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Our four museum locations can be visited in Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Saskatoon, and Yorkton. Our Curatorial Centre is located in Saskatoon, SK.


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Movies at the Museum - Yorkton WDM May 20 & 26

Our Movies at the Museum association with the Yorkton Film Festival continues this summer. Various Festival entries will be shown.


Summer Employment Opportunities

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Summer Museum Operations Assistant - Moose Jaw WDM -->

Summer Database Entry Clerk - Curatorial Centre, Saskatoon -->


Ride the Short Line 101 at Moose Jaw WDM

On Saturday, May 18th, in celebration of International Museum Day, the WDM - Moose Jaw and the Moose Jaw Steam Club are planning for the 1914 Vulcan steam locomotive to have its inaugural run on the 2013 summer season.

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Memorial Cup Visits Saskatoon WDM

Two young fans got a chance to pose with the Memorial Cup at the Saskatoon WDM, May 14.

Did you know that Junior hockey’s Memorial Cup was first played in 1919 with the Regina Pats taking on the University of Toronto? Though the Pats lost that year, the team won bragging rights as the winner of the 1925 Cup and again in 1930. The Regina Monarchs won in 1928.

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Summer Employment Opportunities

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Summer Database Entry Clerk - Curatorial Centre, Saskatoon -->


Now on display at Moose Jaw WDM:
Scotty's Skull from the RSM

April 4, 2013 - 65,000,000 years ago, dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus Rex prowled our province.

In 1991, a T. rex fossil skeleton was found near Eastend, Saskatchewan. It was dubbed Scotty. This exhibit, on loan from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum from April - September 2013, features a cast of Scotty's massive skull.

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Teachers: Bring your class to see Scotty's Skull


Sparks Off The Anvil logoCheck out this edition of Sparks to hear from Executive Director Joan Champ and discover all of the great upcoming events at all four WDMs.

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