Manitoba Electrical Museum & Education Centre, Winnipeg, MB Videos

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Hello, 2024! It’s finally the first day of the New Year! 🎉 🥳 Before we can start a new journey in 2024, let's take a moment to look back at the activities and achievements of the museum in 2023. Let’s make 2024 even better than 2023!

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It's finally December, a month brimming with joyous celebrations and festivities!✨ 🎉 To get into the holiday spirit, why not visit us and immerse yourself in this year's All That Glows exhibit! On now until January 6th, 2024. See you there!

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Throwback to Great Falls Generating Stations’ 100th Anniversary last month. We had a blast as people visited our booths and we got to see the generating station up close!📷 ✨

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Who said that the force isn’t real! May the 4th be with you! Music by HumanoideVFX from Pixabay

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Drum Circle is starting up again!🥁 Wednesdays @ 7pm • April: 5th and 19th • May: 3rd, 17th, and 31st • June: 14th Admission is $15 Visit our website under the events tab for more details.

Jan 6% last day to see it
Tomorrow is the last day to see our All That Glows! Learn how Christmas lighting and decorations have been revolutionized since the practice first began in the 1880s. We are open today and tomorrow from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. We hope to see you there!

2022 Wrapped
As the year comes to a wrap, let's take a look at some memorable moments of each month in 2022.

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Have you heard us on 680CJOB for the past couple of days? That’s because our last upcoming Family Fun Saturday will have them at the Manitoba Electrical Museum from 11am – 2pm! Come join us on December 17 from 11:00 am – 4:00pm to see our 1952 GM Truck, Craft with us, and many more. See you there!

Happy National #ColouringBookDay! When you complete our scavenger hunt, you can receive a goodie bag full of fun!

This month on our On This Day series, we have the Winnipeg General Power Co. and Winnipeg Electric Street Railway Co. officially amalgamated to form the Winnipeg Electric Railway Co. in 1904. They would dominate public transit service, electric light and power distribution and gas distribution in and around Winnipeg until the early 1950s. 🚋

Did you know that #OnThisDay June 16, in 1979, Long Spruce Generating Station officially opened with the Premier of Manitoba and about 150 guests? Learn more about Long Spruce Generating Station by watching the video below!

Tune in to World Radio Day! Celebrate how radios are a powerful medium of communication! Radios became a significant invention during the 20th century. It provided an opportunity for people to have more ways to access information. This was especially true for people who did not have access to a television or for those that could not read the newspaper. According to UNESCO, radios continues to be one of the most trusted and used media in the world. #Funfact CBC is the oldest existing broadcasting network in Canada.

#OnThisDay November 13, 1965: Grand Rapids Generating Station Opened
#OnThisDay, November 13, 1965, Grand Rapids Generating Station, was officially open. It is Manitoba Hydro’s only generating station on the Saskatchewan river. Watch the video to learn more about Manitoba's Grand Rapid Generating Station! #electricalmuseum #grandrapids #generatingstation #1960s

Today is #PlasticsThursday of #WasteReductionWeek! #Didyouknow? The 1950s is when there was a massive increase of growth in plastic production. For companies, plastic was convenient, cheap, and available. It became a main element in manufacturing packaging, containers, and even parts of a product! Since then, more than 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastic has been generated around the world. Plastics take forever to degrade, and can end up in our lands and our water, hurting us and the animals - Like these Sturgeons! Can you find these sturgeons in our Sustainable Exhibit?

The theme for this year’s International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is #HealthyAirHealthyPlanet . Today is a reminder to prioritize the need for healthy air, and keeping an open dialogue on climate change, human and planetary health, and sustainable development. A portion of our new exhibit “Sustainable Development: Caring for Our Common Future”, talks about how hydropower is a clean, renewable energy resource. Hydropower produces low levels of greenhouse emissions, making it less than one percent of Manitoba’s greenhouse gas production in 2019. Find out more by visiting our museum! #renewableenergy #hydropower #clearnair #newexhibit #sustainabledevelopment