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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...
Wellington County Museum and Archives - Fergus
A National Historic Site recognized as Canada's oldest remaining House of Industry. Twelve galleries featuring social, agricultural, native and settlement history of...
Gallery of Early Canadian Flight - Wiarton
Located in a cafe setting overlooking the tarmac and runways of Wiarton-Keppel Airport, The Gallery of Early Canadian Flight is a collection of archival photos, artist's prints,...
Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre (Cobourg Museum Foundation) - Cobourg
The Cobourg Museum Foundation has restored the town's oldest limestone building together with a 19th century workman's cottage and converted them into the Sifton-Cook...
South Dumfries Historical Society Museum and Archives - St. George
The South Dumfries Historical Society was founded in February 2003 to continue the operation of the community’s museum. The museum had been developed by the St. George/South...
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...
Art Gallery of Mississauga - Mississauga
The Art Gallery of Mississauga (AGM) is a public, not-for-profit art gallery located in the Mississauga Civic Centre right on Celebration Square across from Square One Mall. The...
Canadian Military Heritage Museum - Brantford
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...
Earth Sciences Museum - Waterloo
This natural science museum features a collection of rocks, gems, minerals and fossils from all over the world. Visitors can view crystals under microscopes or study groundwater...
Glengarry Pioneer Museum - Dunvegan
This community museum interprets the history of the nineteenth-century Scottish, Loyalist, and French Canadian settlement in Glengarry County. The site houses a unique collection...
Lang Pioneer Village Museum - Keene
At Lang Pioneer Village Museum, each day history to brought to life. Throughout the village, costumed interpreters will introduce you to the people, trades and events that have...
MZTV Museum of Television - Toronto
Dedicated to preserving the technological history of the television receiver, this museum has a specialized collection of British and North American TV receivers and related items...
Pump House Steam Museum - Kingston
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...
St. Marys Museum - St. Marys
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...
Upper Canada Village - Morrisburg
What was it really like to live and work in the 1860s? Travel back in time to one of Canada's largest living-history sites and experience Village Life!Touring Upper Canada...
The Theatre Museum Canada - Toronto
To collect and preserve artifacts to illustrate, interpret and make known the history of theatre in Canada.
Ottawa Museum Network - Ottawa
The Ottawa Museum Network offers you a chance to experience Ottawa's history up close. Get the whole Ottawa story by visiting our eleven community museums. They're...
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...
Bellevue House National Historic Site of Canada - Kingston
Visit the 1840’s restored house and gardens of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first Prime Minister. Exhibits in the visitor centre commemorate his life and career, and...
Entomica - Sault Ste. Marie
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...
Natural Science / History Collection | Specialized Collection
BYTOWN MUSEUM - Ottawa
Housed in Ottawa’s oldest stone building, the BYTOWN MUSEUM traces the history of Ottawa's early years from the construction of the Rideau Canada through the rough and...
Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum - Ottawa
Ottawa’s immersive history destination.The Diefenbunker is Canada’s most significant surviving Cold War artifact — it is an impressive four-storey underground...
Gallery Arcturus - Toronto
Visit nine exhibit spaces over four floors in a heritage building as well as see art visible from Gerrard Street, including from our sidewalk benches.This not-for-profit...
Joseph Brant Museum - Burlington
Joseph Brant Museum is Burlington’s community museum. With the replica of the original homestead of Joseph Brant ‘Thayendanegea’ (1742-1807), serving as a...
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...
Penetanguishene Centennial Museum & Archives - Penetanguishene
The history of one of Ontario's oldest communities is proudly displayed at the Penetanguishene Centennial Museum & Archives. Visit the 1875 Lumber Office and General Store...
Ska-Nah-Doht Village and Museum - Mount Brydges
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...
Toronto Harbour Commission Archives - Toronto
Toronto's waterfront development is documented in this archives by Toronto Harbour Commissioners' board minutes, correspondence, legal and financial papers, central...
London Regional Children's Museum - London
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...
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...
Ontario Regiment Museum - Oshawa
This military museum focuses on artifacts and vehicles related to the Ontario Regiment and the City of Oshawa. Visitors to the museum can view a 1944, 38-ton Sherman tank; an Anti...
Canadian Language Museum - Toronto
The Canadian Language Museum was established in 2011 to promote an appreciation of all of the languages spoken in Canada and of their role in the development of this nation. Few...
Black Creek Pioneer Village - Toronto
Visitors to this living history site can experience a recreated 1860s village complete with over 35 restored buildings, farm animals and gardens. Costumed interpreters demonstrate...
Collingwood Museum - Collingwood
An impressive reconstruction of the 1873 train station, the Museum overlooks beautiful Georgian Bay. We preserve the history of Collingwood and area, feature exhibits showcasing...
Fairfield House and Park - Amherstview
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...
Huron County Museum - Goderich
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...
Massey Area Museum - Massey
The purpose of the Massey Area Museum is to collect, preserve, research, and exhibit these objects which will serve to illustrate the settlement and development of the Township of...
Oil Museum of Canada - Oil Springs
The Oil Museum of Canada is one of Ontario oldest National Historic Sites, and is home to North America's the first commerical oil well. It tells the story of Canada's...
Scarborough Historical Museum - Scarborough
Scarborough's living history site focuses on themes of rural and domestic life. The collection dates from 1796 to 1910, with artifacts relating to the history of Scarborough....
Thunder Bay Art Gallery - Thunder Bay
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...
Woodstock Art Gallery - Woodstock
The Woodstock Art Gallery is Oxford County's largest municipal public gallery with a permanent collection of over 1500 works. The gallery celebrates the talent of local,...
Coptic Museum of Canada - Scarborough
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...
Workers History Museum - Ottawa
The Workers’ History Museum presents and promotes workers’ history, heritage and culture, and collects and preserves materials documenting contemporary labour issues in the City...
Leslie Log House - Mississauga
Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, the Leslie Log House was originally the home of John Leslie Sr. and his wife Esther Beattie Leslie who came to Upper Canada in 1824 from...
Battlefield House Museum & Park - Stoney Creek
Experience a guided tour of this National Historic Site nestled under the Niagara Escarpment comprised of two historic homes, a 100-foot-high Monument, an Indigenous art...
Castle Kilbride National Historic Site - Baden
The height of extravagance in the heart of the country. Castle Kilbride is the 1877 Italianate home of James Livingston, Canada’s “Flax Mill King.”...
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.
Halton Region Heritage Services - Milton
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...