Bank of Canada Museum
@bankofcanadamuseum.ca
We are dedicated to helping visitors better understand Canada’s monetary history and the importance of our central bank.
En français: @museedelabanqueducanada.ca
En français: @museedelabanqueducanada.ca
⛸️🏒 🎿 The #WinterOlympics begin today in Milano-Cortina. ❄️
If you are in Milan to attend a Canadian hockey game, don’t forget to bring a Lucky Loonie to help bring gold to Canada. The Mint even makes them for you! (pre-loaded with luck)
If you are in Milan to attend a Canadian hockey game, don’t forget to bring a Lucky Loonie to help bring gold to Canada. The Mint even makes them for you! (pre-loaded with luck)
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
⛸️🏒 🎿 The #WinterOlympics begin today in Milano-Cortina. ❄️
If you are in Milan to attend a Canadian hockey game, don’t forget to bring a Lucky Loonie to help bring gold to Canada. The Mint even makes them for you! (pre-loaded with luck)
If you are in Milan to attend a Canadian hockey game, don’t forget to bring a Lucky Loonie to help bring gold to Canada. The Mint even makes them for you! (pre-loaded with luck)
#OTD in 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II.
She was in Kenya when she heard the news her father passed and she had become Queen.
Read all about our “Queen of the Bank Notes” on the blog.
👉 https://bit.ly/3w9UT5O
#FridayFunFact
She was in Kenya when she heard the news her father passed and she had become Queen.
Read all about our “Queen of the Bank Notes” on the blog.
👉 https://bit.ly/3w9UT5O
#FridayFunFact
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#OTD in 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II.
She was in Kenya when she heard the news her father passed and she had become Queen.
Read all about our “Queen of the Bank Notes” on the blog.
👉 https://bit.ly/3w9UT5O
#FridayFunFact
She was in Kenya when she heard the news her father passed and she had become Queen.
Read all about our “Queen of the Bank Notes” on the blog.
👉 https://bit.ly/3w9UT5O
#FridayFunFact
❄️🎉 This weekend, we’re celebrating #Winterlude at the Museum.
Get out of the cold and come into the warm for some fun, fascinating family activities.
Economic and economical.
Always free.
See our website for details.
👉 https://bit.ly/4pfGleV
Get out of the cold and come into the warm for some fun, fascinating family activities.
Economic and economical.
Always free.
See our website for details.
👉 https://bit.ly/4pfGleV
February 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
❄️🎉 This weekend, we’re celebrating #Winterlude at the Museum.
Get out of the cold and come into the warm for some fun, fascinating family activities.
Economic and economical.
Always free.
See our website for details.
👉 https://bit.ly/4pfGleV
Get out of the cold and come into the warm for some fun, fascinating family activities.
Economic and economical.
Always free.
See our website for details.
👉 https://bit.ly/4pfGleV
🍎Know a Grade 6–12 educator with a gift for teaching economics?
Nominate them for our Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics!
Money for them and their school, fun loot and a really cool trophy.
Nominations end March 01! ⏳📅
👉 https://bit.ly/3Xrx9Gs
#NominateATeacher
Nominate them for our Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics!
Money for them and their school, fun loot and a really cool trophy.
Nominations end March 01! ⏳📅
👉 https://bit.ly/3Xrx9Gs
#NominateATeacher
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🍎Know a Grade 6–12 educator with a gift for teaching economics?
Nominate them for our Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics!
Money for them and their school, fun loot and a really cool trophy.
Nominations end March 01! ⏳📅
👉 https://bit.ly/3Xrx9Gs
#NominateATeacher
Nominate them for our Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics!
Money for them and their school, fun loot and a really cool trophy.
Nominations end March 01! ⏳📅
👉 https://bit.ly/3Xrx9Gs
#NominateATeacher
🌤️Happy #GroundhogDay!
No, this isn’t a groundhog, but a Tatra marmot.
All groundhogs are marmots, but not all marmots are groundhogs—and nobody puts them on currency.
It’s the best we can do under such difficult circumstances.
No, this isn’t a groundhog, but a Tatra marmot.
