Our exhibits are changing!

Check our gallery renewal page for frequent updates.

New glass cases feature a northern garment display showing the use of muskrats, caribou, and polar bears. View objects that have never been out on display until now!

Hunters of the Alpine Ice
Feature Gallery
December 2011 – January 2014

Patches of ice in the Mackenzie Mountains that have existed for over 5000 years are now melting, revealing ancient hunting tools of the Shúhtaot’ine people.

Across Cultures
Works from the permanent Collection of the Matchbox Gallery
South Gallery
December 16, 2011 – March 31, 2012
Opening December 16th at 7:00 pm
This exhibition features ceramics and graphic arts from the Matchbox Gallery collections Rankin Inlet, NU. The Matchbox Gallery is an artist-run, cross-cultural gallery and workshop primarily focused on Inuit fine arts. For more information about the Matchbox Gallery, visit www.matchboxgallery.com

Stanton Territorial Hospital Foundation
Community Display
November 2011 – February 2012

This exhibit, by the Stanton Territorial Hospital Foundation, includes 36 bras and 34 boxers decorated to create unique, northern, and beautiful pieces of art. The collection aims to raise public awareness of breast, prostate and testicular cancer, to memorialize those lost, and to honour the survivors. For more information: www.stantonfoundation.ca

Old Yellowknife: Photographs by Brian Nevitt
Bridge Area
September 17, 2011 – September 15, 2012  
Opening September 23 at 7:00 pm

View the past! See photographs of historic Yellowknife landmarks, printed in a unique and textural way that is reminiscent of early photographic processes.

Architecture of Temporality: Photographs by Nathalie Lavoie
Mezzanine
September 23, 2011  – March 22, 2012
Opening September 23 at 7:00 pm

See how this NWT artist uses snow and ice to create dramatic (but short lived) art installations outdoors and in abandoned buildings.

People and Place: The Light That Fills The World
Mezzanine
September 9, 2011 – March 22, 2012
Opening September 9 at 7:00 pm

Enjoy the contrast between photographer Dave Brosha's creative twist on northern portraits and Arthur Boutilier's elegant cultural landscapes which examine light, form and geometry.

Winter Tracks and Trails
Aviation Gallery
May 2011

See a bush toboggan, 1950s Bosak Power Toboggan, and 1961 Bombardier Ski-doo from the museum collections.

Yellowknife: Then, Now and Again
Lobby area
See how Yellowknife has changed over the years in this photo exhibit that captured images of the city in the 1940s/50s, in the 1980s and in 2009.

Qilalukkat ~ Beluga Whales
North Gallery
See a beluga whale female and her calf, along with Inuvialuit artifacts related to belugas. Listen to the voices of people and belugas and learn about their connections in the Arctic.

Kuukpak: An Exhibition of Inuvialuit Artifacts
North Gallery
September 2009 – September 2014

Kuukpak was the name of an ancient Inuvialuit village on the shores of Qangmaliq Bay, near the mouth of the Mackenzie River. This exhibit, which features hundreds of artifacts uncovered through archaeological excavations undertaken by the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, reveals how the people who lived there built their dwellings, hunted, fished, made clothing and carried out other activities 500 years ago.

The Land Up Here
Orientation Gallery
The Land Up Here presents a general introduction to the history, people and languages of the Northwest Territories. This six and a half minute video is projected on a twelve foot by twelve foot screen and relief map in our orientation gallery and is available in five languages.
The Land Up Here is also available online.

The Mooseskin Boat
Feature Gallery
Learn about this mooseskin boat that was built by Mountain Dene from Fort Norman in the spring of 1981. This is the only mooseskin boat that has ever been preserved.

"NWT Rocks: From Minerals to Monitors"
Upper ramp area
Ongoing
See mineral samples from throughout the NWT and discover their uses. Learn about early prospectors lured north by the glitter of gold.

"Yamoria: the one who travels"
Feature Gallery
December 2011 – January 2014

This exhibit features stories of Yamoria, the legendary Dene traveller and lawmaker.

NWT Archives: Outpost Island

In 1942 Slave Lake Gold Mines Limited went bankrupt, leaving the employees on Outpost Island to fend for themselves with freeze-up coming soon. Come in to see how they coped or view the Timeline Module on Outpost Island.

Community Display Area

We invite community groups and individuals to use this area for their displays.

Do you have an idea for a community display? Is there an upcoming event your organization would like to celebrate? Contact our Education and Outreach Office (Ph: 920-3255)