List of museums in Manitoba
This list of museums in Manitoba, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace are not included.
| Name | Town/City | Regions | Type | Summary |
| 12th Manitoba Dragoons Museum | Brandon | Westman | Military | , history of the 26th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery |
| Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Aerospace | , museum open by appointment |
| Alex Robertson Museum | Alonsa | Parkland | Local history | |
| Anola & District Museum | Anola | Eastman | Open air | , pioneer village |
| Antler River Historical Society Museum | Melita | Westman | Local History | , includes antique firearms and pioneer artifacts |
| Aquatic Hall of Fame and Museum of Canada | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Sports | Currently closed and seeking new home |
| Arborg Heritage Village | Arborg | Interlake | Open air | , multicultural history of rural life and farm communities of the Interlake region prior to 1930 |
| Archibald Historical Museum | La Rivière | Pembina Valley | Open air | Includes home of activist Nellie McClung |
| Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba | Brandon | Westman | Art | |
| Ashern Pioneer Museum | Ashern | Interlake | Open air | , , historic buildings and agricultural equipment |
| Beautiful Plains Museum | Neepawa | Westman | Local history | , period room and business displays |
| Beckoning Hills Museum | Boissevain | Westman | Local history | , period room and business displays |
| Belmont & District Historical Museum | Belmont | Westman | Local history | , open in summer |
| Binscarth & District Gordon Orr Memorial Museum | Binscarth | Parkland | Local history | |
| Birdtail Country Museum | Birtle | Westman | Local history | , period room displays |
| Bishop Velychkovsky Martyr's Shrine | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Religious | , shrine and museum about Vasyl Velychkovsky |
| Blacksmith Museum | Cartwright | Westman | Industry | , fully restored and working blacksmith shop |
| Brandon General Museum | Brandon | Westman | Multiple | , local history, schools, businesses, early entertainment and fashion, agriculture, includes the B.J. Hales Collection of bird and animal mounts, model railway layouts |
| Brokenhead-Beausejour Pioneer Village Museum | Beausejour | Eastman | Open air | |
| Burrough of the Gleann Museum | Glenboro | Westman | Local history | |
| Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre | Morden | Pembina Valley | Natural history | Marine reptile fossils |
| Canadian Museum for Human Rights | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | History | Explores the subject of human rights including Aboriginal issues, the Holocaust |
| Carberry Plains Museum | Carberry | Westman | Local history | , includes local memorabilia and paintings, sports memorabilia from all eras and many decade-specific collections |
| Carousels and Dolls Doll Museum | Brandon | Westman | Toy | , open by appointment |
| Charlebois Heritage Museum | The Pas | Northern | Local history | , local history of the Charlebois Chapel |
| Chokecherry Junction | Boissevain | Westman | Railroad | , model railway collection |
| Clack Family Heritage Museum | Rivers | Westman | History | , antique automobiles, equipment and pioneer artifacts |
| Cleggs Museum of Horse Drawn Vehicles | Miniota | Westman | Transportation | , horse-drawn vehicles and antiques; collection moving to Prairie Mountain Regional Museums |
| Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum | Brandon | Westman | Aerospace | World War II aircraft, British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, R.C.A.F. |
| Cooks Creek Heritage Museum | Cooks Creek | Eastman | Local history | , local history of pioneer settlers and their cultural heritage |
| Crystal City Community Printing Museum | Crystal City | Westman | Technology | , printing presses and equipment |
| Dalnavert | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Historic house | Late Victorian period house |
| Daly House Museum | Brandon | Westman | Historic house | Late 19th century Victorian house |
| Darlingford School Heritage Museum | Darlingford | Pembina Valley | Local history | , , historic four room schoolhouse with exhibits of local history |
| Dauphin Railway Museum | Dauphin | Parkland | Railroad | Located in a restored 1912 Canadian Northern railway station |
| Dufferin Historical Museum | Carman | Pembina Valley | Local history | , operated by the Dufferin Historical Society |
