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===Museums=== Manitoban museums document different aspects of the province's heritage. The [[Manitoba Museum]] is the largest museum in Manitoba and focuses on Manitoban history from prehistory to the 1920s.<ref>{{vcite book|author=Dutton, Lee S|title=Anthropological Resources: A Guide to Archival, Library, and Museum Collections|publisher=Routledge|year=1999|pages=[https://archive.org/details/anthropologicalr0000unse_i5r7/page/6 6β9]|isbn=978-0-8153-1188-1|url=https://archive.org/details/anthropologicalr0000unse_i5r7/page/6}}</ref> The full-size replica of the Nonsuch is the museum's showcase piece.<ref>{{vcite journal|author=Barbour, Alex; Collins, Cathy; Grattan, David|year=1986|title=Monitoring the Nonsuch|journal=LIC-CG Annual Conference|publisher=International Institute for Conservation β Canada Group|location=Ottawa|volume=12|pages=19β21}}</ref> The [[Manitoba Children's Museum]] at [[The Forks, Winnipeg|The Forks]] presents exhibits for children.<ref>{{vcite web|url=http://childrensmuseum.com/capital_campaign/about-us/|title=About MCM|publisher=Manitoba Children's Museum|accessdate=11 November 2009|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002055202/http://childrensmuseum.com/capital_campaign/about-us/|archivedate=2 October 2010}}</ref> There are two museums dedicated to the native flora and fauna of Manitoba: the [[Living Prairie Museum]], a tall grass prairie preserve featuring 160 species of grasses and wildflowers, and [[FortWhyte Alive]], a park encompassing prairie, lake, forest and wetland habitats, home to a large herd of [[bison]].<ref>{{vcite journal|author=Stewart, Jane|date=April 1986|title=Winnipeg: a big city with the heart of a small town|journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal|publisher=Canadian Medical Association|volume=134|issue=7|page=810}}</ref> The [[Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre]] houses the largest collection of marine reptile [[fossil]]s in Canada.<ref>{{vcite book|author=Janzic, A; Hatcher, J|title=Late Cretaceous Marine Reptile Fossils of the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre|publisher=Mount Royal College|year=2008|series=Alberta Palaeontological Society, Twelfth Annual Symposium|volume=Abstracts Volume|page=28}}</ref> Other museums feature the history of [[Western Canada Aviation Museum|aviation]], [[Marine Museum of Manitoba|marine transport]], and [[Winnipeg Railway Museum|railways]] in the area. The [[Canadian Museum for Human Rights]] is the first Canadian [[national museum]] outside of the [[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]].<ref>{{vcite web|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-museum-for-human-rights/|work=The Canadian Encyclopedia|title=Canadian Museum for Human Rights|author=Bingham, Russell; Baird, Daniel|date=26 March 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104205551/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-museum-for-human-rights/|archivedate=4 November 2016}}</ref>
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