All groundhogs are marmots, but not all marmots are groundhogs—and nobody puts them on currency.
It’s the best we can do under such difficult circumstances.
February 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🌤️Happy #GroundhogDay!
No, this isn’t a groundhog, but a Tatra marmot.
All groundhogs are marmots, but not all marmots are groundhogs—and nobody puts them on currency.
It’s the best we can do under such difficult circumstances.
No, this isn’t a groundhog, but a Tatra marmot.
All groundhogs are marmots, but not all marmots are groundhogs—and nobody puts them on currency.
It’s the best we can do under such difficult circumstances.
Financing a war without currency? How does that even work? 💸⚔️
Read our blog: “Army Bills: Funding the War of 1812”
👉 https://bit.ly/46N9zYL #SundayReading
Read our blog: “Army Bills: Funding the War of 1812”
👉 https://bit.ly/46N9zYL #SundayReading
February 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Financing a war without currency? How does that even work? 💸⚔️
Read our blog: “Army Bills: Funding the War of 1812”
👉 https://bit.ly/46N9zYL #SundayReading
Read our blog: “Army Bills: Funding the War of 1812”
👉 https://bit.ly/46N9zYL #SundayReading
🚀🐵The first primate in space blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida #OTD in 1961.
Ham, a chimpanzee, was sent before NASA risked a human astronaut.
The primate on this coin is a Barbary macaque, the only monkey with a population in Europe. #SaturdayArtifact
Ham, a chimpanzee, was sent before NASA risked a human astronaut.
The primate on this coin is a Barbary macaque, the only monkey with a population in Europe. #SaturdayArtifact
January 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🚀🐵The first primate in space blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida #OTD in 1961.
Ham, a chimpanzee, was sent before NASA risked a human astronaut.
The primate on this coin is a Barbary macaque, the only monkey with a population in Europe. #SaturdayArtifact
Ham, a chimpanzee, was sent before NASA risked a human astronaut.
The primate on this coin is a Barbary macaque, the only monkey with a population in Europe. #SaturdayArtifact
So, what is it? 🤔
It’s a low value cheque or micro bank draft called an “Assegno.”
It was issued in late ’70s Italy to be used as small change during a severe coin shortage.
This 100-lira note was then worth around 13 cents. #FridayFunFact
It’s a low value cheque or micro bank draft called an “Assegno.”
It was issued in late ’70s Italy to be used as small change during a severe coin shortage.
This 100-lira note was then worth around 13 cents. #FridayFunFact
January 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
So, what is it? 🤔
It’s a low value cheque or micro bank draft called an “Assegno.”
It was issued in late ’70s Italy to be used as small change during a severe coin shortage.
This 100-lira note was then worth around 13 cents. #FridayFunFact
It’s a low value cheque or micro bank draft called an “Assegno.”
It was issued in late ’70s Italy to be used as small change during a severe coin shortage.
This 100-lira note was then worth around 13 cents. #FridayFunFact
⛸️Drop into the Museum, hang up the skates and get the blood moving with indoor #Winterlude fun.
See (and touch) some really cool money, go on a scavenger hunt…
Family fun all weekend.
See the webpage for details:
👉 https://bit.ly/4pfGleV
See (and touch) some really cool money, go on a scavenger hunt…
Family fun all weekend.
See the webpage for details:
👉 https://bit.ly/4pfGleV
January 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
⛸️Drop into the Museum, hang up the skates and get the blood moving with indoor #Winterlude fun.
See (and touch) some really cool money, go on a scavenger hunt…
Family fun all weekend.
See the webpage for details:
👉 https://bit.ly/4pfGleV
See (and touch) some really cool money, go on a scavenger hunt…
Family fun all weekend.
See the webpage for details:
👉 https://bit.ly/4pfGleV
👋Grades 6–8 teachers! 🍎📚
Teach your students that debt’s not all bad… but when it is, they need to know how to deal with it.
“Escaping Debt”
It turns the classroom into an escape room.
Download the lesson plan.
👉 https://bit.ly/4g9jcXP
Teach your students that debt’s not all bad… but when it is, they need to know how to deal with it.
“Escaping Debt”
It turns the classroom into an escape room.
