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The former Orientation Gallery, now called the Welcome Gallery, has been completely renovated. It still greets visitors with the popular bison diorama, but the exhibits surrounding it most of which had been in place since the 1970s are all different. The museum says a visit to the Prairies Gallery will offer visitors a greater understanding of the history, biodiversity, and stunning landscapes of our smallest and most densely populated biome. Peguis descendant hopes display will spark conversation But it will also expose other entangled roots. Some of those will come from one of the more intriguing items in the gallery a Bible that belonged to Chief Peguis. ....
WINNIPEG The Manitoba Museum is opening its new Prairies Gallery on Thursday. This marks the completion of the museum’s four-year capital renewal project, which saw the renewal of the Nonsuch Gallery, Boreal Forest Corridor and Welcome Gallery. The $20.5 million project also saw the creation of a new Winnipeg Gallery and Prairies Gallery. “It has been really all-consuming for the last couple of years and it’s wonderful that we’re able to achieve our dreams that we’ve had going back as far 2007,” said Kevin Brownlee, the curator of archaeology at the museum. The new Prairies Gallery, which features immersive exhibits, will give visitors a better understanding of Manitoba’s history, biodiversity and landscape. The gallery also showcases the plants, animals and fungi of the Prairies. ....