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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...
Haldimand County Museum & Archives - Cayuga
The primary focus at this community museum is on the history of Haldimand County until approximately 1960. The site acts as archives for the County, with an emphasis on genealogy...
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...
The Muse: Lake of the Woods Museum and Douglas Family Art Centre - Kenora
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 County Museums - Picton
People visit and stay in Prince Edward County because of its natural charm, its extraordinary restaurants and wineries, its entrepreneurial spirit, its talented artisitic...
Moore Museum - Mooretown
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,...
Canada Science and Technology Museum - Ottawa
Located only minutes from downtown Ottwa, Canada's largest science and technology museum is a great hands-on experience for visitors of all ages. Discover some of the most...
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...
Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum - Port Colborne
Port Colborne Historical and Marine MuseumHistorical and marine artifacts from Port Colborne's past are on display at this community museum. The collection includes a...
The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum - London
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...
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...
Stanhope Heritage Museum - Algonquin Highlands
This community museum is located in the original wood-frame Stanhope Council Chamber built in 1910. Exhibits and displays interpret the local history of the area including early...
Orillia Museum of Art and History - Orillia
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...
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...
Welland Historical Museum - Welland
This community museum features the history of Welland and the surrounding area, the building of the Welland canal and aqueduct, local industry and cultural diversity. The Just 4...
The Friends of Algonquin Park - Whitney
The Algonquin Logging Museum is a major interpretive museum where the exhibits are along an easy 1.3 km loop trail which leads you through the story of Algonquin Park logging from...
The Theatre Museum Canada - Toronto
To collect and preserve artifacts to illustrate, interpret and make known the history of theatre in Canada.
First Hussars Museum - London
Museum commemorating and profiling the battle honours, history and conflict involvement from the 1st Hussars Regiment
Old Fort Erie - Niagara Falls
Step back into a time of muskets, black powder and grey stone walls. The sights, sounds and smells of a garrison come alive within the walls of this War of 1812 Fort and National...
Magnetawan Heritage Centre Museum - Magnetawan
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...
Fort Erie Railway Museum - Fort Erie
Visit the two Railway Stations, the Steam Locomotive 6218, Caboose, and gift shop as you discover the history of rail travel in Fort Erie.Fort Erie Museum Services operates the...
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...
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...
Kingston City Hall National Historic Site of Canada - Kingston
Take a free guided tour of magnificent Kingston City Hall, built in 1841-43 when Kingston was the first capital of Canada.
Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre - Etobicoke
The Lakeshore Grounds Intepretive Centre aims to research, preserve, and share the natural and built heritage of the Lakeshore Grounds region of South Etobicoke and to engage both...
Assiginack Museum and Heritage Park - Manitowaning
This community and marine museum is located in a stone and wood building from the 1870s to 1880s period situated in a historic park. The collection contains artifacts from the...
Billy Bishop Museum - Owen Sound
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...
Campbell House Museum - Toronto
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...
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.”...
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...
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...
Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site - Sault Ste. Marie
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...
Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery - Sarnia
The Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery is a public art gallery located in downtown Sarnia, Ontario. Admission is always free. With more than 200 members, over 1,100 works of...
Ontario Electric Railway Historical Association - Milton
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...
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...
Lambton Heritage Museum - Grand Bend
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,...
Mackenzie House - Toronto
This restored 1857 townhouse was the final home of William Lyon Mackenzie, Toronto's first mayor and leader of the 1837 Rebellion. The site features a recreated 19th-century...
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...
Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum - Niagara-on-the-Lake
The most important aspect of the work of the Niagara Historical Society (est. 1895) is the maintenance of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum collection which began in...
Fort William Historical Park - Thunder Bay
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...
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...
Royal Military College and Fort Frederick - Kingston
Housed in the 1846 Fort Frederick Martello Tower, this museum features displays relating to the military history of the site, which was a naval dockyard and garrison between 1789...
Simcoe County Museum - Minesing
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...
Stratford Perth Museum - Stratford
The Stratford-Perth Museum is a community museum which is dedicated to celebrating our areas rich cultural heritage. The collection includes agricultural, domestic, industrial...
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...
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...
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...
Marathon & District Historical Society Museum - Marathon
The museum serves as a repository for information and objects relating to the growth and development of the town and those industries that have supported the continuity of the...