Regina - Wascana Centre

The Mackenzie Art Gallery in the south-west corner of the Wascana Center possesses an excellent collection with exhibits ranging from the art of ancient Mesopotamia to contemporary Canadian works. The Gallery also puts on important temporary exhibitions.

The Saskatchewan Science Center in Regina opened in 1989. Occupying a converted former power station on the north bank of Wascana Lake the Center is rather special in encouraging "hands on" involvement with the sciences (e.g. geology and astronomy). Visitors are able to handle the exhibits, perform experiments and ask questions as well as experiencing simulated space travel and "seeing" their voices reproduced on a computer screen.

Visitors to the Museum of Natural History find themselves taken back 2 billion years in time. There are over 100 glass display cabinets devoted to geology, paleontology, archaeology and anthropology. The new Earth Sciences Gallery is quite exceptional with its fascinating series of extremely lifelike dioramas showing mastodons, dinosaurs, etc. (also contemporary wildlife) in their natural environment.