Next Tuesday is Manitoba Day, and there are some new ways to celebrate our province.
Manitobans are encouraged to take part in celebrations online this year because of social distancing orders.
There are many ways to get involved, with online visits to museums, heritage sites, cultural centres, and Manitoba attractions.
More online Manitoba Day attractions include:
- A colouring page of the Manitoba flag, posted on the provincial website for families to print, colour, and post in their windows. You can share a photo of you, your family, and your coloured flag on social media using #ManitobaDay. You can find the colouring page at https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/manitoba_day.html
- Manitoba Archives is posting digitized films from its holding online. The first uploads feature Manitoba’s history, including a film about the 1926 opening of the downtown Winnipeg Hudson’s Bay store, a 1959 film about a public health issue in the province, and a 1968 film about Manitoba in the winter. To access these films, visit http://www.manitoba.ca/yourarchives/events.html
- Manitoba Archive is also offering ‘Your Archives: The Histories We Share’, a yearlong initiative where Manitobans can choose an archival record and explain why that record matters. There are also commemorative videos to watch. For more information, visit https://www.gov.mb.ca/yourarchives/
- The Association of Manitoba Museums highlighting artifacts from its online exhibit ‘A Museum Called Manitoba.’ They will feature a new artifact every day in May on Instagram and Twitter. For more details, visit http://www.museumsmanitoba.com/150/
