<P> Winnipeg has hosted a number of Hollywood productions: Shall We Dance? (2004), Capote (2005), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), and Goon (2011) among others had parts filmed in the city . The Winnipeg Film Group has produced numerous award - winning films . There are several TV and film production companies in Winnipeg: the most prominent are Farpoint Films, Frantic Films, Buffalo Gal Pictures, and Les Productions Rivard . Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg, an independent film released in 2008, is a comedic rumination on the city's history . </P> <P> The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is the largest and oldest professional musical ensemble in Winnipeg . The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra runs a series of chamber orchestral concerts each year . Manitoba Opera is Manitoba's only full - time professional opera company . Among the most notable musical acts associated with Winnipeg are Comeback Kid, Bachman--Turner Overdrive, the Crash Test Dummies, The Guess Who, Neil Young, The Wailin' Jennys, and The Weakerthans . </P> <P> The Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) is Canada's oldest ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America . It was the first organization to be granted a royal title by Queen Elizabeth II, and has included notable dancers such as Evelyn Hart and Mikhail Baryshnikov . The RWB also runs a full - time classical dance school . </P> <P> The Manitoba Museum, the city's largest museum, depicts the history of the city and province . The full - size replica of the ship Nonsuch is the museum's showcase piece . The Manitoba Children's Museum is a nonprofit children's museum at The Forks that features twelve permanent galleries . The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is the second Canadian national museum for human rights . The federal government has contributed $100 million towards the estimated $311 - million project . Construction of the museum began on 1 April 2008, and the museum opened to the public 27 September 2014 . </P>

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