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WINNIPEG 24 UKRAINIAN MUSEUM OF CANADA, MANITOBA BRANCH The museum, located in the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral, a Winnipeg landmark, features a Ukrainian Baroque architectural style with an exterior mosaic by Leo Mol, a carved icon screenwall, stained glass windows and religious icons. It houses a collection of Ukrainian folk arts and crafts, traditional dress of various regions, Easter eggs, wood carvings, a library and gift shop. Open July and August, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. or by appointment. Admission charged. Entrance at ground level north side is wheelchair accessible. location: 1175 Main St. p: 204-582-1018 (group tours) UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA Every year, 26,000 of Canada's best and brightest students come to the University of Manitoba to discover their strengths and build their futures. Combine these curious minds with world-class professors and researchers, and you have a dynamic environment that has been contributing to the social, cultural, and economic fabric of Manitoba since 1877. Visit the Fort Garry Campus to see rocks and fossils from millions of years ago at the Cretaceous Menagerie; view contemporary and historical art at Gallery One One One; take in a jazz, opera, choral, or chamber music concert in Eva Clare Hall; or cheer on our elite Bison athletes in the sport of your choice – football, hockey, basketball and more! location: Fort Garry Campus w: www.umanitoba.ca b Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre is the first hands-on interpretive facility which will explore the ways in which food is made in Canada. Exciting and interactive exhibits lead visitors from the farmer's wheat field to the kitchen table. A highlight of these exhibits are viewing windows into a research barn where visitors will peek into a day in the life of a pig. Visitors learn about every aspect of food production from farming practices to retail sales. The Discovery Centre also highlights ongoing research at the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment. location: Glenlea Research Station (south on Highway 75, 15 km past the Perimeter Highway. Turn east at Research Station Road, drive 1 km.) p: 204-883-2524, 204-883-2532 w: www.farmandfooddiscoverycentre.ca b UPPER FORT GARRY GATE This is the only remnant remaining of Upper Fort Garry, built by the Hudson's Bay Company in the 1830s at the forks of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. The history of the site includes Ambroise Didyme Lepine's role in the Red River Resistance of 1869-70, which ended in the creation of Manitoba. location: south of Broadway off Fort St. AVIATION MUSEUM WESTERN CANADA Your aviation adventure! See historic aircraft and artifacts, including a replica of the Avrocar flying saucer, SKYWAYS, a hands-on discovery exhibit for children. Open Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sundays and holidays 12 – 5 p.m. Admission charged. location: Hangar T2, 958 Ferry Rd. p: 204-786-5503 f: 204-775-4761 e: info@wcam.mb.ca w: www.wcam.mb.ca b WESTMINSTER UNITED CHURCH (PHS) This church was located among one of Winnipeg's growing populations. Built in 1903-1904, this dramatic Gothic-inspired church features slender pinnacle towers and a beautiful rose window. location: Maryland St. and Westminster Ave. Western Canada Aviation Museum WINNIPEG ART GALLERY The gallery houses a collection of contemporary, historical and decorative art, as well as the world's largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art. Rooftop restaurant and gift shop. Open Tuesday to Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Thursday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., closed Mondays and statutory holidays. Admission charged. location: 300 Memorial Blvd. p: 204-786-6641 f: 204-788-4998 e: inquiries@wag.mb.ca w: www.wag.mb.ca b WINNIPEG CONVENTION CENTRE The Centre provides a total of 160,000 ft2 of meeting and exhibition space on three levels. Flexibility for conventions of 7,000 people or banquets for up to 5,000 people. Adjoining mall and skywalk to hotel. location: 375 York Ave. p: 204-956-1720 f: 204-943-0310 toll free: 1-800-565-7776 e: info@wcc.mb.ca w: www.wcc.mb.ca b WINNIPEG RAILWAY MUSEUM Walk the historic platforms of the Winnipeg Union Station train shed. View railway artifacts from yesteryear and the first steam locomotive on the Canadian prairies, "The Countess of Dufferin" that arrived in 1877. Follow the development of the railways with the displays and rolling stock into the start of the diesel era. Gift shop. Open May 1 to October 31, Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.; November 1 to April 30, Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., weather permitting. Admission charged. Donations accepted. Tours by appointment. location: Tracks 1 and 2 at VIA Rail Station, 123 Main St. p: 204-942-4632 f: 204-947-3228 e: wpgrail@mts.net