| Dunnottar Station Museum | Dunnottar | Interlake | Railroad | |
| Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Natural history | Part of the University of Manitoba, skeletal replicas of Cretaceous Period animals |
| Elgin & District Museum | Elgin | Westman | Local history | , open in summer |
| Eriksdale Museum | Eriksdale | Interlake | Local history | , https://web.archive.org/web/20150413041607/http://eriksdale.com/profile/index.asp information], includes creamery artifacts, housed in a historic creamery building |
| Eskimo Museum | Churchill | Northern | First Nations | , Inuit sculpture, artifacts and carvings |
| Ethelbert & District Museum | Ethelbert | Parkland | Local history | , includes a school room, pioneer kitchen, sewing room, nursery, bedroom and artifacts from original settlers |
| Evergreen Firearms Museum | Belmont | Westman | Military | , military and sporting firearms |
| Fire Fighters Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Firefighting | |
| Flin Flon Station Museum | Flin Flon | Northern | Local history | , located in a former railway station, pioneer and mining history, transportation |
| Fort Dauphin Museum | Dauphin | Parkland | Open air | , , 18th century fur trade post and pioneer village |
| Fort Garry Horse Museum & Archives | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Military | History of the Regiment and Winnipeg cavalry, 1878 to present |
| Fort Gibraltar | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Living | Summer living history demonstrations of 1815 fur trading post life |
| Fort La Reine Museum | Portage la Prairie | Central Plains | Open air | , includes pioneer village, Allis-Chalmers Museum with farm equipment, Ukrainian Orthodox church, Military Museum, Manitoba Softball Hall of Fame |
| Foxwarren Museum | Foxwarren | Westman | Local history | , operated by the Foxwarren Historical Society in the former St. George's Anglican Church |
| Gallery 1C03 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Art | Gallery of the University of Winnipeg |
| Gallery One One One | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Art | Gallery of the University of Manitoba |
| Gilbert Plains Museum & Tourist Information Centre | Gilbert Plains | Parkland | Local history | |
| Gladstone District Museum | Gladstone | Central Plains | Local history | |
| Hamiota Pioneer Club Museum | Hamiota | Westman | History | , local history |
| Hart-Cam Museum | Hartney | Westman | History | , , local history |
| Headingley Heritage Centre | Headingley | Central Plains | Automotive | , Jim's Vintage Garages, automotive and petroleum industry memorabilia |
| Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park | Riverton | Interlake | Open air | Includes a fishing industry museum, one room school, 1920-1940s period Icelandic family house, tools |
| Heritage Complex | McCreary | Parkland | Historic house | , |
| Heritage North Museum | Thompson | Northern | Multiple | , area natural and cultural history, mining, First Nation and fur trade artifacts, fossils |
| Heritage Park Museums | Cartwright | Westman | Multiple | , , several museums and historic buildings in Heritage Park, including Badger Creek Museum, Cartwright School Museum, Manitoba Telephone System, shoe repair shop, post office |
| Hillcrest Museum | Souris | Westman | History | , , local history |
| Historical Museum of St. James - Assiniboia | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Historic house | Late 19th century house, also local history, farming, agriculture and blacksmith exhibits |
| Horod School | Horod | Parkland | Education | |
| Inglis Grain Elevators National Historic Site | Inglis | Parkland | Agriculture | Development of Canada’s prairie agriculture |
| Irvin Goodon International Wildlife Museum | Boissevain | Westman | Natural history | , collection of full-mount animals set in interactive, natural scenes |
| Ivan Franko Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Biographical | Ukrainian author and poet Ivan Franko |
| J.A.V David Museum | Killarney | Westman | History | , local history |
| Marion and Ed Vickar Jewish Museum of Western Canada | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Ethnic | Jewish history of settlement in Western Canada |
| Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation Interpretive Centre | Wasagaming | Parkland | First Nations | |
| Kenosewun Interpretive Centre | Lockport | Interlake | Multiple | , located in Lockport Provincial Heritage Park, excavated Aboriginal artifacts, history of the St. Andrews Locks and Dam |
