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The Yellowknife Historical Museum and Interpretive Centre showcases Yellowknife’s Indigenous, sporting, cultural, geological, and mining history. Along with our exhibit hall, this Museum also has a gift shop that is stocked almost entirely by local artists and features the Hidden Gem Restaurant open for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and available for private rental.

Our Museum has a wide verity of interests for locals and tourists. In our exhibits, you will see a variety of displays highlighting:

– The history of the Earth: landforms, rocks, and minerals

– The history of the people: Indigenous Culture, arts, entrepreneurial settlers, sports, and recreation

– The History of industry: prospecting, mining, agriculture, fishing, and remediation.

Restaurant Capacity: 60 seated

Patio Capacity: 46 seated