Science Literacy @ McGill

Spaces to explore at McGill

Downtown campus:

• Maude Abbott Medical Museum: Documents the study and practice of Medicine at McGill University and its associated teaching hospitals.
• McGill Physics Collection: Rutherford and McPherson collections of instruments and documents.
• Redpath Museum: Free for the general public. Exhibits focus on natural history, world cultures (ethnology), and mineralogy. Popular specimens include dinosaurs, shells, mummies and a wide variety of Quebec minerals.
  • Endangered and extinct animals at the Redpath Museum: A virtual guided tour of the animals that are at risk, endangered or extinct (and which are not dinosaurs) by Ingrid Birker.
• Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning Community Outreach
• Virtual map tours of the downtown campus from Redpath Museum:
  • Foraging plants for food and medicine: Explore the gardens of the downtown campus.
  • Fossil Exploration Guide: GIS Storymap to explore fossils around McGill University
  • Plants and Trees of McGill (for kids): This tree walk through McGill's downtown campus contains some special learning treats like tree cookies, fruits, berries and sugar candy!
  • Secret Science Spots: Learn more on McGill scientists and their work.
  • Trees of McGill: GIS Storymap to explore the trees of McGill's downtown campus

Macdonald Campus:

• Lyman Entomological Museum and Research Laboratory: More than 2.8 million specimens which are used by students and researchers in biodiversity and entomology from around the world.
• McGill Herbarium: Over 135,000 plant specimens, some of which are today extinct
• Morgan Arboretum: A 245 hectare forest reserve.

Additional locations:

• The Gault Nature Reserve: It is located at Mont-Saint-Hilaire (QC) and protects more than 1,000 hectares of natural habitats. They have lots of outdoor activities.
• Virtual map tours from Redpath Museum:
  • Bike Tour: Exploring fossils, rocks, stones and ancient bones around Montreal by bike.
  • Minerals of Québec: Discover the Minerals of Québec.
  • Mont Royal tour: A guided tour of Mount Royal by Ingrid Birker