| Keystone Pioneers Museum | Roblin | Parkland | History | , , local history, agricultural equipment, restored Elaschuk House, a pioneer log cabin and the Makaroff United Church |
| Leaf Rapids National Exhibition Centre | Leaf Rapids | Northern | Multiple | , changing art, science and history exhibition |
| Legion House Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Military | , military history of Manitoba |
| Living Prairie Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Natural history | Nature center and prairie ecology |
| Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site | Lockport | Interlake | Living | 1850s Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post |
| Lundar Museum | Lundar | Interlake | Open air | , historic buildings, agriculture equipment, household items and antiques |
| Lynn Lake Mining Town Museum | Lynn Lake | Northern | Mining | , area nickel mining and local history |
| Maison Gabrielle Roy | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Biographical | Home of writer Gabrielle Roy |
| Manitoba & North-Western Model Railroad | Sandy Lake | Parkland | HRailroad | , |
| Manitoba Agricultural Museum | Austin | Central Plains | Agriculture | Vintage farm machinery and pioneer village buildings |
| Manitoba Amateur Radio Museum | Austin | Central Plains | Technology | Antique communication equipment, located on the grounds of the Manitoba Agricultural Museum |
| Manitoba Antique Automobile Museum | Elkhorn | Westman | Automobile | Includes rare automobiles, pioneer farm equipment, steam tractors, and unique household artifacts |
| Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame Museum | Morden | Pembina Valley | Sports | |
| Manitoba Children's Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Children's | |
| Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Art | Handcrafts |
| Manitoba Dairy Museum | St. Claude | Central Plains | Multiple | , , dairy displays, pioneer artifacts, local history, schoolhouse |
| Manitoba Electrical Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Technology | Electrical history of Manitoba |
| Manitoba Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Multiple | Natural history, science, history, planetarium |
| Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Sports | Manitoba's sports teams and honoured athletes |
| Marringhurst Heritage House | Pilot Mound | Westman | Historic house | , turn-of-the century farmhouse |
| Maple Grove Tea Room at Kennedy House | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Historic house | , |
| Margaret Laurence Home | Neepawa | Westman | Biographical | , childhood home of author Margaret Laurence |
| Marine Museum of Manitoba | Selkirk | Interlake | Maritime | Includes several museum ships |
| Mennonite Heritage Village | Steinbach | Eastman | Open air | |
| Miami Museum | Miami | Pembina Valley | History | , local history |
| Miami Railway Museum | Miami | Pembina Valley | Railway | , |
| Miniota Municipal Museum | Miniota | Westman | History | , historic house and local historical artifacts |
| Minnedosa Heritage Village | Minnedosa | Westman | Open air | , historic house and local historical artifacts |
| Moncur Gallery | Boissevain | Westman | First Nations | , Aboriginal history in the Turtle Mountain region |
| Moosehorn Heritage Museum | Grahamdale | Interlake | History | , |
| Morris & District Centennial Museum | Morris | Westman | History | , , pioneer life |
| Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | History | Local history, French-Canadian and Métis cultures in Manitoba |
| Musee des Pionniers et des Chanoinesses | Notre Dame de Lourdes | Central Plains | Multiple | , local history and Chanoisses order of sisters |
| Musée St-Joseph Museum | Montcalm | Pembina Valley | Open air | , |
| Naval Museum of Manitoba | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Military | |
| New Iceland Heritage Museum | Gimli | Interlake | Ethnic | History and artifacts of the settlers from Iceland, three locations in Gimli |
| Oak Lake and District Museum | Oak Lake | Westman | History | , , local history |
| Ogniwo Polish Museum Society | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Ethnic | |
| Parks Canada Visitor Reception Centre | Churchill | Northern | History | , exhibits about the area's fur trade industry and nearby Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site and York Factory National Historic Site, military history, human and natural history, Wapusk National Park |
