MUSEUM HOLIDAY CLOSURE
We will be closed from December 22, 2017 through January 1, 2018. Please come back January 2, 2018. Happy Holidays!
Come work with us
Help us to welcome visitors and answer their questions. Be the friendly face of the Bank of Canada Museum.
Happy 37th birthday, Currency Museum!
We miss you, but your spirit lives on at Bank and Wellington.
The Museum gift shop
Come in, we’re open.
DECODING E-MONEY
21 November 2017 - 22 April 2018
Bank of Canada Museum
Ottawa, ON
Mining the Miners
24 June 2016 - 18 January 2018
Canadian Museum of History
Gatineau, QC
Decoding E-Money — November 21, 2017 to April 22, 2018
A new exhibition at the Bank of Canada Museum
It’s money that’s neither in your bank account nor in your wallet, but somewhere in between—and stored electronically. It’s e-money and it’s beginning to change the way we spend. Explore the ways we used to pay, the ways we pay now and how we might pay in the future in this dynamic new exhibition.
Museum Blog
December 6, 2017 The Price of Victory
November 23, 2017 The Bank of Canada Museum Goes International
By: Ken Ross
November 8, 2017 Harry Potter Was Here
By: Graham Iddon
October 23, 2017 A Curator’s Favourite Task
By: David Bergeron
Now Open!
Regular Hours
Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 17:00
(Closed Mondays)
Free Admission
Learn more about the exciting, interactive Bank of Canada Museum.
Yap Stone wows the crowd at new #BankOfCanadaMuseum. Chief Curator, Paul Berry weighs in on an almost 2000 kg star artifact pic.twitter.com/OHobH4GOW3
— BoC Museum (@BoCMuseum) August 10, 2017
Plan Your Visit
Welcome to our Museum!
Special Exhibitions
Whether they are from other institutions or our own exhibition team, special exhibitions are what keep a museum fresh. See what’s on now for the Bank of Canada Museum.
Complete Commemorative Note Series
Since issuing its first series of bank notes in 1935, the Bank of Canada has issued three commemorative bank notes. Each commemorative note marks an important milestone for the reigning monarch or a defining moment in Canadian history.
Search the Collection
Looking for specific items in our Collection? Here you will be able to access all of the items in our Collection that have been digitized so far.
Travelling Exhibitions
If you are unable to come to us, then we’ll just have to come to you. Welcome to our travelling exhibitions program. It’s our way of extending the walls of the Bank of Canada Museum all across Canada.
