one after another and displays vary in the level of presentation.

Needs better signage - Interesting enough, but quite a confusing layout. Signage was quite poor, and when you go in it's not clear where to buy tickets. It just looks like a foyer of a cinema. I understand that the shape of the building does not help the layout, but better signage would be useful. We met a few other people wandering around looking confused.

I had such fond memories - disappointed with renovations - It has changed so much!!!! I grew up going to this museum as a child. I loved exploring the ships hull, school, hospital and buildings depicting life back then. It was so engaging and interactive. I had such fond memories visiting as a child. I moved away but was back visiting and was so excited to share this experience with my kids who are 8 and 12. I told them all about it. Unfortunately I didn’t realize renovations had been done and we were all disappointed. Only the church remained. Why mess with such a good thing? Interactive games on tv screens are not what memories are made off and what has replaced the interactive aspect of this area. Happy the children’s museum has remained much the same and the beloved bus is still there at the entrance. My kids are older so we didn’t spend much time in the Children’s museum. Happy we went on their free Thursday evenings so we didn’t have to pay.

Bad experience - My tickets were not delivered on time for visit. Had to purchase tkts at counter. Waiting for reimbursement