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Sculptors Society of Canada / Canadian Sculpture Centre - Toronto
The Sculptors Society of Canada (SSC) is solely dedicated to the education, promotion and exhibition of contemporary Canadian sculpture. Founded by some of the most prestigious...
Commanda Museum - Commanda
Commanda Museum is one of the only remaining Victorian Commercial buildings to survive intact and is the only designated historical site in the area. The interior counters,...
Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum - Ingersoll
Embark on a cheesy adventure in Ingersoll and discover over 150 years of Ontario's rich cheesemaking history! Dive into the captivating world of dairy delights at our award-...
Murney Tower National Historic Site - Kingston
Operated by the Kingston Historical Society, this National Historic Site examines the history of how Martello Towers were used as defensive sites. Visitors can also learn about...
RBWM Historical Society - Schoolhouse Museum - Deep River
The School House Museum is owned and operated by the Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie & McKay Historical Society. It contains a unique collections of artifacts and...
Toronto's First Post Office - Toronto
Operated by the Town of York Historical Society, Toronto's First Post Office is a museum, National Historic Site, and an authorized full-service dealer for Canada Post.Erected...
Gardiner Museum - Toronto
The Gardiner Museum is an inviting destination that inspires and connects people, art and ideas through clay, one of the world’s oldest art forms.Year‐round the Museum...
Canadian Forces Museum of Aerospace Defence - Hornell Heights
The Canadian Forces Museum of Aerospace Defence is dedicated to telling the story of the men and women who helped shape the emerging world of air and aerospace defence. From...
Port Dover Harbour Museum - Port Dover
"If there were an award for the best small-town museum in Canada, this would surely be a candidate. It's crammed with artifacts from Great Lakes shipping, and has...
Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre - Sault Ste. Marie
This hands-on interactive museum is located in the original Ontario Provincial Air Service hangar built in1924. The museum displays a variety of bush planes and water bombers as...
The Theatre Museum Canada - Toronto
To collect and preserve artifacts to illustrate, interpret and make known the history of theatre in Canada.
Little Claybelt Homesteaders Museum - New Liskeard
Exhibits reflect the settlement of "New Ontario" that included an agricultural region originally called "New Ontario". Glaciers created the "Little...
Kingston Scout Museum - Kingston
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...
Art Gallery of Peterborough - Peterborough
The Art Gallery features mainly contemporary Canadian art. There are over 1,150 works of art in the permanent collection ranging from historical European art to several important...
Elgin County Railway Museum - St. Thomas
To preserve, teach, and display to the public the rich heritage of the railroads and their role in the development of St. Thomas and Elgin County.
Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society - Chatham
The Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society is a Non-profit Registered Charity, which was founded in 1992 and incorporated in 1994. We are an affiliated society of the Ontario...
Norwich and District Museum - Norwich
The rural history of Oxford County and Norwich Township, from the early-19th until the mid-20th century, is the focus of this community museum. The site features a large...
Beaver River Museum - Beaverton
Visitors to this community museum and archives can get a glimpse into the early settlers' lives during the 1850s to 1900s. The museum has restored the town's stone jail...
Museum Windsor - Windsor
Housed in the historic François Baby House, this community museum focuses on the history of French, British, First Nations, Black and other cultural groups in the City of Windsor...
Huronia Museum & Huron Ouendat Village - Midland
Huronia Museum portrays Huron and Ojibwa First Nations history; the marine history of Southern Georgian Bay; the arts and artists of the Georgian Bay Region and the human history...
Community Waterfront Heritage Centre - Owen Sound
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...
Museum and Archives - Toronto District School Board - Toronto
The TDSB Museum and Archives documents public education in the city of Toronto. The site offers curriculum-based student programs for TDSB schools. Group tours are available...
Cottonwood Mansion Museum - Selkirk
Cottonwood is an Italianate-style red brick mansion built c. 1870 by William Holmes Jr., as a private residence. Come and explore the 1870’s historic mansion, immerse...