| Pavilion Gallery Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Art | |
| Pembina Threshermen's Museum | Winkler | Pembina Valley | Open air | , heritage buildings, vintage farm equipment, antiques |
| Philip's Magical Paradise | Giroux | Eastman | Magic | , , magic and illusion equipment and history |
| Pilot Mound Centennial Museum | Pilot Mound | Westman | History | , local history |
| Plug In Institute Of Contemporary Art | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Art | |
| Plum Coulee Community Museum | Plum Coulee | Pembina Valley | History | , , antiques, open by appointment |
| Plum Heritage Church Museum & Tea Room | Souris | Westman | History | , , local history |
| Pinewood Museum | Wasagaming | Parkland | History | , , local history |
| Prairie Mountain Regional Museums | Shoal Lake | Westman | Open air | , includes several historic buildings and the Clegg Carriage Collection |
| Rapid City Museum | Rapid City | Westman | History | , local history |
| RCA Museum | Brandon | Westman | Military | , located at CFB Shilo, also known as Canada's National Artillery Museum |
| Red River Valley Floods Interpretive Centre | Ste. Agathe | Winnipeg Capital | History | , , history of the 1950 and 1997 Red River flood |
| Reston and District Museum | Reston | Westman | History | , local history |
| Riel House National Historic Site | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Historic house | , 1880s period home of politician Louis Riel |
| Riverton Transportation & Heritage Center | Riverton | Interlake | Transportation | , local history as affected by area transportation: rail, boat, air, roads |
| Roland 4-H Museum | Roland | Pembina Valley | Agriculture | , history of area 4-H club |
| Ross House Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Historic house | 1850s period homestead |
| Rossburn Museum | Rossburn | Parkland | History | , , local history |
| Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Aerospace | Military and civilian aircraft, formerly the Western Canada Aviation Museum |
| Royal Canadian Mint | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Mint | of the Winnipeg location, the Royal Canadian Mint |
| Royal Winnipeg Rifles Regimental Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Military | , history of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles |
| Sagkeeng Cultural Centre Museum | Fort Alexander | Eastman | First Nations | |
| Saint Léon Interpretive Centre | St. Leon | Westman | Natural history | , exhibits on the area wind farms, birds, salamanders, living green |
| Sam Waller Museum | The Pas | Northern Region | Local history | Collections include First Nations, fur trading, mining, transportation |
| Sandilands Forest Centre | Hadashville | Eastman | Forestry | , forest ecology and biodiversity, sustainable forest management, fire management and prevention, trees and tree growth, the forest industry and forest products |
| Satterthwaite Log Cabin | McCreary | Parkland | Historic house | , |
| Selo Ukraina | Dauphin | Parkland | Open air | , , Ukrainian heritage village |
| Settlers, Rails & Trails | Argyle | Interlake | Multiple | Canadian Flag Collection, local history, agricultural, school, religious and railway history |
| Seton Centre | Carberry | Westman | Multiple | , art gallery, natural history and environmental education |
| Seven Oaks House Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Historic house | Mid 19th century settlement life |
| Shoal Lake Mounted Police Museum | Shoal Lake | Westman | Law enforcement | . Province's official museum to the North-West Mounted Police. |
| Sipiweske Museum | Wawanesa | Westman | History | , local history |
| Snow Lake Mining Town Museum | Snow Lake | Northern | Mining | , |
| Sprague and District Historical Museum | Sprague | Eastman | Open air | , local history, period room and business displays |
| St. Andrews Heritage Centre | St. Andrews | Interlake | History | , local history |
| St. Andrew's Rectory National Historic Site | St. Andrews | Interlake | History | |
| St. Claude Gaol Museum | St. Claude | Central Plains | Prison | |
| St. Elijah Pioneer Museum | Lennard | Parkland | Local history | , historic Romanian Orthodox church and pioneer home with artifacts; also known as St. Elijah Romanian Orthodox Church Museum and Paulencu Romanian Folk House |
| St. Georges Museum | St. Georges | Eastman | History | , local history |
