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With more than 165 years of history, this exquisite Georgian style estate was home to four generations of the Harris and Sayers families.  Noted for its quiet presence in a...

Welcome to the Kingston Scout Museum!  We are open by appointment - leave a message at: 613 329-3456 or through www.kingstonscoutmuseum.ca. Recognizing one hundred plus...

June 1, 1866, the Fenians attacked Canada at the Battle of Ridgeway. This Battle provided additional impetus for the provinces to join Confederation and to begin development of a...

The Nipigon Historical Museum collects, protects and displays artifacts representing a time period of before European contact to present day.  The Nipigon Historical Museum...

The Museum provides the visitor with an inviting setting to reflect on the history of the area. The building is reminiscent of the original islands cottages and fabulous hotels...

The Children's Museum has three floors to explore and discover! Our permanent galleries and travelling and seasonal exhibits are filled with hands-on activities and...

This community museum focuses on the Township and Town of Uxbridge, including the former Township of Scott, from the 1800s to the early 1900s.The Historical Centre consists of 10...

The Art Museum at the University of Toronto is an interdisciplinary arts hub that offers new encounters with diverse artistic and cultural perspectives. Comprising two galleries...

In the Upper Canada of the 1820s, in the Village of Sharon, a small community known as the Children of Peace crafted, with simple tools but consummate skill and artistry, a...

This military museum is dedicated to the Princess of Wales' Own Regiment (pwor) and its antecedents, from 1863. The museum focuses on three organizations of militias and on...

Focusing on the late 1800s to 1960s, this community museum encompasses a wide range of subject matter, including social history as well as a good representation of working class...

This natural science museum features an international mineral collection which dates from the 1890s to the present. The museum offers earth science educational programs for school...

The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery provides a number of engaging contemporary and historical exhibitions and art education experiences for children and adults. Exhibitions of...

This operating antique electric streetcar and transit museum features vehicles from 1893 to the present. A 1912 Grand Trunk station from Rockwood, Ontario is also located on the...

This timber-framed farmhouse, built in 1793, preserves the building skills of the Loyalist settlers who had arrived in 1784. Guided tours take visitors from the...

Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum is the largest community museum complex in Ontario, encompassing a museum, heritage village, hall of fame, and curatorial centre. We are open...

Visit the birthplace of the most famous Canadian in the world, Dr. Norman Bethune. His enduring fame in China has helped to shape Canada's reputation as a humanitarian nation...

Nelles Manor Museum is a hidden gem in the cultural and heritage landscape of Niagara.Nelles Manor Museum celebrated its grand opening in 2016. The Manor was built between 1788...

Built in 1825 by Thomas Rogers and enlarged in 1891 by Joseph Power, St. George's started as a simple rectangular stone church whose walls still stand, but became a classical...

In 1967, Sandy MacLachlan created the Woodworking Museum as a Centennial Project. To house the collection, he dismantled an 1853 log house, originally built by the White family in...

This community museum is dedicated to preserving the history of rural education, the heritage of the surrounding community and the memory of poet Wilson Pugsley MacDonald. The...

Magnetawan is located in the Almaguin Highlands region of the Parry Sound District. The Municipality had a population of 1,454 in the 2011 Canadian census. The Municipality...

Coptic Museum of Canada was open to the public in 2000. The collection reflects the 2000+ year  history of the Copts. An undergirding theme we communicate through the...

Documentation, photos, maps, artificats related to the history of Thorld/Beaverdams and the immediate area. The museum has a large collection of Thorold newspapers, as well as...

This community museum, located in the original Town Hall of 1872, has a collection focusing on Carleton Place and Beckwith Township from 1818 to the present. Areas of study...

Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre is located in a heritage limestone building built in 1848, and takes its name from the advertising of the original tenants - the City of Kingston...

This community museum focuses on the history of Simcoe County and features Huron and other Native artifacts, 16 outdoor historic buildings and a Victorian wing. Interpretive...

A fine example of Victorian architecture, Kingston's first water pumping station was enlarged in 1889. The building contains restored cross-compound engines, the steam launch...

This sports museum is dedicated to the preservation of the proud sports heritage of northwestern Ontario through the collection and display of artifacts, educational programs and...

The museum is located in the former annex of the Rosamond Woolen Company Complex, a National Historic Site of Canada. Built in 1866, the mill was at one time the largest woolen...

The Muse is made up of the multi award-winning Lake of the Woods Museum and the Douglas Family Art Centre (opened in 2019) which are located in the City of Kenora, Ontario, the...

The Halton County Museum was founded in 1961. In 1974 it became the responsibility of the Region when the new Regional Municipality of Halton was formed. In 2014, Regional Council...

Spend a 19th century day at Fanshawe Pioneer Village. Beginning with an early log home and barn representative of the first home of Tipperary Irish settlers, visitors can...

Spanning 5,000 years of history, this community museum and cultural centre explores the history of the Dryden area. Displays in the main gallery change regularly. Our permanent...

The CSC showcases the Sculptors Society of Canada - a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of contemporary Canadian sculpture. Themed exhibitions of members'...

Discover history and heritage at the boyhood home of Canada’s famous flying ace and wartime hero, William Avery “Billy” Bishop. Billy Bishop Museum seeks to...

Entomica is an insect-based science centre located inside the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.  A variety of live exotic insects from around...

The Aurora Museum & Archives re-opened to the public on June 25th, 2015.  Originally started by the Aurora Historical Society, the collection includes over 16,000...

The Community Waterfront Heritage Centre (CWHC) is located on Owen Sound's picturesque harbour at 1155 1st Ave West, in a historic 1932 CN Rail Station. It is the last train...

This community museum collects artifacts and ephemera with a geographical focus on the City of York. Contact the site for information on current activities.

The Wilmot Township's Firefighting Museum's goal is to restore, maintain and preserve historical firefighting vehicles, equipment and documents and to promote and educate...

The Police Museum is a new venture that is coordinated by a group of Volunteers. Through the use of artifacts, photographs and documents, the museum displays the origins, growth...

A varied collection of artifacts pertaining to our community and surrounding area. Includes a fine art collection.

The history of Wallaceburg from its beginning as the Baldoon settlement is explored at this community museum. Displays highlight local companies and their products including the...

The Orillia Museum of Art and History showcases the best of Orillia and Lake Country's culture and history through regional and nationally significant exhibitions. Whether you...

Located in 155 acres of Longwoods Road Conservation Area, this site features an artifact collection drawn from local archaeological excavations of the pre-contact period from 800...

This military museum for Canada's olderst continuously serving infantry regiment,  is located on the third floor of Casa Loma, the former grand estate of Major General...