Museum of Atikokan - Atikokan
Situated on the winding Atikokan River, the Museum of Atikokan and the Historical Park exhibits the unique history of the area. Featuring local history exhibits, regional rock...
Musée Sturgeon River House Museum - Sturgeon Falls
Situated on the site of a Hudson's Bay trading post which dates between 1848 and 1879, this museum displays pioneer artifacts from the region, a trapper's collection and...
Comber and District Historical Society Museum - Comber
Our Comber and District Historical Society Museum illustrates the agricultural history of the area, through displays of early farm tools, equipment and machinery. The daily lives...
Georgina Pioneer Village and Archives - Keswick
Tour this large property that’s home to 17 historic structures! Each houses an exhibit that tells the story of Georgina’s history on the south shore of Lake Simcoe....
Museum Services, Culture Division, City of Toronto - Toronto
10 historic museums operated by the City of Toronto work collectively to inspire passion for the city. Museum professionals have researched the history of Toronto and present this...
Princess of Wales' Own Regiment Military Museum - Kingston
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...
The Canadian Canoe Museum - Peterborough
The Canadian Canoe Museum, established in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1997, is a unique national heritage centre that explores and celebrates the canoe’s enduring significance...
King Township Museum - King City
The King Township Museum; operated by the Township of King through Parks, Recreation and Culture Department is a place to preserve, interpret and discover this history of King...
Museum of Ontario Archaeology - London
The Museum of Ontario Archaeology features a museum, collections repository, park grounds, and the Lawson archaeological site - an ancient Indigenous village settlement dating to...
St. George Anglican Cathedral - Kingston
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...
The Bata Shoe Museum - Toronto
Discover the treasures of North America’s charming and surprising shoe museum in Toronto, Canada. A remarkable collection of footwear from around the globe with over 4,500...
Elman W. Campbell Museum - Newmarket
The Elman W. Campbell Museum acknowledges that we are situated on the traditional territories of the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, and the Anishinaabe peoples and the treaty land of...
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre / Wishart Library - Sault Ste Marie
The Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRSC) at Algoma University, is a joint initiative with the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association. The history and activities...
Oakville Museum - Oakville
Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate is a four-acre estate home and gardens set on the shores of Lake Ontario in Oakville's first Heritage District, owned and operated through...
Bell Homestead National Historic Site - Brantford
Located on the bluffs overlooking the Grand River, the Bell family's first Canadian home provided the stage for the invention of the telephone. Here, July 26th, 1874,...
Woodland Cultural Centre - Brantford
This site celebrates the culture of the Eastern Woodland First Peoples. Holdings include prehistoric archaeological specimens, historic material culture, archival materials,...
Hutchison House Museum - Peterborough
Located in a historic 1837 stone building, this museum is restored to reflect the family life of Dr. John Hutchison from 1837 to 1847. Dr. Hutchison was an early resident...
Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum - Sharon
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...
Bank of Canada Museum - Ottawa
It’s not a bank where you deposit your money or apply for a loan—it’s a central bank. What the Bank of Canada does may be a mystery to you, but we’re here to change all that. Come...
Vanier Museopark - Ottawa
The Vanier Museopark is a non-profit organization located in the heart of Vanier, a popular neighbourhood near downtown Ottawa. It celebrates the rich heritage and history of its...
Textile Museum of Canada - Toronto
The Textile Museum of Canada (TMC) is one of Canada's most dynamic arts institutions, advancing the relevance of cultural organizations by exploring ideas and building global...
Nelles Manor Museum - Grimsby
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...
Tweed and Area Heritage Centre - Tweed
This museum interprets the history of Tweed and the townships of Hungerford, Huntingdon, Elzevir and Grimsthorpe and the surrounding areas. The site's collection dates from...
Gibson House Museum - North York
This Georgian-style farm home is restored to depict the lives of the Gibson family in 1851 rural Willowdale. David Gibson was a politician, land surveyor and a participant in the...