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Saturdays
Through August 26, the Redpath Museum is now open on SATURDAYS!
Ages 4-6: Science Playground with Captain Catalyst
It's time to play! A short show and activity stations for our young scientists and their parents/guardians. Bilingual. $5+taxes/child, registration required.
Ages 5 and up: Microfossil sieving in the lab
Learn how to sieve for small fossils with Palaeontology technician Chantal Montreuil. Shark and ray teeth, spines, fish scales... what will you find? Bilingual. Free with donation to museum.
April 7, May 5: start times at 11:15, 12:00, 12:45.
June 16: start times at 15:00, 15:45.
July 21 and August 25: start times at 13:30, 14:15, 15:00.
First-come, first-served: 24 people per session. Please bring a smock or old shirt and prepare to get muddy!
Please note: you'll be working with small fossils so, for safety reasons, this activity is not appropriate for children younger than 5 years old. Thank you for your understanding.
Ages 6 and up: Saturday Science
Special guest lectures and activities.
Ages 9-11: Ancient Civilizations workshops
Learn about Archaeology, Ancient Egypt, China, Greece and Rome, and The Maya Empire. Bilingual. $12/child, registration required.
Sundays
Sunday tours and activities
Every Sunday between 1:30 pm and 4 pm
World Cultures Gallery (Third floor)
On Sunday afternoons our museum educators present informal interactions and highlights of the collections and exhibits.
FREE with admission to Museum. No reservation necessary.
July 8: Pottery in the Ancient World
July 15: Ancient Greek Coins
July 29: Greco-Roman Theatre
August 5: African Music Instruments
August 12: Archaeology 101
Sundays at 2: 30 pm
See the world through the eyes of the most passionate filmmakers on the planet. Programming may change without notice due to circumstances beyond our control.
Check the schedule here: 
SUMMER DOC FILMS
Missed a movie? Many of the films we screen are available from the McGill Library, either on DVD or through the Kanopy streaming service.
Family Discovery Workshops
Every Sunday 11: 30 pm – 12: 30 pm
In English
Check the Fall 2018 schedule of all new workshops for the whole family: FALL 2018 FAMILY DISCOVERY WORKSHOPS
Registration opens in August. Online only. Stay tuned here!
The Tree of Life game
Every Sunday 12: 00 pm – 2: 30 pm
Auditorium
Led by animator Ranjeet Bachonee, this activity teaches students about common ancestry, ancestral and derived traits, mutations, extinctions and non-linear evolution. To help illustrate these concepts, players will create their own species and trace their evolutionary paths along a game board. Developed at the WOW lab in McGill's Faculty of Education.
FREE with admission to Museum. No reservation necessary.
Keep an eye on the Museum's event page for a full list of upcoming events and activities.