Download the lesson plan.
👉 https://bit.ly/4g9jcXP
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
👋Grades 6–8 teachers! 🍎📚
Teach your students that debt’s not all bad… but when it is, they need to know how to deal with it.
“Escaping Debt”
It turns the classroom into an escape room.
Download the lesson plan.
👉 https://bit.ly/4g9jcXP
Teach your students that debt’s not all bad… but when it is, they need to know how to deal with it.
“Escaping Debt”
It turns the classroom into an escape room.
Download the lesson plan.
👉 https://bit.ly/4g9jcXP
💵Why is the US dollar called a “greenback?”🤔
It all started in a Québec laboratory and was made famous by the United States’ first legal tender.
It’s a great story—read about it on the blog. 👉 https://bit.ly/3YvnHF7
#SundayReading
It all started in a Québec laboratory and was made famous by the United States’ first legal tender.
It’s a great story—read about it on the blog. 👉 https://bit.ly/3YvnHF7
#SundayReading
January 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
💵Why is the US dollar called a “greenback?”🤔
It all started in a Québec laboratory and was made famous by the United States’ first legal tender.
It’s a great story—read about it on the blog. 👉 https://bit.ly/3YvnHF7
#SundayReading
It all started in a Québec laboratory and was made famous by the United States’ first legal tender.
It’s a great story—read about it on the blog. 👉 https://bit.ly/3YvnHF7
#SundayReading
💰James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in Sutter’s Creek, California #OTD in 1848. 🌄✨
He unwittingly sparked the California Gold Rush. ⚒️
It is likely that some of those riches are in this US gold coin. #SaturdayArtifact
He unwittingly sparked the California Gold Rush. ⚒️
It is likely that some of those riches are in this US gold coin. #SaturdayArtifact
January 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
💰James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in Sutter’s Creek, California #OTD in 1848. 🌄✨
He unwittingly sparked the California Gold Rush. ⚒️
It is likely that some of those riches are in this US gold coin. #SaturdayArtifact
He unwittingly sparked the California Gold Rush. ⚒️
It is likely that some of those riches are in this US gold coin. #SaturdayArtifact
🪙A 17th Century Commemorative Coin.
When James the VI of Scotland became James I of England, the two nations became one.
A British 20-shilling coin of the era was called a “unite” in honour of the event. #FridayFunFact
When James the VI of Scotland became James I of England, the two nations became one.
A British 20-shilling coin of the era was called a “unite” in honour of the event. #FridayFunFact
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🪙A 17th Century Commemorative Coin.
When James the VI of Scotland became James I of England, the two nations became one.
A British 20-shilling coin of the era was called a “unite” in honour of the event. #FridayFunFact
When James the VI of Scotland became James I of England, the two nations became one.
A British 20-shilling coin of the era was called a “unite” in honour of the event. #FridayFunFact
Do you want to help Canadians understand the economy, our economic heritage, and the work of the Bank of Canada?🏛️📚
Then we want you! We are hiring a Museum Interpreter.
Explore the role and apply today.
👉 https://bit.ly/3H0W1Sp
#MuseumJobs #OttJobs #Careers #Museums
Then we want you! We are hiring a Museum Interpreter.
Explore the role and apply today.
👉 https://bit.ly/3H0W1Sp
#MuseumJobs #OttJobs #Careers #Museums
January 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Do you want to help Canadians understand the economy, our economic heritage, and the work of the Bank of Canada?🏛️📚
Then we want you! We are hiring a Museum Interpreter.
Explore the role and apply today.
👉 https://bit.ly/3H0W1Sp
#MuseumJobs #OttJobs #Careers #Museums
Then we want you! We are hiring a Museum Interpreter.
Explore the role and apply today.
👉 https://bit.ly/3H0W1Sp
#MuseumJobs #OttJobs #Careers #Museums
The backs our coins have remained the same since 1937. Or have they? 🦁🦄🍁
“Three 50-Cent Pieces” on the blog.
👉 https://bit.ly/45htWiH
“Three 50-Cent Pieces” on the blog.
