The time? 1870 to the current. The place? Manitoba. The subject? Electrifying.
The Manitoba Electrical Museum and Schooling Centre comprises displays on completely different elements of hydroelectric infrastructure used over the previous century and a half. It tells the story of how electrical expertise developed and was unfold all through the province, together with all through rural communities.
Guests can climb inside an outdated streetcar, see replicas of a Forties farm kitchen, and see an enormous assortment of outdated home equipment. It is connected to a still-functioning substation, distributing energy to town. You are most definitely to acknowledge the museum for its iconic yellow turbine which sits out entrance, measuring a powerful 15 ft in diameter.
Guided excursions and college visits can be found, and the museum additionally supplies schooling about electrical security and sustainability.
