Plan your visit
Admission fees
(Taxes included)
Admission fees are subject to change without notice.
Free admissions
Members get in FREE at all times
Museum visits on Thursdays are FREE
Museum closing in 2025
Statutory holidays
Holiday break
Opening hours
Exhibits
A square mile of history to discover
Whether through past or present exhibitions, historical circuits or outdoor guided tours, the Museopark lets you discover Vanier and the local Francophonie from a whole new angle.
Expositions
Un mile carré d’histoire à découvrir
Visite guidée pour les groupes
Se rendre au musée
Group guided tours
Getting here
The Vanier Museopark museum is located on the 2nd floor of the Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre (300 des Pères-Blancs Ave.). From downtown Ottawa, you can get there easily by bike, bus (OC Transpo line 20) or car. Free parking available.
Accessibility
The Vanier Museopark strives to be a welcoming and accessible place for everyone.
Our museum is also proud to participate in the Ottawa Museum Network’s sensory backpack programme, which aims to make museum visits more accessible for people with sensory sensitivities or neuroatypicalities.
Museum
- Fully Wheelchair Accessible
- Accessible seating available
- Bilingual content & staff (FR/EN)
- Bus stop on location (OC Transpo line 20)
- Universal washrooms available on main floor
- Some tactile objects available
- Some high visibility signage available
- Change table available on main floor
Vanier Sugar Shack
- Fully Wheelchair Accessible
- Accessible seating available
- Bilingual content & staff (FR/EN)
- Bus stop on location (OC Transpo line 20), plus a 2 minute walk on a paved/compacted trail
- Universal washrooms available
- Change table available
- Some high visibility signage available
Sensory Bag Program
Visits to museums can be overwhelming or stressful for people with sensory sensitivities: new surroundings, varied lighting and sounds, bright colors, bright and flashing lights, and so on. This cultural experience can therefore lead to sensory overload, making it more difficult for affected visitors to concentrate, participate and discover exhibitions.
The Ottawa Museum Network (OMN) has therefore designed a sensory bag program to reduce those barriers. The Vanier Museopark Museum is now equipped with bags filled with tools to help children calm or stimulate their sensory systems according to their individual needs. These tools help with self-regulation, tactile input, concentration and body awareness.
Don’t hesitate to ask for yours next time you visit!
