Run Away To The Circus

You don’t have to run away from home to join this circus! The Circus! Science Under the Big Top exhibit at the Manitoba Museum (Alloway Hall) demystifies the daring and death-defying feats of the greatest show on earth, and puts you in the centre of the action.

Test your talents with tons of interactive exhibits, including the High Wire, an actual steel cable suspended 2.7 metres in the air, a flying trapeze and a Circus Sideshow, where you can discover the secrets of the Sword Swallower and the Mighty Atom.

With the Human Cannonball, you can shoot a projectile out of a cannon to hit a target. Or become a circus musician. Match music and sound effects to video footage and explore the effect of sound on the limbic system of the brain. Discover the mathematics and physics of juggling-and amaze your friends and learn about the secret languages of animals in the Animal Communications exhibit.

Photo credit: Simone Artibani