👉 https://bit.ly/45htWiH
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The backs our coins have remained the same since 1937. Or have they? 🦁🦄🍁
“Three 50-Cent Pieces” on the blog.
👉 https://bit.ly/45htWiH
“Three 50-Cent Pieces” on the blog.
👉 https://bit.ly/45htWiH
🙁 The Museum is closed all this week.
We are closed today through Friday for our annual maintenance week.
Please see our website to plan your next visit.
👉 https://bit.ly/3TJrwCz
#SeeYouSoon
We are closed today through Friday for our annual maintenance week.
Please see our website to plan your next visit.
👉 https://bit.ly/3TJrwCz
#SeeYouSoon
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🙁 The Museum is closed all this week.
We are closed today through Friday for our annual maintenance week.
Please see our website to plan your next visit.
👉 https://bit.ly/3TJrwCz
#SeeYouSoon
We are closed today through Friday for our annual maintenance week.
Please see our website to plan your next visit.
👉 https://bit.ly/3TJrwCz
#SeeYouSoon
👋 Grade 5 teachers! 🍎📚
Introduce your students to financial goals and financial planning.
It’s about careful spending and saving. It’s about goals.
Check out the lesson plan “Spending and Saving.”
👉 https://bit.ly/4kVdR7P
Introduce your students to financial goals and financial planning.
It’s about careful spending and saving. It’s about goals.
Check out the lesson plan “Spending and Saving.”
👉 https://bit.ly/4kVdR7P
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
👋 Grade 5 teachers! 🍎📚
Introduce your students to financial goals and financial planning.
It’s about careful spending and saving. It’s about goals.
Check out the lesson plan “Spending and Saving.”
👉 https://bit.ly/4kVdR7P
Introduce your students to financial goals and financial planning.
It’s about careful spending and saving. It’s about goals.
Check out the lesson plan “Spending and Saving.”
👉 https://bit.ly/4kVdR7P
💵Two-dollar bills were never popular out west. They were victims of rumours about their use in unsavoury activities, but that’s not why they were replaced by the toonie. The economics of printing money, on the blog.
👉 https://bit.ly/3wdGO7D
#SundayReading
👉 https://bit.ly/3wdGO7D
#SundayReading
January 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
💵Two-dollar bills were never popular out west. They were victims of rumours about their use in unsavoury activities, but that’s not why they were replaced by the toonie. The economics of printing money, on the blog.
👉 https://bit.ly/3wdGO7D
#SundayReading
👉 https://bit.ly/3wdGO7D
#SundayReading
🙁 The Museum is closed this weekend.
We are closed for our annual maintenance week.
Please see our website to plan your next visit.
👉 https://bit.ly/3TJrwCz
#SeeYouSoon
We are closed for our annual maintenance week.
Please see our website to plan your next visit.
👉 https://bit.ly/3TJrwCz
#SeeYouSoon
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🙁 The Museum is closed this weekend.
We are closed for our annual maintenance week.
Please see our website to plan your next visit.
👉 https://bit.ly/3TJrwCz
#SeeYouSoon
We are closed for our annual maintenance week.
Please see our website to plan your next visit.
👉 https://bit.ly/3TJrwCz
#SeeYouSoon
💰Not all coins were stamped in a press. Some of the earliest coins were cast.
Creating a hollow mould that is then filled with molten metal is a process 1,000s of years old. This Moroccan mould produced 14 coins at once.
#SaturdayArtifact
Creating a hollow mould that is then filled with molten metal is a process 1,000s of years old. This Moroccan mould produced 14 coins at once.
#SaturdayArtifact
January 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
💰Not all coins were stamped in a press. Some of the earliest coins were cast.
Creating a hollow mould that is then filled with molten metal is a process 1,000s of years old. This Moroccan mould produced 14 coins at once.
#SaturdayArtifact
Creating a hollow mould that is then filled with molten metal is a process 1,000s of years old. This Moroccan mould produced 14 coins at once.
#SaturdayArtifact
💰 Dynastic Currency.
