Collection & Exhibits
Our Mission
- To preserve and share the culture and history of the canoe
Our Objectives
- To preserve and interpret one of Canada's most important heritage collections.
- To honour the craft that defines most of the cultures of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada
- To celebrate the craft that first brought the country together
- To promote a symbol of Canadian unity and one that joins Aboriginal cultures to the two founding cultures of Canada - French and English
- To link Canadians to their land
- To develop satellite exhibits for every region of the country
- To develop a curriculum-linked education program for teachers and students, for use in the Museum, in satellite exhibits and in schools across the country
- To promote multi-culturalism by collecting craft that represent all the cultures of Canada that use the canoe
- To develop a national research institute
- To promote canoeing as a sport and as a way to see Canada
- To preserve the art of canoe and kayak building
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Monday, April 04, 2005
The Museum houses the largest collection of canoes and kayaks in the world, featuring over 600 watercraft.
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