Dear Supporters and Patrons,

 

There are some very exciting times ahead of us in our journey to re-purpose the Mendel building into a world class children's museum.  We will be breaking ground soon and you will begin to see renovation activity at the Mendel in the next two months!  However, I want to shine a light on the fantastic engagement we are seeing with our current location in Market Mall and the activities that our staff members have taken to parks, schools, and festivals throughout Saskatoon. 

 

In the last 12 months we have seen almost 18,000 visits to our existing museum.  We have partnered to provide outreach activities too numerous to count, including Art in the Park, Theatre in the Park, the Children's Festival, Word on the Street, and many more.  We have welcomed school groups, day cares, birthday parties, and more into our space, where children are learning, growing, exploring, and imagining.  It continues to be a great joy to see you and your children bringing our museum and our programming to life.

 

Thank you for your continued support!

On September 12, Sean Casey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced $3 million in funding for the new PotashCorp Children's Discovery Museum on the Saskatchewan. Mr. Casey made this announcement on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage.

"Our government is committed to supporting improvements to cultural spaces for artistic creativity and innovation. We are providing children and their families with the opportunity to experience lifelong learning in a larger and more accessible facility", said the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage.

This funding-provided by the Government of Canada through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund-will support the renovation and reconfiguration of the former Mendel Art Gallery building to house the new PotashCorp Children's Discovery Museum on the Saskatchewan.

"The goal of the Children's Discovery Museum on the Saskatchewan is to create a space where kids of all ages can come together to explore science, culture and art. Today's investment will help them achieve this, and will benefit all the visitors who get to enjoy the new space and increased programming!" Sean Casey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage shared.

Click here to read the full story.

October Sessions:

Thursday, Oct 5

New Program - Into the Aspen Grove

Group Visit Programming

Discover the wonders of nature in a nearby city park!  For this program children will walk from the museum to a nearby  park. Through games they will learn to distinguish between coniferous  and broadleaf trees. They will learn some of the names of the shrubs and  plants growing in and near the grove. Children will practice observation  skills by participating in a special scavenger hunt. Free exploration in the  museum after the outing will follow. The session will conclude with a  story.  * In case of inclement weather, a back up program will be selected

Max of 35 - museum will be closed to public

Visits are 2 hours - and chaperones are always free 

(1:5 ratio required)

<< Tous nos programmes Discovery sont également disponibles en français >> 

All our Discovery programs are also available in French!