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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...

Explore the life of the past in our heritage community, which includes a one-room schoolhouse, historic church, blacksmith shop, log cabin, Victorian cottage, railroad station,...

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is a non-profit, public art gallery. The Gallery exhibits, collects, and interprets art with a particular focus on the contemporary artwork of...

Established in 1995, to promote interest and inform people of the history of Drumbo and surrounding district, including Richwood, Wolverton, Windfall.

Osgoode Hall, a National Historic Site of Canada, is one of the oldest buildings in Toronto and a hub of legal life in Ontario. The building houses the Court of Appeal for Ontario...

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....

For over 60 years, the Oshawa Museum (OM) has celebrated our City’s history with engaging events, inspiring exhibits, and an immense collection of archival materials....

This site celebrates the culture of the Eastern Woodland First Peoples. Holdings include prehistoric archaeological specimens, historic material culture, archival materials,...

Canada's military heritage from the 1700s to the 1990s is explored at this museum. The site covers Canada's role in the American Revolution, both World Wars, Korea and...

Discover the history of Lambton County at the Lambton Heritage Museum, south of Grand Bend. The museum includes a modern exhibit centre plus a slaughterhouse, blacksmith shop,...

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...

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...

Make the trip to visit the Port Burwell Marine Museum and Historic Lighthouse in beautiful Port Burwell, located on the north coast of Lake Erie in the Municipality of Bayham,...

Muskoka Heritage Place - Museum, Village & Train Historic museum, with pioneer village and operational train on site. Museum open year round. Site open May long weekend to...

Toronto's waterfront development is documented in this archives by Toronto Harbour Commissioners' board minutes, correspondence, legal and financial papers, central...

Visit this preserved early 19th century home, set on a hilltop overlooking the beautiful Dundas Valley.Explore the history of Enerals Griffin and other early Black settlers and...

Local history museum with over 15,000 artifacts related to the village of Beachville, the township of south-west oxford and Zorra township. Includes historic main building dating...

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 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 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 and archives covers a wide variety of interests including early fossils, social history, community artifacts, archives and genealogical resources. The...

This historic building houses artifacts relating to the history of the community from its earliest settlement. The site features changing exhibits and programs and an archival...

McDougall Cottage Historic Site (ca.1858) is a labourer’s dwelling house, built in a distinctively decorative pattern of hewn granite and limestone blocks. The Cottage is...

The Ermatinger•Clergue National Historic Site offers a year-round cultural attraction for residents and visitors to Sault Ste. Marie. The Site consists of an interactive...

Nipissing's community museum is located in a historic log church and holds a collection of area artifacts dating from 1864 to the 1940s. Themes of home, school and church...

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...

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

Located in the Boyd Lumber Office built in 1889, this community museum explores the history of one of the area's founding families. The Boyd family's influence on the...

The Huron County Museum is home to historical and cultural exhibitions, both temporary and permanent.  Thousands of artifacts illustrate the history of both our rural and...

Discover one of London's best-kept secrets and explore one of Canada's finest regimental museums!The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum is located in Wolseley...

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...

The Toronto Railway Museum is dedicated to preserving the physical legacy, history and experience of rail transportation in Toronto and Ontario. The museum encompasses...

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...

Located in a red pine log building in Explorers Point Park, this community museum focuses on Mattawa District and the Mattawa and Ottawa Rivers. Artifacts from the local logging,...

This community museum is located in the old Goulbourn Town Hall, built in 1872. Exhibits chronicle Goulbourn's military and pioneer heritage from 1818 to the modern era....

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

At iArtS Museum, we believe that art is not only meant to be viewed, but also experienced. Our interactive and immersive exhibits are designed to spark the imagination and...

This community museum and archives has a geographical focus on Frontenac County and the City of Kingston, with a heritage schoolroom (1900-1920), a late 19th- and 20th-century...

Using 42 reconstructed historical structures, a native camp and a farm, this living history site explores the development of the North West Company and Canada's fur trade. The...

Westfield is situated within an ecologically significant 204-hectare (503 acre) property containing an historic area, woodlands, teaching forest, meadows and trails. The historic...

The Multicultural History Society of Ontario (MHSO) is a not-for-profit educational institution and heritage centre established in 1976 by Professor Robert F. Harney and some of...

Built in 1822, this historic house was the home of William Campbell, sixth Chief Justice of Upper Canada and his wife, Hannah. Saved by the Advocates' Society from demolition...

Schneider Haus National historic site is a vibrant community space nestled in the heart of downtown Kitchener. The site features the historic house museum and galleries. Visitors...

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...

The Cloyne and District Historical Society is a not-for-profit, charitable, volunteer organization whose mandate is to preserve and record the history of the local area and to...