There has been a bit of discussion lately on some newsgroups about
smaller travelling exhibits that might be available for rental.  We
(the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature/Planetarium/Science Centre)
have just launched our Travelling Exhibitions Program.  Currently we
are offering for rent five exhibitions, all of which can fit into
spaces of 1000 sq. ft. or less (or more!).  They are entitled:

1. Science On The Move - 10 independent interactive stations, dealing
with electricity, stress, reaction time, mixing colours of light,
etc.  Rate is $500/week, 3 week minimum Complete with wheelchair
accessible tables, etc.

2. The Vikings: Master Mariners, Traders, Colonists and Artisans -
graphic panels with beautiful and mounted artifacts; educational kit.
 Rate is $250/week, 3 week min.

3. Winnipeg 1919 General Strike: A City in Crisis - this strike is
one of the best - known events in Canadian labour history.  29 framed
panels.  Rate is $250/week, 3 week min.  Supplementary booklets.

4. The Wonder of Wood: The Nature of Wood - graphic panels,
photographs and display cases with wood and numerous other specimens,
this exhibit explores what wood is, and how it is used by creatures
other than people.  What looks like wood but isn't?  How is it used
for shelter and food? discusses various physical properties of wood.
Rate is $250/week, min. 3 weeks  Supplementary Educational kit.

5. The Wonder of Wood: Woods of the World - focusses on the four
major world forest types.  Uses display cases, graphic panels and
photographs to show the thousands of different woods from around the
world.  Rate is $250/week, min. 3 week booking.  Supplementary
Educational kit.

Please feel free to pass this information on to the appropriate
person(s).  If more information is required please contact me
directly at     [log in to unmask]   or in writing to
Alexis Hatcher, Travelling Exhibits Coordinator, Manitoba Museum of
Man and Nature, 190 Rupert Ave. , Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
R2W 1E8, tel. 204-956-2830, fax. 204-942-3679.

Thanks, George Wurtak, Director of Programs