| St. Norbert Provincial Park | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Historic house | Two late 19th century houses located in a historic park; operated by the Fort Garry Historical Society |
| St. Pierre Museum | St. Pierre-Jolys | Eastman | History | , local history, located in a former convent |
| St. Vital Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | History | , local history, operated by the St. Vital Historical Society |
| St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Catholic Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Ethnic | Ukrainian Catholic heritage |
| Star Mound School Museum | Snowflake | Westman | Education | , , one room schoolhouse and First Nations artifacts |
| Strathclair Museum | Strathclair | Westman | History | , local history |
| Swan Valley Historical Museum | Swan River | Parkland | Open air | , over 12 historic buildings |
| Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Military | |
| Teulon and District Museum | Teulon | Interlake | Open air | , historic buildings, agriculture equipment, household items and antiques |
| Third Crossing Agricultural Museum | Gladstone | Central Plains | Agriculture | |
| Transcona Historical Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | History | Local history and culture |
| Treherne Museum | Treherne | Central Plains | History | , includes period business displays, rifles, antique furniture, radios, tools, kitchenware, war paraphernalia, Native artifacts, agriculture equipment, farm machinery, blacksmith shop |
| Trembowla Cross of Freedom Historic Site and Museum | Dauphin | Parkland | Open air | , , tribute to Ukrainian settlers, includes 1989 St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, a pioneer home, Trembowla school and other historic buildings |
| Turtle Mountain Flywheel Club Museum | Killarney | Westman | Agriculture | , , tractors, farm equipment, tools |
| Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Ethnic | Also known as Oseredok |
| Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Museum | Sandy Lake | Parkland | Ethnic | , local Ukrainian settler history and heritage |
| Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Manitoba Branch | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Ethnic | , , Ukrainian folk art and crafts, located in the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral |
| V. Gross' Doll Museum and Gift Shop | Warren | Interlake | Toy | , dolls and toys |
| Virden Pioneer Home Museum | Virden | Westman | Historic house | , Victorian period home, also post office, general store, schoolhouse displays, memorabilia of pioneer life, World War I artifacts and uniforms, folk-art gallery |
| Waskada Museum | Waskada | Westman | Multiple | , includes historic buildings, pioneer household and farm artifacts, antique vehicles, period business and school displays |
| Wasyl Negrych Homestead | Gilbert Plains | Parkland | Open air | , , Ukrainian pioneer homestead and outbuildings |
| Watson Crossley Community Museum | Grandview | Parkland | History | , , local history, pioneer home, log cabin, agriculture equipment, schoolhouse |
| Whitemouth Municipal Museum | Whitemouth | Eastman | Open air | , , pioneer village and farming museum, open seasonally |
| Whiteshell Provincial Park | West Hawk Lake | Eastman | Multiple | Includes the Whiteshell Natural History Museum, Whiteshell Trappers Museum, West Hawk Museum, Whiteshell Fish Hatchery Interpretive Centre, Alf Hole Goose Sanctuary and Interpretive Centre |
| Willow Plain School Municipal Heritage Site | Sarto | Eastman | Education | , , 1911 one room school |
| Winnipeg Art Gallery | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Art | |
| Winnipeg Police Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Law enforcement | |
| Winnipeg Railway Museum | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Capital | Railway | |
| Winnipegosis Museum | Winnipegosis | Parkland | History | , local history |
| Woodlands Pioneer Museum | Woodlands | Interlake | History | , , local history, household items, also includes 2 schools, log cabin and St. Luke's Anglican Church |
Defunct museums
- Brandon Mental Health Centre, Brandon, online only now,
- Canadian Orthodox Pioneer Museum, Sifton, located in the Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church which was destroyed by fire in 2010
- Chatfield Park of Souvenirs Museum, Armstrong, closed in 2012
- Costume Museum of Canada, Winnipeg
- Manitoba Military Aviation Museum, Winnipeg, closed as of January 2014