Off the 'Cuff

Looking for something to do with your friends before the end of the summer? There’s no better place to cool down than in an old morgue. In just a last few weeks, the place has been burning up with a Yelp Party, a massive Groupon offer and busy programs for both kids and adults. And [...]

One of the fun things about working here is that the things we do are bound to get some attention; there are so many different compelling stories you can tell and so many engaging activities to try. Our newest program, Forensics for Adults, is no exception, having received some great attention recently. A few weeks [...]

We’ve been so overwhelmed by the popularity of our “Forensics for Adults” workshops that we’ve added another series. On Wednesday nights in June, come to the museum to learn the basics of bloodstain pattern analysis, autopsies and firearms. We’ve also added a new workshop where we’ll be looking at broken glass, frayed rope, tool marks [...]

It’s almost been a year since our last Tweetup; we think it’s definitely time to organize another one. On Wednesday, June 2 from 6:00-9:00PM, you are all invited to the museum and try your hand at a handful of crime-investigating activities, from analyzing blood spatter and bullet evidence to identifying tool marks and foot prints. [...]

You’ve asked for it, and we’ve (finally) delivered! We are proud to announce our first forensics-themed workshop specifically for adults; our first topic will be forensic pathology, or the study of the causes of death. We will be offering two workshops each Tuesday evening, no matter which workshop you register for, you’ll be able to [...]

Spring Break is just around the corner and here at the Police Museum we are gearing up for another great session of intriguing forensic science workshops. This year we are offering all of last years  favourites  including fingerprints, blood spatter, entomology, ballistics and impression evidence.  All workshops are one hour long and encourage youth to [...]

1300 visitors in six days! It blows our mind, thinking about it; we managed to have almost an entire month of people come through the museum in just a week. Spring Break was busy for us, in fact it was easily the busiest the museum has ever been; we ran forensics-themed workshops and our drop-in [...]

We have a particular interest in blood spatter at our museum, partially because we’re big fans of shows like Dexter, but also because of a space hidden deep in our building’s basement. Hidden away from the publicly accessible areas is a room once called the “Blood Drying Room”. This tile-lined (floor-to-ceiling) room was used to [...]

Signed in blood. Makes your blood boil. Captain Blood. Out for blood. Blood letting. Blood oath. Fight to first blood. Blue blood. Blood infection. In cold blood. Someone’s flesh and blood. The Blood of Eden. Blood is thicker than water. New blood. Blood and guts. Red blooded American. Blood transfusion. Bad blood. Blood on their [...]

Just finished putting the final touches on our plan for Spring Break (Mar 14 – Mar 21) this year. In addition to our always-popular crime scene investigations, we’re also going to be offering a number of workshops on different forensics topics. Hilary has been hard at work putting together some really neat new programs; I [...]