About Royal Saskatchewan Museum

The Paleo Pit is a fascinating interactive environment where young children (under the age of 10) may learn about dinosaurs. While they're here, they'll enjoy the puzzles, puppet theatre, and other activities. The Museum offers various public programs for children, including SaskTel Summer Cool Camps [for students in grades 1 to 5] and Megamunch Club [for children aged 5 to 8 on Sunday afternoons with different interactive learning activities.] Birthday parties and other private events may be held at the museum. This location has a lot to offer, from the Life Sciences Gallery's variety and beauty of Saskatchewan landscapes to the First Nations Gallery's history and customs of Aboriginal cultures in Saskatchewan.

At the Earth Science Gallery, you may learn about Saskatchewan's geological history, rich mineral resources, gigantic reptiles, dinosaurs, and other prehistoric animals controlling the land for two billion ye. You can find colorful dioramas, murals, displays, hands-on exhibitions, and interactive learning stations in each gallery. The museum also collects representative floral, faunal, and fossil species from throughout the province. The Life Sciences Gallery, the First Nations Gallery, and the Earth Sciences Gallery are displayed on display. There are three major galleries in the Royal Saskatchewan Museum: The Royal Saskatchewan Museum is actively engaged in fossil excavation in southwestern Saskatchewan, and it also provides a variety of educational programs, exhibitions, and research activities that highlight Saskatchewan's natural, geologic, and First Nations heritage. The Royal Saskatchewan Museum was Canada's first museum and the first provincial museum in the three Prairie Provinces. The Royal Saskatchewan Museum was founded in 1906 as the Provincial Museum of Natural History to secure and preserve natural history specimens and artifacts of historical and ethnological significance. It now attracts over 1,40,000 visitors each year. Following the visit of Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada, it was renamed the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.

History

The Regina Trading Company Building, the Provincial Legislative Building, and the Normal School were all used by the Museum between 1906 and 1945. (the easternmost historic building on the "College Avenue" campus of the University of Regina ). During WWII, the Museum's collections were removed from public view and stored in the General Motors Building (east on Dewdney Avenue) to allow the Normal School to be used for the Commonwealth Air Training Plan, and then in Pilkington's Glass Company Building when the GM building was also requisitioned. In 1944, the collections were restored to the Normal School and reopened to the public in 1946. As a Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee project, the provincial government started construction of the present museum building on the intersection of Albert Street and College Avenue, on the abandoned Chateau Qu'Appelle Hotel site. The museum was constructed on an angle with a wide front lawn, partially for aesthetic reasons and partly to prevent the costly process of uprooting the pilings. Governor-General Vincent Massey dedicated the new facilities on May 16, 1955. they changed the museum's name to Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History to reflect the areas of commitment. The Royal Saskatchewan Museum was established in 1993 after receiving royal designation from Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.

Galleries

The Regina Cyclone of 1912 devastated the Museum collection, housed in the Provincial Legislative Building. In 1990, the collection was once again badly harmed when a fire broke out in the First Nations Gallery, which was still under construction at the time. The museum had to shut for four months due to smoke damage. With the construction of the First Nations Gallery, Life Sciences Gallery, purchase of the T.rex Discovery Centre, and restoration of the Earth Sciences Gallery, the museum has experienced considerable rejuvenation since then.

Earth Sciences Gallery

The Earth Science Gallery describes Saskatchewan's fascinating ancient history and geological resources, from how the Earth's formation provided Saskatchewan with rich mineral resources to giant reptiles, dinosaurs, and other extinct creatures that lived in Saskatchewan over the past two billion years.

CN T. Rex Gallery

A life-size cast of Scotty, the world's biggest T. rex, was unveiled on May 17, 2019, at the two-story CN T.rex Section, part of the museum's Earth Science gallery. On August 16, 1991, a research team from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum found specimen RSM P2523.8 in Saskatchewan's Frenchman River Valley. It is currently on exhibit in Regina and Eastend. The gallery displays Scotty's injuries throughout its lifespan, as well as the flora and animals that coexisted with the T. rex.

First Nations Gallery

This gallery, which opened on June 26, 1993, resulted from a collaboration between academics, Indigenous Elders, students, and people of the community. The exhibit explores the culture, customs, commerce, treaties, and communities of Saskatchewan's Indigenous people over the last 10,000 years via tiny and life-size dioramas.

Life Sciences Gallery

Sixteen life-size dioramas with intricate details The ecoregions and seasons of Saskatchewan are shown. The exhibit, which opened in June 2001, depicts the interconnectedness of many living forms. Visitors may experience what it's like inside a bear's cave, a beaver's lodge, or a snake's hibernaculum as part of a celebration of Saskatchewan's landscapes and biodiversity.

Collections

Over 3.5 million ancient items, 250,000 insects, 37,500 fossils, 10,000 birds, 6,500 plants, 4,000 arachnids, 3,7000 animals, 500 reptiles, and 300 fish are among the museum's collection. This fund promotes research that advances our understanding of Saskatchewan's natural heritage and Indigenous traditions.

T.Rex Discovery Centre

The T.rex Discovery Centre is an RSM-operated museum in Eastend, Saskatchewan.

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The Royal Saskatchewan Museum took over the T.rex Discovery Centre on February 14, 2013.

Location

The Cretaceous Cenozoic Fossil Center in Eastend, Saskatchewan, contains a variety of Cretaceous Cenozoic fossils. The T.rex Discovery Centre was created as a repository for southwest Saskatchewan's fossil record. The Town of Eastend recognized the need for a palaeontological center after holding a series of public forums to highlight the rich fossil record of the Frenchman River Valley and the Cypress Hills. The T.rex Discovery Centre, located in the Frenchman River Valley, just north of Eastend, first opened its doors in 2001.

Amenities & Accessibility

The Royal Saskatchewan Museum is located in Regina, Saskatchewan. 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Seven days a week, except for December 25, when it is closed. Holiday Hours in the Winter 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on December 24, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on December 26, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on December 31, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on January 1st Public Hours at Paleo Pit Open weekends and holidays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from September to June. Open every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in July and August. [On weekdays, groups may rent the Pit; see website for information.] The Royal Saskatchewan Museum requires a certain amount of time to visit. 60-minute to 2-hour sessions

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The Royal Saskatchewan Museum is situated at 2445 Albert Street in Regina, near College Avenue and Albert Street.