Fantastic museum for all ages! We were driving through Regina and had passed by a few locations to…read moresee the local dinosaur finds. While bummed, we were amazed by this gem. Not only did we get to see the world's largest T. Rex, this entire museum did a fantastic job showing the history of Saskatchewan. Fantastic. I would definitely come back and would suggest everyone to stop!

WOW what a great museum in Regina! Part of the Wascana Centre Park area, the Royal Saskatchewan…read moreMuseum is well worth a visit for anyone who is interested in natural history, prehistory, First Nations culture, and of course geology and paleontology. We started in the Megamunch gallery and loved watching the kids enjoy this animatronic T-Rex with a sense of humor! Next of course we went to see the replica of Scotty, Saskatchewan's T-Rex. The exhibit was amazing but hard to shoot because of the lighting and gallery limitations due to the 2nd floor. Displays were very well deigned and laid out, with interactive buttons to push and quick hits of factual information. Other galleries were similarly well done, and we spent much more time here than we expected to: almost 3 hours! Admission is by donation ($10 per person suggested), and we believe we got our full value from our donation. 5 well worth your time stars!

The centre has seen some improvements over the last few years. Its got a number of arcade style…read morelearning games. While it's mostly geared for kids, it's a good day out for the whole family. The centre is quite small compared to some of the other science centres (Toronto, Seattle) so you can easily do it in an afternoon.

The best science center I have ever been to. The one in Seattle is nice too. What I like about this…read moreone is everything you can touch and move. It is a most hands on science center I have been to. My favorite thing here is the human bubble. I love that you can stand inside a bubble you make and not get wet. I also love that they have animals that you can play with if a trainer has them out at the time. Ever since I was a kid my family has loved this place. Every time we go to Regina we come here. We also always catch an IMAX show when we visit.

The MacKenzie Art Gallery should have a lot going for it. It's the oldest public art gallery in…read moreSaskatchewan and it has over 5,000 works of art spanning over 5,000 years. Unfortunately, it's only via their website that I learned about this because a visit here illuminated none of that. The MacKenzie is housed in a section of an administrative building that is about as engaging as, well, administrative buildings tend to be. The galleries on the second level are windowless and very poorly lit making for a gloomy atmosphere. A small selection of old master paintings from the permanent collection were on display as part of an exhibition. No big names here; only a few of them quite good, including a dramatic 17th century seascape of ships tossing about in a storm and a riveting 16th century portrait of a woman and her lap dog. A large scale tapestry exhibition had some interesting pieces but the bad lighting, unfortunately, made most of these works seem lifeless. That, to me, is a disservice to the artists who created them. Sometimes, I'm at a a museum at the wrong time and that's how I summed up my visit. I was hoping to see some of the Inuit art from their collection but none of it was on display. I'm sure more of the permanent collection is on display at other times of the year as exhibitions change. However, it's important for museums to have a selection of their greatest hits on display at all times so visitors can have some context about a collection's strengths. Here, I had no sense of that and, strangely, clicking through their website revealed much more information about the experience of visiting than about the art itself. Finally, as I exited the gallery into the cavernous lobby of the administrative building, I saw a few concrete sculptures of people. There were no labels anywhere to provide information about them. After hunting on the internet, I think they may be part of a larger group created by artist, Miki Mappin, but I'm not sure. It would be respectful if the artist was credited. This was the finish to an odd visit and I left the MacKenzie confused instead of enlightened. (The folks in the decked out gift shop were very nice, though, so kudos to them.)

The permanent collection is a diverse range of Artists connected in some ways to Saskatchewan. This…read moreis my second visit in two years and I'm delighted at finding pieces that I'll think about for some time. I had time to kill so sat through an hour of short films showing in their cinema and it was an hour well spent. It is a small gallery so an hour to view everything would be a reasonable amount of time.

Beautiful old historic home in Regina…read more What a lovely place to visit. The home was once lived in by SK's Lieutenant Governors. It is no longer a residence but a museum. Take the guided tour you will learn a lot. Every room is meticulously decorated with period decor and furniture. The basement has a play room for little kids. It is worth venturing down there. They have dress up clothes and a wonderful set up for imaginative play. They also offer monthly Victorian Teas which we have not partaken in yet. But we have reservations. So I'll update later. If you come to Regina I highly recommend a stop at Government House. The admission is free. But they have a donation box.