This bronze coin is from the Xin, or “new,” Dynasty. Hardly new any longer, the dynasty’s emperor Wang Mang was overthrown and assassinated around 2,000 years ago! #FridayFunFact
This bronze coin is from the Xin, or “new,” Dynasty. Hardly new any longer, the dynasty’s emperor Wang Mang was overthrown and assassinated around 2,000 years ago! #FridayFunFact
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
💰 Dynastic Currency.
This bronze coin is from the Xin, or “new,” Dynasty. Hardly new any longer, the dynasty’s emperor Wang Mang was overthrown and assassinated around 2,000 years ago! #FridayFunFact
This bronze coin is from the Xin, or “new,” Dynasty. Hardly new any longer, the dynasty’s emperor Wang Mang was overthrown and assassinated around 2,000 years ago! #FridayFunFact
🚨Upcoming Museum Closure
The Museum will be closed for our Annual Maintenance Week🔧 from Saturday, January 17 through Friday, January 23.
We apologize for any inconvenience.🙏
Please check our website to plan your next visit.👉 https://bit.ly/3TJrwCz
The Museum will be closed for our Annual Maintenance Week🔧 from Saturday, January 17 through Friday, January 23.
We apologize for any inconvenience.🙏
Please check our website to plan your next visit.👉 https://bit.ly/3TJrwCz
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🚨Upcoming Museum Closure
The Museum will be closed for our Annual Maintenance Week🔧 from Saturday, January 17 through Friday, January 23.
We apologize for any inconvenience.🙏
Please check our website to plan your next visit.👉 https://bit.ly/3TJrwCz
The Museum will be closed for our Annual Maintenance Week🔧 from Saturday, January 17 through Friday, January 23.
We apologize for any inconvenience.🙏
Please check our website to plan your next visit.👉 https://bit.ly/3TJrwCz
🍎Know a grade 6–12 educator with a gift for teaching economics?
Nominate them for our Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics!
⏰Closes March 01.
See website for details.
👉 https://bit.ly/3Xrx9Gs
#TeachersRock
Nominate them for our Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics!
⏰Closes March 01.
See website for details.
👉 https://bit.ly/3Xrx9Gs
#TeachersRock
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🍎Know a grade 6–12 educator with a gift for teaching economics?
Nominate them for our Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics!
⏰Closes March 01.
See website for details.
👉 https://bit.ly/3Xrx9Gs
#TeachersRock
Nominate them for our Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics!
⏰Closes March 01.
See website for details.
👉 https://bit.ly/3Xrx9Gs
#TeachersRock
Beautiful engravings were proposed, test prints made, then…nothing.
See the tests and read about the note on the blog, “Vignettes for a $1,000 Bank Note that Never Was.” 👉 https://bit.ly/48mIbm9
#SundayReading
See the tests and read about the note on the blog, “Vignettes for a $1,000 Bank Note that Never Was.” 👉 https://bit.ly/48mIbm9
#SundayReading
January 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Beautiful engravings were proposed, test prints made, then…nothing.
See the tests and read about the note on the blog, “Vignettes for a $1,000 Bank Note that Never Was.” 👉 https://bit.ly/48mIbm9
#SundayReading
See the tests and read about the note on the blog, “Vignettes for a $1,000 Bank Note that Never Was.” 👉 https://bit.ly/48mIbm9
#SundayReading
🦉The Winter Raptor.❄️
Quebec’s provincial bird is the snowy owl. It can be seen across Canada and the northern United States in winter, but during the summer it lives exclusively in the Arctic—and on the Birds of Canada series $50. 😉
#SaturdayArtifact
Quebec’s provincial bird is the snowy owl. It can be seen across Canada and the northern United States in winter, but during the summer it lives exclusively in the Arctic—and on the Birds of Canada series $50. 😉
#SaturdayArtifact
January 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🦉The Winter Raptor.❄️
Quebec’s provincial bird is the snowy owl. It can be seen across Canada and the northern United States in winter, but during the summer it lives exclusively in the Arctic—and on the Birds of Canada series $50. 😉
#SaturdayArtifact
Quebec’s provincial bird is the snowy owl. It can be seen across Canada and the northern United States in winter, but during the summer it lives exclusively in the Arctic—and on the Birds of Canada series $50. 😉
#SaturdayArtifact